Words — 39 found
1. four-legged tray for festive foodUsually written using kana alone
1. placing a meal in front of one
1. setting the table; laying the table
2. setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference; setting the stageIdiomatic expression, See also お膳立て, usu. お〜
いちぜんめし
一膳飯
1. bowl of rice; single serving of rice
2. bowl of rice placed by the pillow of the recently deceased
ないぜんし
内膳司
1. office in charge of the Emperor's meals (ritsuryō system)Archaic, Historical term
内膳司 【うちのかしわでのつかさ】
1. side dish
すぜんくおとこはじ
据え膳食わぬは男の恥
1. rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; not eating the meal set before him is a man's shameProverb, See also 据え膳 すえぜん