肴

さかな

appetizer or snack served with drinks

強い肴

しいざかな

side dish served in order to encourage the consumption of alcohol (kaiseki cuisine)

佳肴

かこう

delicacy, rare treat, good-eating fish

酒肴

しゅこう さけさかな

food and drink

珍肴

ちんこう

uncommon and delicious meal

酢肴

すざかな

vinegared appetizer

祝い

いわい ゆわい

congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

祝

はふり ほうり しゅく

public holiday

酒の肴

さけのさかな

appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

お祝い

おいわい

congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

褌祝い

へこいわい ふんどしいわい たふさぎいわい

coming of age ceremony where boys get a new loincloth and girls a new underskirt

祝い事

いわいごと はぎごと

celebration, auspicious occasion

祝い箸

いわいばし

festive chopsticks, thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions

心祝い

こころいわい

(informal) celebration

祝い酒

いわいざけ

celebratory drink, celebratory spirits, holiday cheer

祝い物

いわいもの いわいぶつ

congratulatory gift

前祝い

まえいわい

celebration anticipation

祝い歌

いわいうた いわいか

festive poem or song

内祝い

うちいわい

gift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration)