🗺️ Tour Guide
全国通訳案内士の二次口述の対策に。日本文化を外国語で説明させられる唯一の国家試験
794 entries (page 4 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.
- BuddhismStandard joya no kane除夜の鐘the 108 bells on New Year's Eve
- BuddhismStandard juzu数珠Buddhist prayer beads
- BuddhismStandard senko線香incense sticks for the dead
- BuddhismStandard soryo僧侶Buddhist priests in Japan, who may marry and inherit a temple
- BuddhismStandard takuhatsu托鉢the walking alms round of a Buddhist monk
- BuddhismStandard namu amida butsu to namu myoho renge kyo南無阿弥陀仏と南無妙法蓮華経the two most common chanted phrases in Japanese Buddhism, and why they differ by school
- BuddhismStandard butsudan仏壇the Buddhist altar in a Japanese home
- BuddhismStandard mokugyo木魚a hollow wooden drum shaped like a fish, struck during sutra chanting
- BuddhismStandard rinne輪廻the cycle of rebirth
- BuddhismStandard bonsho梵鐘the temple bell struck from the outside
- Martial ArtsStandard suriashiすり足sliding your feet along the floor instead of lifting them
- Martial ArtsStandard ekiden駅伝long-distance relay running
- Martial ArtsStandard enbu演武a martial arts demonstration performed instead of a match
- Martial ArtsStandard yokozuna横綱the highest rank in sumo
- Martial ArtsStandard kangeiko寒稽古special training in the coldest weeks of winter
- Martial ArtsStandard maai間合いthe right distance from your opponent, and by extension, good timing
- Martial ArtsStandard keiko稽古training in a traditional art or martial art
- Martial ArtsStandard kendo剣道Japanese fencing with bamboo swords
- Martial ArtsStandard koko yakyu to Koshien高校野球と甲子園the national high school baseball tournament
- Martial ArtsStandard aikido合気道a martial art without contests
- Martial ArtsStandard kuroobi to dan'i黒帯と段位the ranking system in Japanese arts
- Martial ArtsStandard shiko四股the sumo leg-raising movement, done as training and as a rite
- Martial ArtsStandard shomen ni rei正面に礼bowing to the front wall of the training hall
- Martial ArtsStandard senshuraku千秋楽the final day of a sumo tournament or a stage run
- Martial ArtsStandard sumo beya相撲部屋the stable where wrestlers live
- Martial ArtsStandard oicho大銀杏the ginkgo-leaf-shaped topknot only sumo wrestlers ranked juryo and above are allowed to wear
- Martial ArtsStandard honbasho大相撲の本場所the six official grand sumo tournaments held each year
- Martial ArtsStandard shinai and bogu竹刀と防具the bamboo sword and protective armor used in kendo
- Martial ArtsStandard dohyo土俵the raised clay ring a sumo bout is fought in
- Martial ArtsStandard dohyo-iri土俵入りthe ring-entering ceremony performed by top sumo wrestlers before their bouts
- Martial ArtsStandard monoii物言いa challenge to the referee's call in sumo
- Martial ArtsStandard randori乱取りfree practice in judo
- Martial ArtsStandard tachiai and shikiri立合いと仕切りthe charge that starts a sumo bout, and the ritual staring before it
- Martial ArtsStandard yabusame流鏑馬archery from a galloping horse
- Martial ArtsStandard rei ni hajimari rei ni owaru礼に始まり礼に終わるit begins with a bow and ends with a bow
- ClothingStandard tasukiたすきa cord that ties back kimono sleeves, now also a sash worn across the chest
- ClothingStandard haori羽織the short jacket worn open over a kimono
- ClothingStandard geta下駄wooden sandals
- ClothingStandard kamon家紋family crests
- ClothingStandard furisode振袖the long-sleeved kimono for unmarried women
- ClothingStandard setta雪駄flat sandals with a bamboo-sheath top and a leather sole, worn with kimono
- ClothingStandard zori草履flat thonged sandals
- ClothingStandard waraji草鞋traditional straw sandals tied to the feet with cords
- ClothingStandard tabi足袋split-toe socks
- ClothingStandard sotsugyoshiki no hakama卒業式の袴the skirt-trousers worn at graduation
- ClothingStandard obi帯the wide sash worn with a kimono
- ClothingStandard kitsuke着付けputting a kimono on
- ClothingStandard kimono no gara to mon'yo着物の柄と文様the symbolism behind cranes, waves and other patterns woven or dyed into kimono
- ClothingStandard shirotabi to irotabi白足袋と色足袋why the color of tabi socks signals how formal the occasion is
- ClothingStandard shiromuku白無垢the all-white kimono a bride wears at a traditional Japanese wedding
- ClothingStandard homongi訪問着a semi-formal kimono with one continuous pattern
- ClothingStandard fundoshi褌the traditional loincloth worn as underwear or festival dress
- ConceptsStandard uchi and sotoウチとソトinside group and outside group
- ConceptsStandard shitsukeしつけbringing up a child to behave considerately
- ConceptsStandard ichigo ichie一期一会one time, one meeting
- ConceptsStandard en縁the connection between people that brings them together
- ConceptsStandard on恩a debt of gratitude that you carry and repay
- ConceptsStandard kao wo tateru顔を立てるletting someone keep their standing in front of others
- ConceptsStandard ki ga kiku気が利くnoticing what's needed and acting on it without being asked
- ConceptsStandard kikubari気配りproactive thoughtfulness toward others' needs