Visitors to Japan are often excited about the delicious food, but many people are a little nervous what to do at restaurants or in a Japanese household. So it's helpful to know basic table (manner) before going to Japan.

    (Japan) people use knives, forks, spoons and chopsticks to eat. But chopsticks are the (popular) utensils(用具). When you are eating dinner with some Japanese friends, don't directly pass (food) from your chopsticks to somebody else's chopsticks. It's also important not to stick chopsticks vertically(垂直地) food, especially into a bowl of rice. It's not polite to move your chopsticks up and down above dishes or to point somebody with your chopsticks.

    It is polite to lift small bowls of rice or soup when you eat. It (prevent) you from dropping food.

    In Japan, it is common to slurp(出声地喝) while (eat) noodles. People say the noodles taste better they make slurping noises.