a surname

(informal) directly using one's own chopsticks to take food to one's own bowl instead of using the designated chopsticks, which is considered a breach of etiquette

chopsticks used for serving food

(linguistics) idiom; set phrase

fixed expression; idiom

A reading of a kanji that is commonly accepted, but originally based on a corrupted reading.

passive, inactive, timid

illegitimacy (being born out of wedlock)

a privately-owned ricefield, especially one under the historical 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

Kyūjitai form of 私鉄 (“private railway”)