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Do
not
pass
food to someone using chopsticks. Pass a plate for them to help
themselves.
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Do
not point with your chopsticks or wave them around as a conversational gesture.
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Do
not point with your chopsticks or wave them around as a conversational gesture. |
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Some
Interesting Expressions
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In
Japanese, the word for chopsticks is ohashi ("o" is
added to make word polite). When hashi is part of a
compound word, it becomes bashi, dropping the "o"
and changing the "h" to "b".
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Kakibashi
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rake in or shovel food
with chopsticks
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from
kaku, meaning to
rake
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Namidabashi
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dripping sauce from food or chopsticks
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from
namida, meaning
tears
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Sashibashi
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stabbing something that is difficult to pickup with chopsticks
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from
sasu,
meaning to stab, pierce
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Komibashi
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to stuff food in one’s mouth with chopsticks
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from
komu, meaning to be
packed, crowded
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Yosebashi
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to use chopsticks to pull something close such as a dish
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from
yoseru,
meaning to bring a thing nearer
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Nigiribashi
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to
hold, grasp chopsticks in a fist
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from
nigiru, meaning to grasp, grip, hold
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Mayoibashi
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to
move
chopsticks over dishes, without touching them, considering what
to select
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from
mayou, meaning to hesitate, vacillate, waver
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