✈️ Study Abroad
留学先やホームステイで日本を紹介するときに
337 entries (page 1 of 6)Tap a title to open the full entry: three lengths of English explanation, the questions people actually ask, ready-made phrases and audio.
- BuddhismEssential gassho合掌putting the hands together
- Martial ArtsEssential rajio taisoラジオ体操the national radio exercise routine
- ClothingEssential hankachiハンカチa small cloth or towel that people carry to dry their hands
- ClothingEssential tenugui手ぬぐいa thin cotton cloth
- ClothingEssential kimono rentaru着物レンタルrenting a kimono instead of owning one
- ClothingEssential hachimaki鉢巻a cloth headband tied around the head to show focus and team spirit
- ClothingEssential furoshiki風呂敷a wrapping cloth
- ConceptsEssential okagesama deおかげさまでthanks to you and to unseen help
- ConceptsEssential otagaisamaお互いさまwe all need help sometimes, so no debt is owed
- ConceptsEssential ojama shimasuお邪魔しますwhat you say when entering someone's home
- ConceptsEssential otentosama ga miteiruお天道様が見ているthe sun is watching you
- ConceptsEssential ganbatteがんばってthe encouragement that is not quite good luck
- ConceptsEssential jankenじゃんけんrock-paper-scissors, used by adults to decide almost anything
- ConceptsEssential tadaima and okaeriただいま・おかえりthe greeting exchanged when someone comes home
- ConceptsEssential mottainaiもったいないwhat a waste
- ConceptsEssential yoroshiku onegaishimasuよろしくお願いしますthe phrase with no English equivalent
- ConceptsEssential aisatsu挨拶greetings as a social duty
- ConceptsEssential isshokenmei一生懸命with everything you have
- ConceptsEssential kansai-ben関西弁the dialect spoken around Osaka and Kyoto
- ConceptsEssential go ni itte wa go ni shitagae郷に入っては郷に従えwhen in a place, follow its ways
- ConceptsEssential josushi助数詞the counters Japanese puts after a number
- ConceptsEssential senpai and kohai先輩・後輩seniors and juniors
- ConceptsEssential bachi ga ataru罰が当たるdivine or karmic punishment for wrongdoing
- ConceptsEssential meiwaku wo kakenai迷惑をかけないnot causing trouble for others
- ConceptsEssential wasei-eigo和製英語English-looking words made in Japan
- CraftsEssential origami折り紙paper folding
- CraftsEssential noren暖簾the split cloth curtain hung at a shop entrance
- Annual EventsEssential otoshidamaお年玉New Year money given to children
- Annual EventsEssential obonお盆the summer festival for returning ancestors
- Annual EventsEssential goruden wikuゴールデンウィークthe spring holiday cluster
- Annual EventsEssential yatai夏祭りの屋台festival food stalls
- Annual EventsEssential hanabi taikai花火大会the summer fireworks festival
- Annual EventsEssential hanami花見cherry blossom viewing
- Annual EventsEssential matsuri no yatai祭りの屋台the food and game stalls at a festival
- Annual EventsEssential hatsuhinode初日の出the first sunrise of the New Year
- Annual EventsEssential omisoka大晦日New Year's Eve in Japan
- Annual EventsEssential osoji大掃除the year-end deep clean
- Annual EventsEssential toshikoshi soba年越しそばNew Year's Eve noodles
- Annual EventsEssential haha no hi to chichi no hi母の日と父の日how Japan observes the two imported family days
- Annual EventsEssential bonenkai and shinnenkai忘年会と新年会year-end and new-year parties
- Annual EventsEssential bon odori盆踊りthe summer circle dance
- FolkloreEssential omikujiおみくじfortune slips at shrines
- FolkloreEssential teru teru bozuてるてる坊主a little white doll hung by the window to wish for sunny weather
- FolkloreEssential shi to kyu o sakeru四と九を避けるunlucky numbers in Japan
- FolkloreEssential Momotaro桃太郎the boy born from a peach who goes to fight demons
- FolkloreEssential nihon no mukashibanashi日本の昔話the handful of stories every Japanese child grows up knowing
- Food & DrinkEssential ankoあんこsweet red bean paste
- Food & DrinkEssential itadakimasuいただきますwhat we say before eating
- Food & DrinkEssential inari-zushiいなり寿司sushi rice stuffed in a sweet fried tofu pouch
- Food & DrinkEssential onigiriおにぎりa rice ball with a filling
- Food & DrinkEssential okonomiyakiお好み焼きa savory pancake you often cook yourself
- Food & DrinkEssential ochazukeお茶漬けrice with tea or broth poured over it
- Food & DrinkEssential kakigoriかき氷shaved ice
- Food & DrinkEssential kare raisuカレーライスJapanese curry
- Food & DrinkEssential shabu-shabuしゃぶしゃぶbeef swished in hot broth
- Food & DrinkEssential sukiyakiすき焼きbeef simmered at the table
- Food & DrinkEssential takoyakiたこ焼きoctopus batter balls
- Food & DrinkEssential chirashi-zushiちらし寿司sushi rice topped or mixed with a variety of ingredients
- Food & DrinkEssential tonkatsuとんかつbreaded deep-fried pork cutlet
- Food & DrinkEssential furikakeふりかけa dry seasoning sprinkled over rice