正しいお箸の持ち方

僕

I, me; you; manservant

星

Star, any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); offender, perpetrator (police slang)

四

Four

十

Ten

箸

Chopsticks

歳

-years-old; ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

八

Eight

僕

I, me; you; manservant

方

Direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one''s part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)

方法

Method, process, manner, way, means, technique

練習

Practice, practising

箸

Chopsticks

教え

Teaching, instruction, teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine

持ち

Hold, charge, keep possession, in charge; wear, durability, life, draw; usage

練習

Practice, practising

箸

Chopsticks

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

本

Book, volume, script; this, present; main, head; real, regular; counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, tv shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

鉛筆

Pencil

持つ

To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of

親指

Thumb

中指

Middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe

三

Three; tri-

本

Book, volume, script; this, present; main, head; real, regular; counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, tv shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

人差し指

Index finger

親指

Thumb

人

Person

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

多い

Many, numerous

こんな

Such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this

所

Place, spot, scene, site; address; district, area, locality; one''s house; point; part; space, room; whereupon, as a result; about to, on the verge of; was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing

当てる

To hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against; to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer); to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

親指

Thumb

爪

Nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof; plectrum, pick; hook, clasp

横

Horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside, aside, next to; unconnected

人差し指

Index finger

薬指

Ring finger, fourth finger

小指

Little finger, pinky; little toe

手

Hand, arm; forepaw, foreleg; handle; hand, worker, help; trouble, care, effort; means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship; hand, handwriting; kind, type, sort; one''s hands, one''s possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

片方

One side, one party, counterpart, the other side, the other party; one of a pair, fellow, mate

次に

Next, then, after that

伸ばす

To grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen, to extend, to stretch; to reach out, to hold out; to straighten, to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute, to thin out; to postpone; to prolong; to strengthen, to develop, to expand

中指

Middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe

曲げる

To bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl; to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant; to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert; to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks); to pawn

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

二

Two

人差し指

Index finger

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

二

Two

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

時

Time, hour, moment; occasion, case; chance, opportunity, season; the times, the age, the day; tense

親指

Thumb

付け

Dated, date, fixed, external

関節

Joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)

回

Counter for occurrences; counter for games, rounds, etc., counter for innings (baseball); islam; hui (people)

行く

To go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach; to proceed, to take place; to pass through, to come and go; to walk; to die, to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream, to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm, to come, to cum; to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

二

Two

運動

Exercise, physical training, work-out; appeal, campaign, drive, crusade, movement, lobbying; motion, movement

食事

Meal; to eat

回

Counter for occurrences; counter for games, rounds, etc., counter for innings (baseball); islam; hui (people)

十

Ten

時

Time, hour, moment; occasion, case; chance, opportunity, season; the times, the age, the day; tense

二

Two

自然

Nature, spontaneity; naturally, spontaneously

正しく

Surely, no doubt, evidently

持てる

To be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last; possessed; possessing riches, having wealth

練習

Practice, practising

時

Time, hour, moment; occasion, case; chance, opportunity, season; the times, the age, the day; tense

薬指

Ring finger, fourth finger

小指

Little finger, pinky; little toe

特に

Particularly, especially

一緒

Together; at the same time; same, identical

子供

Child, children

小さな

Small, little, tiny

間

1.818 m (6 shaku); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

親指

Thumb

挟む

To interpose, to hold between, to insert; to be on either side (e.g. road), to be across (e.g. street, river), to be beyond

箸

Chopsticks

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

本

Book, volume, script; this, present; main, head; real, regular; counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, tv shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

人差し指

Index finger

薬指

Ring finger, fourth finger

爪

Nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof; plectrum, pick; hook, clasp

固定

Fixation, fixing (e.g. salary, capital); fixed handle

横

Horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside, aside, next to; unconnected

上

From the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of; aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality, best, top, high class; going up; governmental, imperial; presenting, showing; ana- (medical, biol.)

実際

Practicality, practical; reality, actuality, actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

箸

Chopsticks

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

本

Book, volume, script; this, present; main, head; real, regular; counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, tv shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

だから

So, therefore

練習

Practice, practising

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

本

Book, volume, script; this, present; main, head; real, regular; counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, tv shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

正しい

Right, just, correct, righteous, honest, truthful, proper, straightforward, perfect

方

Direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one''s part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)

持ち

Hold, charge, keep possession, in charge; wear, durability, life, draw; usage

確認

Confirmation, verification, validation, review, check, affirmation, identification

もう一度

Once more, again

データ

Data, datum

取っ

Emphatic prefix

グラフ

Graph

見る

To see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe; to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge; to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try, to try out; to see that..., to find that..

箸

Chopsticks

人

Person

正しく

Surely, no doubt, evidently

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

約

Approximately, about; promise; shortening, reduction, simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

九

Nine

大変

Very, greatly; immense, enormous, great; serious, grave, dreadful, terrible; difficult, hard; major incident, disaster

回答

Reply, answer

人

Person

割

Rate, ratio, proportion, percentage; profit; assignment; 10%, unit of ten percent; match, schedule of matches; diluted with (of drinks), mixed with

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

何

What; how many; you-know-what, that; whatsit, what''s the expression, what do you call them; what?; hey!

方

Direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one''s part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)

箸

Chopsticks

見

View (of life, etc.), outlook

持ち

Hold, charge, keep possession, in charge; wear, durability, life, draw; usage

箸

Chopsticks

正しく

Surely, no doubt, evidently

持てる

To be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last; possessed; possessing riches, having wealth

鉛筆

Pencil

正しく

Surely, no doubt, evidently

持てる

To be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last; possessed; possessing riches, having wealth

済む

To finish, to end, to be completed; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry

大人

Adult

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience

恥ずかしい

Shy, ashamed, embarrassed; disgraceful, shameful

食事

Meal; to eat

箸

Chopsticks

何より

Most, best, above all

もっと

(some) more, even more, longer, further

正しく

Surely, no doubt, evidently

持てる

To be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last; possessed; possessing riches, having wealth

練習

Practice, practising

箸

Chopsticks

毎日

Every day

正しく

Surely, no doubt, evidently

持てる

To be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last; possessed; possessing riches, having wealth

バイバイ

Bye-bye, good-bye, see you, so long; saying goodbye, parting