Gifts - Gifts

Japanese: 寄物 - よせもの

〘 noun 〙① Something that brings together many different kinds of things. Also, something that brings together scattered things in one place. ② = yosae-sata (Yose-sata) *Newly added - March 1, 1234, Tenpuku 2nd year "The inhabitants of the Western provinces, etc., _are _{called gods and} people, and are concerned with _matters of left and _right , _{and like} to receive and use things, and _to _cause _violence ." ③ Especially in cooking, ingredients such as fish paste, eggs, and beans are gathered together in agar or arrowroot starch. It is mainly used as an appetizer. [Ryori Hayashinan (1801-04)]

yori-mono [gift]

〘 noun 〙① Things that are gathered together. Things that are stuck together. ※Essays: Dokusetsu (around 1724) Part 1: "When a certain nobleman said that, he thought that the things were stray, which is quite true."② Things that have washed up on the shore. Things like sardines. ※Joruri: Onikake Musashibumi (around 1710) Part 4: "Among the things that came out was a fish that could be used for sashimi."

Yosoe - to give something to someone else... [gift]

〘 noun 〙 Something to be likened to. Something to make fun of. ※Torahiro's Kyogen, Hagi Daimyo (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "'No, there is no good comparison for this either.' 'What are you comparing it to?'"

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙① 多種類のものを一つにまとめたもの。また、分散しているものを一か所に集めたもの。② ＝よせさた（寄沙汰）※新編追加‐天福二年（1234）三月一日「西国住人等号_二神人_一、構_二事於左右_一、好_二寄物功物之沙汰_一、致_二狼藉_一間」③ 特に、料理で、寒天やくず粉などで、魚のすり身・卵・豆などの材料を寄せたもの。主に口取として用いられる。〔料理早指南（1801‐04）〕