🛎️ Hospitality
店・宿・道案内で外国人に説明する場面で使う
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- ArtsEssential geisha and maiko芸者と舞妓professional entertainers trained in dance, music and hosting
- ArtsEssential nihon teien日本庭園the traditional garden
- ArtsEssential bonsai盆栽trees grown in trays
- ArtsEssential wadaiko和太鼓Japanese drums and the ensembles that play them
- BuddhismEssential gojunoto五重塔the five-storied pagoda
- BuddhismEssential gassho合掌putting the hands together
- BuddhismEssential daibutsu大仏the great Buddha statues
- BuddhismEssential butsuzo no miwakekata仏像の見分け方the four ranks of Buddhist image and how to read them
- Martial ArtsEssential puro yakyuプロ野球Japanese professional baseball
- Martial ArtsEssential mawashiまわしthe thick belt a sumo wrestler wraps around the body and grips during a bout
- Martial ArtsEssential rajio taisoラジオ体操the national radio exercise routine
- Martial ArtsEssential gyoji行司the referee who judges a sumo bout
- Martial ArtsEssential judo柔道the martial art that became an Olympic sport
- Martial ArtsEssential sumo相撲Japanese wrestling with Shinto roots, often called the national sport
- Martial ArtsEssential sumo no shiomaki相撲の塩まきthe handful of salt a sumo wrestler throws onto the ring before a bout
- Martial ArtsEssential dojo道場a training hall
- Martial ArtsEssential dogi道着the uniform worn for judo, karate, kendo, and other martial arts
- 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着物the traditional Japanese garment
- ClothingEssential migimae着物の右前wearing a kimono with the left side over the right
- ClothingEssential kimono rentaru着物レンタルrenting a kimono instead of owning one
- ClothingEssential furoshiki風呂敷a wrapping cloth
- ClothingEssential yukata浴衣a light cotton kimono for summer
- ConceptsEssential omotenashiおもてなしJapanese hospitality
- 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 jankenじゃんけんrock-paper-scissors, used by adults to decide almost anything
- 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 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
- CraftsEssential origami折り紙paper folding
- CraftsEssential noren暖簾the split cloth curtain hung at a shop entrance
- Annual EventsEssential osechiおせち料理the New Year food packed in stacked boxes
- Annual EventsEssential oshogatsuお正月the Japanese New Year
- Annual EventsEssential otoshidamaお年玉New Year money given to children
- Annual EventsEssential goruden wikuゴールデンウィークthe spring holiday cluster
- Annual EventsEssential kodomo no hiこどもの日Children's Day and the carp streamers
- Annual EventsEssential barentain deバレンタインデーthe day women give chocolate, and the day men return it
- Annual EventsEssential howaito deホワイトデーMarch 14, the return gift for Valentine's Day
- 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祭りa local festival
- Annual EventsEssential matsuri no yatai祭りの屋台the food and game stalls at a festival
- Annual EventsEssential hatsumode初詣the first shrine visit of the year
- Annual EventsEssential hatsuhinode初日の出the first sunrise of the New Year
- Annual EventsEssential hatsuuri and fukubukuro初売りと福袋New Year sales and lucky bags
- Annual EventsEssential hinamatsuri雛祭りthe doll festival on March 3rd
- Annual EventsEssential omisoka大晦日New Year's Eve in Japan
- Annual EventsEssential nihon no kurisumasu日本のクリスマスChristmas as a couples' night with fried chicken
- Annual EventsEssential nihon no shukujitsu日本の祝日the national holiday calendar
- Annual EventsEssential bonenkai忘年会the year-end party to forget the year
- 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 enmusubi縁結びmatchmaking, or bringing people together through fate
- FolkloreEssential eto干支the twelve-year cycle of zodiac animals
- FolkloreEssential shi to kyu o sakeru四と九を避けるunlucky numbers in Japan