shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute)
to throw down the gauntlet
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
T; t; ton; tonne; (airport) terminal; nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
ancient time; age of the gods
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
home delivery (of food); outside catering
standby; preparation; arrangement
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to run about trying to escape
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer