楊枝

ようじ

toothpick, skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)

高楊枝

leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick

房楊枝

ふさようじ

tufted toothpick, Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft

爪楊枝

つまようじ

toothpick

糸楊枝

いとようじ

dental floss

小枝

こえだ

twig, spray

歯磨き楊枝

toothbrush

割箸/楊枝/調理用糸

わりばし/ようじ/ちょうりよういと

Chopsticks for breaking apart, toothpicks, cooking thread.

楊弓

ようきゅう あげゆみ

small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period

黄楊

つげ ツゲ

Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica), Japanese boxwood

垂楊

すいよう

weeping willow

枝

えだ し

counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

武士は食わねど高楊枝

ぶしはくわねどたかようじ

the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!

犬黄楊

いぬつげ イヌツゲ

Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)

楊弓場

ようきゅうば

archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)

胡楊樹

こようじゅ

Hu poplar, Populus euphratica

高楊子

たかようじ こうようこ

leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick

楊弓店

ようきゅうてん

toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel)

楊心流

ようしんりゅう

Yoshin-ryu; martial art tradition founded in the Edo period