After being brought to the Japanese restaurant Hayashi by Scott and Lisa last night (which I'd describe as a high-end steakhouse since we paid about $50 for two), it was time to look up some new words.
Hayashi: In Japanese music, any of various combinations of flute and percussion instruments. In no and kabuki drama, the hayashi normally consists of a flute plus the hourglass-shaped hand drum (ko-tsuzumi) held on the right shoulder, the larger o-tsuzumi held on the left hip, and the taiko stick-struck barrel drum set on a stand on the floor. Folk hayashi often combine a bamboo flute (shino-bue, or take-bue) with stick-beaten drums and a small hand gong (kane, or atari-gane), struck inside its rim with a bone hammer.
Hibachi: When a bubbly Japanese guy in a colorful chef's outfit goofs around with food on a grill by juggling eggs, rice, and spatulas; smacking implements on the grill and singing, doing flashy tricks like igniting columns of fire spewing from onion volcanoes, and cooking a tasty meal.
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