enryonokatamari

that one last piece of food at the table that everyone refuses to eat because they don't want to be the rude one.

Word type: Nouns

Kanji: 遠慮の塊

Standard: のこりもの(たべもの)

Standard kanji: 残り物(食べ物)

Example:

だれかこのえんりょのかたまり食べてぇな。
Will someone just finish this last one please?

Commentary:

"えんりょ" means to reserve.
"かたまり" means lump.
The literary means of "えんりょのかたまり" is a lump of reserve.