✈️ 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 3 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.
- Modern JapanEssential rejibukuro no yuryokaレジ袋の有料化paying for shopping bags
- Modern JapanEssential kafunsho花粉症hay fever, mostly from cedar pollen
- Modern JapanEssential kinkyu jishin sokuho緊急地震速報Japan's earthquake early warning alert
- Modern JapanEssential kosoku doro no sabisu eria to pakingu eria高速道路のサービスエリアとパーキングエリアthe rest stops built into Japan's expressways
- Modern JapanEssential Yamanotesen山手線the loop line that connects most of central Tokyo
- Modern JapanEssential suidosui ga nomeru koto水道水が飲めることwhy you can drink from the tap
- Modern JapanEssential taifu台風the typhoons that reach Japan each year
- Modern JapanEssential takuhaibin宅配便home delivery service
- Modern JapanEssential jishin e no sonae地震への備えhow Japan prepares for earthquakes
- Modern JapanEssential yomichi no anzen夜道の安全why walking at night feels safe in Japan
- Seasons & NatureEssential tsubame no suツバメの巣the swallow nests built above shop entrances every spring
- Seasons & NatureEssential kosa黄砂the yellow dust blown in from deserts on the Asian continent
- Seasons & NatureEssential moshobi猛暑日extreme summer heat in Japan
- Onsen & BathEssential furoお風呂the Japanese home bath
- Onsen & BathEssential kakeyuかけ湯rinsing yourself before entering the bath
- Onsen & BathEssential taoru o yubune ni irenaiタオルを湯船に入れないthe rule that towels never go into the shared bathwater
- Onsen & BathEssential ashiyu足湯foot baths
- Onsen & BathEssential kashikiri-buro貸切風呂a small bath a ryokan rents out to one group at a time
- Onsen & BathEssential yuagari湯上がりの一杯the drink after the bath
- Onsen & BathEssential yubune ni tsukaru湯船につかるsoaking in the tub rather than just showering
- Onsen & BathEssential higaeri onsen日帰り温泉a day-use hot spring with no overnight stay
- Onsen & BathEssential rotenburo露天風呂open-air bath
- PlacesEssential Harajuku and Omotesando原宿と表参道the youth fashion street and the tree-lined avenue beside it
- PlacesEssential Tsukiji and Toyosu築地と豊洲the old fish market street and the new wholesale market
- PlacesEssential Dotonbori道頓堀the canal-side street in Osaka with the running-man sign
- PlacesEssential Hakone箱根the hot spring area in the mountains west of Tokyo
- Pop CultureEssential karaokeカラオケsinging to a backing track
- Pop CultureEssential kawaiiかわいいthe aesthetic of cuteness
- Pop CultureEssential Doraemonドラえもんa cat-shaped robot from the future, star of a long-running children's manga and anime
- Pop CultureEssential pokemonポケモンa Japanese game series about catching and raising creatures, later an anime and card game
- School LifeEssential randoseruランドセルthe boxy, rigid backpack most primary school children carry
- School LifeEssential natsuyasumi no shukudai夏休みの宿題the summer holiday homework, including the free research project
- School LifeEssential maru to batsu丸とバツthe circle for "right" and the X for "wrong" used in Japan
- School LifeEssential kyushoku給食school lunch
- School LifeEssential kyushoku toban給食当番the student duty that serves lunch to the whole class
- School LifeEssential seifuku制服the school uniform
- School LifeEssential soji掃除students cleaning their own school
- School LifeEssential bukatsu部活school club activities
- ShintoEssential omamoriお守りa protective charm from a shrine or temple
- ShintoEssential sando参道the approach to a shrine
- ShintoEssential sanpai no saho参拝の作法the two bows, two claps, one bow routine
- ShintoEssential chozuya手水舎the water pavilion where you rinse your hands before praying
- ShintoEssential saisen賽銭the offering you throw in
- Work CultureEssential otsukaresamaお疲れさまthe all-purpose word for acknowledging someone's work
- Work CultureEssential yakushoku de yobu役職で呼ぶaddressing colleagues by their job title
- ArtsStandard kakejiku掛け軸a hanging scroll displayed in an alcove
- ArtsStandard shodo書道Japanese calligraphy
- BuddhismStandard ihai位牌a Buddhist memorial tablet with the name of someone who has died
- BuddhismStandard shakyo写経copying a sutra by hand
- BuddhismStandard juzu数珠Buddhist prayer beads
- BuddhismStandard senko線香incense sticks for the dead
- BuddhismStandard tomyo to kenka灯明と献花why people light a candle and set out flowers at a grave or altar
- BuddhismStandard butsudan仏壇the Buddhist altar in a Japanese home
- Martial ArtsStandard kangeiko寒稽古special training in the coldest weeks of winter
- Martial ArtsStandard seiza and mokuso正座と黙想kneeling and the short silent sitting at the start and end of practice
- ClothingStandard chanchankoちゃんちゃんこa padded sleeveless vest worn over clothes
- ClothingStandard shichigosan no haregi七五三の晴れ着the special outfit children wear for the Shichi-Go-San ceremony
- ClothingStandard jinbei and samue甚平と作務衣easy Japanese clothes you can actually wear
- ClothingStandard mofuku喪服the black clothing worn to a funeral
- ClothingStandard tanzen丹前a thick padded robe worn over a yukata in cold weather