飯めしの種たね

expression, noun

means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'seed of rice/meal', used to refer to one's livelihood or the source of one's income. Often carries a slightly colloquial or down-to-earth tone.

• この仕し事ごとが私わたしの飯めしの種たねだ。

  This job is my bread and butter.

• 彼かれは翻ほん訳やくを飯めしの種たねにしている。

  He makes a living from translation.