the last piece left on a shared plate (out of politeness)
Osaka dialect expression for the final morsel of food that everyone hesitates to take, often used humorously to break the awkwardness.
"This last piece of fried chicken is the 'enryo no katamari.' Somebody please eat it."
At the end of the party, just one 'enryo no katamari' was left on the plate.
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana-mixed spelling, also common.
Literally 'lump of restraint,' from 遠慮 (restraint, hesitation) and 塊 (lump, mass). The phrase personifies the last piece of food as a physical embodiment of everyone's reluctance to take it.