❓ 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 14 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.
- Work CultureStandard tenshoku転職changing jobs mid-career
- Work CultureStandard yukyu有給休暇paid leave, and why people don't take it
- Work CultureStandard rirekisho履歴書the Japanese-format resume
- BuddhismAdvanced kaimyo戒名the Buddhist name given after death
- BuddhismAdvanced goma護摩a fire ritual performed by esoteric Buddhist priests
- BuddhismAdvanced shuha no chigai宗派の違いthe main branches of Japanese Buddhism and how they differ
- BuddhismAdvanced sotoba卒塔婆the wooden memorial tablet at a grave
- Martial ArtsAdvanced osu押忍the all-purpose word shouted in martial arts dojos
- Martial ArtsAdvanced kimarite決まり手the official list of winning techniques in sumo
- Martial ArtsAdvanced kendo no ippon剣道の一本a valid point in kendo, which needs spirit, posture and follow-through as well as a clean hit
- Martial ArtsAdvanced aoi judogi青い柔道着the blue judo uniform worn in international competitions
- ClothingAdvanced monpeもんぺloose work trousers gathered at the ankle, traditionally worn by farming women
- ClothingAdvanced kimono no kaku着物の格the ranking that decides which kimono may be worn where
- CraftsAdvanced katana kaji刀鍛冶the swordsmiths who still forge Japanese blades by hand
- FolkloreAdvanced kamaitachiかまいたちa weasel spirit said to cut people with sickle-like claws
- FolkloreAdvanced ittan momen一反木綿a flying strip of cotton cloth from Japanese ghost stories
- FolkloreAdvanced kimon鬼門the unlucky northeast direction
- FolkloreAdvanced yakudoshi厄年the unlucky years of your life
- HistoryAdvanced kimigayo君が代the national anthem, and why it is argued about
- Home & LivingAdvanced chonaikai and kairanban町内会と回覧板the neighborhood association and its circulating folder
- Home & LivingAdvanced oidaki追い焚きreheating the same bathwater
- Modern JapanAdvanced Ainuアイヌthe indigenous people of northern Japan, recognized in law in 2019
- Modern JapanAdvanced okusuri techoお薬手帳the personal medication record book
- Modern JapanAdvanced koin pakinguコインパーキングunattended pay parking lots
- Modern JapanAdvanced pachinkoパチンコthe gambling that legally is not gambling
- Modern JapanAdvanced gaikokujin okotowari外国人お断りwhy some businesses refuse foreign customers, and what the law does and does not say
- Modern JapanAdvanced koi keisho皇位継承who can become emperor, and how few people qualify
- Modern JapanAdvanced shogakukin奨学金the word that means scholarship but usually means student loan
- Modern JapanAdvanced doseikon同性婚why Japan has partnership systems in most cities but no legal marriage
- Seasons & NatureAdvanced shiohigari潮干狩りdigging for clams at low tide
- PlacesAdvanced Tottori sakyu鳥取砂丘the large coastal dunes on the Japan Sea, often mistaken for a desert
- Pop CultureAdvanced bokaroidoボーカロイドsinging voice synthesizer
- Pop CultureAdvanced meido kissaメイド喫茶maid cafe
- Pop CultureAdvanced seichi junrei聖地巡礼visiting places from anime
- Pop CultureAdvanced dojinshi to komike同人誌とコミケself-published fan comics and Comiket
- Pop CultureAdvanced tokusatsu特撮live-action special effects shows
- Pop CultureAdvanced Takarazuka kagekidan宝塚歌劇団the all-female musical theater company
- School LifeAdvanced taiiku zuwari体育座りthe way Japanese students sit on the floor
- School LifeAdvanced nitchoku日直the student on duty for the day
- School LifeAdvanced bukatsu no asaren部活の朝練training before school starts
- School LifeAdvanced hokago放課後after school, and why students stay
- Work CultureAdvanced shimagata desuku島型デスクthe open office facing each other