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
T; t; ton; tonne; (airport) terminal; nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
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
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
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to run about trying to escape
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy