May

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

a (single) bowl (of rice) / a (single) pair of chopsticks

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages food

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages food

(idiomatic) to take on a fight; lit. to buy a fight

buy on credit

stocking up