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膳 ぜん N3

  1. serving tray (with legs); small dining table (usu. for a single person)
  2. food; meal; serving
  3. counter for bowlfuls of rice
  4. counter for pairs of chopsticks

膳所 ぜんしょ

  1. kitchen

膳立て ぜんだて

  1. laying the table; setting the table
  2. getting one's ducks in a row; running interference; setting the stage; setting up

膳越し ぜんごし

  1. rudely reaching over one's serving tray to grab food behind it with one's chopsticks

膳部 ぜんぶ

  1. cover (in a restaurant); dinner; food (on a table; esp. a small Japanese table)
  2. chef; cook; person who prepares food

お膳 おぜん

  1. four-legged tray for festive food

一の膳 いちのぜん

  1. 1st course at a banquet

一膳 いちぜん

  1. bowl (of rice)
  2. pair (of chopsticks)

一膳飯屋 いちぜんめしや

  1. diner; simple and inexpensive restaurant

陰膳 かげぜん

  1. tray for absent one
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