Words — 68 found
にぎばし
握り箸
1. grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)
はしすす
箸が進む
1. to eat a lot; to have a good appetiteIdiomatic expression
2. appetizingIdiomatic expression
箸がすすむ 【はしがすすむ】
はしぼう
箸にも棒にもかからない
1. hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terribleIdiomatic expression
箸にも棒にも掛からない 【はしにもぼうにもかからない】
はしやす
箸休め
1. entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between coursesFood, cooking
1. joining both chopsticks together and using them as a spoon (breach of chopstick etiquette)
まよばし
迷い箸
1. hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)See also 惑い箸
はしあら
箸洗い
1. simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremonyFood, cooking, See also 懐石
1. cylindrical chopsticks container
やひばし
焼け火箸
1. burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
焼け火ばし 【やけひばし】、焼火箸 【やけひばし】、焼火ばし 【やけひばし】
焼火箸: Irregular okurigana usage. 焼火ばし: Irregular okurigana usage.
1. skewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up (a breach of etiquette)