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low personal dining table; tray; meal; counter for bowls of rice and pairs of chopsticks
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Synopsis

Learn about inventions in Japanese dining, such as box trays and low personal tables, both of which people whisk away after meals. Read about formal meals in which one eats from dishes on multiple trays, and learn when a tray should or shouldn't have legs. Find out why a popular bento box has theater connections and why one meal-related term means "a woman's sexual advances."

Revision history:

June 2, 2021: 

  • p. 2: Added the Henshall etymology.
  • p. 6: Rewrote a few short paragraphs after removing a broken link.
  • p. 17: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.

Feb. 13, 2015: Originally published.

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