❓ Frequently Asked
外国人から実際によく聞かれる、答えられると強い話題
822 entries (page 13 of 14)Tap a title to open the full entry: three lengths of English explanation, the questions people actually ask, ready-made phrases and audio.
- Pop CultureStandard mukashi no asobi昔の遊びthe pre-electronic children's games still taught in schools
- Pop CultureStandard kigurumi着ぐるみa full-body character costume worn by a performer
- Pop CultureStandard asadora朝ドラNHK's 15-minute morning drama series
- Pop CultureStandard itasha痛車a car wrapped in large anime or game character graphics
- Pop CultureStandard tetsudo fan鉄道ファンJapan's railway enthusiasts, a hobby broad enough to include photographers, sound recorders and model builders
- Pop CultureStandard dojin ongaku同人音楽self-released music made and sold by independent circles, often at fan conventions
- Pop CultureStandard manga kissa漫画喫茶manga and internet cafes
- Pop CultureStandard manzai漫才two-person stand-up comedy
- School LifeStandard undokai運動会school sports day
- School LifeStandard tannin学級担任the homeroom teacher who teaches everything
- School LifeStandard gakkyu heisa学級閉鎖closing one class when an illness spreads
- School LifeStandard gakunen to kurasugae学年とクラス替えthe annual reshuffling of students into new classes
- School LifeStandard koka校歌the song almost every school has of its own
- School LifeStandard hensachi高校の偏差値the deviation score used to rank Japanese schools by difficulty
- School LifeStandard juken受験the entrance exam system
- School LifeStandard jugyo sankan授業参観a day when parents come to watch their child's class
- School LifeStandard shugaku ryoko修学旅行the school trip everyone goes on
- School LifeStandard juku塾the private school you go to after school
- School LifeStandard shusseki bango出席番号the roster number every student is assigned for the school year
- School LifeStandard uwabaki上履きthe indoor shoes worn at school
- School LifeStandard shintai sokutei身体測定the school health check and measurements
- School LifeStandard suiei no jugyo水泳の授業swimming as a compulsory school subject
- School LifeStandard seitokai生徒会the student council
- School LifeStandard sekigae席替えchanging where everyone sits in the classroom
- School LifeStandard sotsugyo arubamu卒業アルバムthe yearbook every class makes together before graduating
- School LifeStandard chugaku juken中学受験taking an entrance exam to enter a private or elite junior high school
- School LifeStandard chorei朝礼the morning assembly at a school or workplace
- School LifeStandard naishinten内申点the school's internal assessment that counts toward high school entry
- School LifeStandard nibun no ichi seijinshiki二分の一成人式an elementary school event around age ten where children reflect on their first decade and thank their families
- School LifeStandard nihon no eigo kyoiku日本の英語教育why Japanese people study English for years and still cannot speak it
- School LifeStandard nyugakushiki to sotsugyoshiki入学式と卒業式the formal ceremonies that open and close a school year
- School LifeStandard bukatsu no gasshuku部活の合宿the multi-day training camp a school club holds, often in summer
- School LifeStandard bunkasai文化祭the school culture festival
- School LifeStandard hokenshitsu保健室the school nurse's room, which is also a refuge
- School LifeStandard rinkan-gakko林間学校a short class trip to the mountains or coast built around group living and outdoor activities
- School LifeStandard renrakucho連絡帳a notebook passed between school and home every day
- ShintoStandard oharaiお祓いritual purification
- ShintoStandard Ise Jingu伊勢神宮the central shrine of Shinto
- ShintoStandard ema絵馬a wooden plaque you write a wish on
- ShintoStandard Gion Matsuri祇園祭the month-long Kyoto festival that began as a rite against plague
- ShintoStandard goshinboku御神木the sacred tree in a shrine precinct
- ShintoStandard komainu狛犬the guardian pair at a shrine
- ShintoStandard Izumo Taisha出雲大社the shrine where the gods gather
- ShintoStandard shinshoku and miko神職と巫女shrine priests and shrine maidens
- ShintoStandard shinto to shizen神道と自然the animism at the heart of Shinto belief
- ShintoStandard sohonsha and bunsha総本社と分社head shrines and their thousands of branch shrines
- ShintoStandard jichinsai地鎮祭the ceremony held before building on a piece of land
- ShintoStandard shimenawa注連縄the sacred rope
- ShintoStandard chinju no mori鎮守の森the grove that surrounds a shrine
- ShintoStandard Tenmangu天満宮と学問の神shrines of the deity of learning
- ShintoStandard Nihon shinwa日本神話the myths in Japan's oldest books
- ShintoStandard yakubarai厄払いthe shrine rite performed in an unlucky year of life
- Work CultureStandard bonasuボーナスthe twice-yearly lump-sum pay
- Work CultureStandard rimoto wakuリモートワークworking from home in Japan
- Work CultureStandard nomikai飲み会the work drinking party
- Work CultureStandard sagyogi to shasho作業着と社章company uniforms and lapel pins
- Work CultureStandard shain ryoko社員旅行the company trip
- Work CultureStandard shukatsu就活と新卒一括採用hiring an entire year group at once
- Work CultureStandard taishokutodoke退職届the one-line resignation notice
- Work CultureStandard tenkin転勤company-ordered relocation