探 り箸 saguribashi
saguribashi
Noun
1. using one's chopsticks to find a food one likes by rummaging in one's dish, pot, etc. (a breach of etiquette)
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
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saguribashide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Testing the waters; Feeling out
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saguribashijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not testing the waters.; Not feeling things out.
Noun
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saguribashijanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not a feeler.; It's not testing the waters.
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saguribashidewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not a feeler.; Not testing the waters.
Noun
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Common 6 items
saguribashijanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't a feeler.; Wasn't testing the waters.
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saguribashidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. A tentative feeler.; A test of the waters.
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saguribashijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a feeler.; Was not testing the waters.
Noun
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saguribashijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't testing the waters.; Wasn't feeling out the situation.
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saguribashideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. A feeler.; A tentative approach.
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saguribashidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a feeler.; Was not testing the waters.
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Advanced 3 items
saguribashidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a feeler/sounding post…; If it were a test/probe…
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saguribashideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a sounding pole.; If one were to use a sounding pole.
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saguribashinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when testing the waters; A feeler
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