🗺️ 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 5 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.
- ConceptsStandard sassuru察するworking out what someone means without being told
- ConceptsStandard shoshinsha and kuroto初心者と玄人the words for a beginner and a true expert
- ConceptsStandard miuchi to yososama身内とよそ様insiders and the outside world
- ConceptsStandard mizu ni nagasu水に流すletting the past wash away
- ConceptsStandard kazoedoshi数え年the old way of counting age, from one at birth
- ConceptsStandard seken世間the watching public around you
- ConceptsStandard sekentei世間体how you look to the people around you
- ConceptsStandard haji恥shame as a social brake
- ConceptsStandard hara hachibunme腹八分目eating to eighty percent full
- ConceptsStandard hogen方言the regional dialects of Japanese
- ConceptsStandard mujo無常the impermanence of everything
- ConceptsStandard myoji名字Japanese family names and where they came from
- ConceptsStandard ryukogo taisho流行語大賞the annual award for new words, and what it really measures
- ConceptsStandard wa和harmony as the thing a group protects
- ConceptsStandard wabi-sabi侘び寂びbeauty in imperfection and age
- ConceptsStandard sontaku忖度acting on what you guess a superior wants, without being told
- ConceptsStandard kizuna絆the bond between people who will not let go of each other
- CraftsStandard mashiko yaki益子焼rustic, thick-walled pottery from Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture
- CraftsStandard yosegi-zaiku寄木細工Hakone wooden marquetry made from woods of different natural colors
- CraftsStandard magewappa曲げわっぱa bentwood box made from a thin sheet of cedar
- CraftsStandard nishikigoi錦鯉ornamental koi carp bred for color, once called swimming jewels
- CraftsStandard kutani yaki九谷焼colorful overglaze-painted porcelain from Ishikawa Prefecture
- CraftsStandard shibori絞り染めJapanese tie-dyeing, where cloth is tied or stitched before dyeing
- CraftsStandard netsuke根付a small carved toggle once used to hang a pouch or case from a kimono sash
- CraftsStandard maki-e蒔絵lacquer decoration made by sprinkling gold or silver powder onto wet lacquer
- CraftsStandard shikki漆器lacquerware
- CraftsStandard yakimono no sanchi焼き物の産地the pottery towns that each make a distinct kind of ware
- CraftsStandard shokunin職人the craftsman, as an identity
- CraftsStandard Shigarakiyaki no tanuki信楽焼のたぬきthe ceramic raccoon dog statues from Shigaraki, often placed at shop entrances
- CraftsStandard ningen kokuho人間国宝a Living National Treasure, a state-certified master of a traditional art or craft
- CraftsStandard mizuhiki水引decorative cord on gift envelopes
- CraftsStandard sensu扇子folding fan
- CraftsStandard hariko張り子Japanese papier-mache made by layering paper over a mold
- CraftsStandard chochin提灯paper lanterns
- CraftsStandard tojiki陶磁器Japanese pottery and porcelain
- CraftsStandard nihonto日本刀the Japanese sword
- CraftsStandard bizen-yaki備前焼unglazed pottery from Bizen in Okayama
- CraftsStandard furin風鈴wind chimes
- CraftsStandard Aritayaki to Imariyaki有田焼と伊万里焼Japan's first porcelain, and the export port that gave it a second name in the West
- CraftsStandard aizome藍染indigo dyeing
- CraftsStandard wagasa和傘a traditional Japanese umbrella made of bamboo and oiled paper
- CraftsStandard washi和紙traditional Japanese paper
- CraftsStandard wabocho和包丁Japanese kitchen knives, many of them sharpened on one side only
- Annual EventsStandard otsukimiお月見moon viewing in autumn
- Annual EventsStandard Sapporo yuki matsuriさっぽろ雪まつりthe February festival of giant snow sculptures in Sapporo
- Annual EventsStandard dondo yakiどんど焼きthe mid-January bonfire for New Year decorations
- Annual EventsStandard koromogae衣替えthe seasonal switch between summer and winter clothing
- Annual EventsStandard kanchu mimai寒中見舞いthe midwinter greeting card
- Annual EventsStandard kanto matsuri竿燈まつりthe Akita festival of lantern poles balanced on one hand
- Annual EventsStandard kisei rasshu帰省ラッシュthe mass return to the hometown
- Annual EventsStandard kagami biraki鏡開きbreaking open the New Year rice cakes
- Annual EventsStandard kagamimochi鏡餅と鏡開きthe stacked New Year rice cakes
- Annual EventsStandard kinro kansha no hi勤労感謝の日Labor Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd
- Annual EventsStandard keiro no hi敬老の日the September holiday honoring older people
- Annual EventsStandard kenkoku kinen no hi建国記念の日National Foundation Day, February 11th
- Annual EventsStandard kenpo kinenbi憲法記念日Constitution Memorial Day, May 3rd
- Annual EventsStandard goyo osame御用納めと仕事始めthe last and first working days of the year
- Annual EventsStandard nanakusa七草がゆthe seven-herb porridge eaten on January 7th
- Annual EventsStandard shochu mimai暑中見舞いthe midsummer greeting card
- Annual EventsStandard kakizome書き初めthe first calligraphy of the year