🛎️ Hospitality
店・宿・道案内で外国人に説明する場面で使う
648 entries (page 3 of 11)Tap a title to open the full entry: three lengths of English explanation, the questions people actually ask, ready-made phrases and audio.
- Food & DrinkEssential donburi丼ものa bowl of rice with something cooked served on top
- Food & DrinkEssential gyoza餃子pan-fried dumplings
- HistoryEssential gengo元号the Japanese era name
- HistoryEssential shiro城a castle of the warlord era
- Home & LivingEssential kotatsuこたつa low table with a heater and a quilt
- Home & LivingEssential toire to furo ga betsuトイレと風呂が別why the toilet is not in the bathroom
- Home & LivingEssential madori間取りの見方how to read a Japanese rental floor plan
- Home & LivingEssential genkan玄関the sunken entryway of a Japanese home
- Home & LivingEssential zabuton座布団a floor cushion for sitting
- Home & LivingEssential tatami畳woven straw floor mats
- Home & LivingEssential futon布団the bedding you lay out and put away
- Home & LivingEssential monohoshi zao物干し竿the laundry pole used to dry clothes outdoors
- Home & LivingEssential washitsu和室a traditional tatami room
- Life EventsEssential nengajo年賀状New Year greeting cards
- MannersEssential ojigiお辞儀bowing
- MannersEssential oshakuお酌pouring for each other
- MannersEssential gomi o mochikaeruごみを持ち帰るcarrying your litter with you because there are no trash cans
- MannersEssential sanzukeさん付けwhy names always have something attached
- MannersEssential sumimasenすみませんsorry / excuse me / thank you
- MannersEssential surippaスリッパindoor slippers and the toilet pair
- MannersEssential takushi no jido doaタクシーの自動ドアthe door that opens by itself
- MannersEssential chippu ga naiチップがないwhy Japan has no tipping culture
- MannersEssential eshaku会釈the small nod-bow used in passing
- MannersEssential kutsu o nugu靴を脱ぐremoving shoes indoors
- MannersEssential kutsushita ni ana靴下に穴why this matters more here
- MannersEssential nokosazu taberu残さず食べるleaving nothing on the plate
- MannersEssential shashin o toru mae no hitokoto写真を撮る前のひと言when you need permission
- MannersEssential shugibukuro祝儀袋と不祝儀袋the envelopes for celebration and condolence money
- MannersEssential shokuba no omiyage職場のお土産bringing back sweets for colleagues
- MannersEssential tabearuki食べ歩きeating while walking
- MannersEssential densha no naka no mana電車の中のマナーwhy Japanese trains are so quiet
- MannersEssential hashi no tabu箸のタブーthings you must never do with chopsticks
- MannersEssential mono wa ryote de watasu物は両手で渡すwhy two hands matter
- MannersEssential men o susuru麺をすするwhy noodles are eaten noisily
- MannersEssential men o susuru oto麺をすする音slurping noodles out loud
- MannersEssential retsu ni narabu列に並ぶwhy Japanese queues are so orderly
- Modern JapanEssential oshibori to mizuおしぼりと水the wet towel and water that arrive before you order
- Modern JapanEssential kyasshuresu kessaiキャッシュレス決済paying by card, IC card or QR code instead of cash
- Modern JapanEssential gomi bunbetsuゴミの分別sorting your garbage
- Modern JapanEssential konbiniコンビニthe Japanese convenience store
- Modern JapanEssential depachikaデパ地下the department store food hall
- Modern JapanEssential doraggu sutoaドラッグストアJapan's hybrid of a pharmacy and a discount supermarket
- Modern JapanEssential seirikenバスの整理券the numbered ticket that tracks your bus fare
- Modern JapanEssential famiri resutoranファミリーレストランthe all-purpose chain restaurant, and the drink bar
- 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 kotsukei ai shi kado交通系ICカードthe tap card that works almost everywhere
- Modern JapanEssential kokyo no toire公共のトイレclean public toilets, free to use
- 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 shokkenki食券機the meal ticket machine at the door
- Modern JapanEssential shinkansen新幹線the bullet train
- 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 densha no teiji unko電車の定時運行why Japanese trains run on time
- Modern JapanEssential manin densha満員電車the packed commuter train
- Modern JapanEssential yomichi no anzen夜道の安全why walking at night feels safe in Japan