🛎️ Hospitality
店・宿・道案内で外国人に説明する場面で使う
652 entries (page 8 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.
- Home & LivingStandard machiya町家the narrow deep townhouse of an old merchant quarter
- Home & LivingStandard nihon no ie no samusa日本の家の寒さwhy homes are cold in winter
- Home & LivingStandard nihon no daidokoro日本の台所what a Japanese kitchen has and lacks
- Home & LivingStandard mokuzo kenchiku木造建築why Japan builds in wood
- Life EventsStandard oiwai no sekiお祝いの席a formal Japanese celebration meal
- Life EventsStandard kanreki還暦と長寿の祝いbirthdays that mark a long life
- Life EventsStandard nijikai結婚式の二次会the casual after-party that follows a wedding reception
- Life EventsStandard koden香典condolence money brought to a funeral
- Life EventsStandard shichi-go-san七五三the festival for children aged seven, five and three
- Life EventsStandard shinzenshiki神前式a Shinto wedding
- Life EventsStandard seijinshiki成人式the coming-of-age ceremony
- Life EventsStandard tsuya通夜the wake held the night before a funeral
- Life EventsStandard uchiiwai内祝いthe thank-you gift after a celebration
- MannersStandard esukareta no katagawa akeエスカレーターの片側空けstanding on one side, and why that is changing
- MannersStandard warikan割り勘splitting the bill
- MannersStandard kasa no mana傘のマナーhow umbrellas are handled in Japan
- MannersStandard yubisashi to temaneki指さしと手招きgestures that mean something different in Japan
- MannersStandard temiyage手土産the gift you bring when you visit
- MannersStandard seiza正座sitting on your heels
- MannersStandard denwa no ukekata電話の受け方phone manners at a Japanese company
- MannersStandard hana o kamu鼻をかむwhy blowing your nose in public is avoided
- MannersStandard meishi kokan名刺交換exchanging business cards
- MannersStandard yusenseki優先席seats set aside for those who need them
- Modern JapanStandard hyaku-en shop100円ショップthe hundred-yen store
- Modern JapanStandard woshurettoウォシュレットthe Japanese high-tech toilet
- Modern JapanStandard eakon to setsudenエアコンと節電cooling a Japanese summer, and saving power
- Modern JapanStandard kapuseru hoteruカプセルホテルsleeping in a pod the size of a bed
- Modern JapanStandard koin randoriコインランドリーthe pay-per-use laundromat
- Modern JapanStandard koin rokkaコインロッカーstation luggage lockers
- Modern JapanStandard netto kafeネットカフェinternet cafe with private booths
- Modern JapanStandard hazado mappuハザードマップthe map showing how bad flooding or a disaster could get at your address
- Modern JapanStandard baria furiバリアフリーaccessibility in Japan, and the yellow tactile paving it invented
- Modern JapanStandard biniru gasaビニール傘the clear plastic umbrella
- Modern JapanStandard pointo kadoポイントカードloyalty points at every register
- Modern JapanStandard pointo keizaiポイント経済why everyone in Japan is asked for a point card
- Modern JapanStandard mai nanba kadoマイナンバーカードthe national ID card that now also works as a health insurance card
- Modern JapanStandard kisho keiho気象警報Japan's tiered warning system and what each level means
- Modern JapanStandard keikaku unkyu計画運休shutting down the trains before the storm arrives
- Modern JapanStandard kenko-shindan健康診断the annual health checkup nearly every worker gets
- Modern JapanStandard genkin shakai現金社会why Japan still runs on cash
- Modern JapanStandard koban交番the neighborhood police box
- Modern JapanStandard kokumin kaihoken国民皆保険the public health insurance everyone in Japan is required to join
- Modern JapanStandard jidohanbaiki自動販売機vending machines
- Modern JapanStandard shuden終電the last train, and the way it shapes the night
- Modern JapanStandard shohizei消費税Japan's sales tax, its rises, and the reduced rate
- Modern JapanStandard shokuhin sanpuru食品サンプルthe plastic food in restaurant windows
- Modern JapanStandard shinkansen no shaso新幹線の車窓the passing scenery, especially Mount Fuji, that makes the shinkansen ride itself an attraction
- Modern JapanStandard seishun juhachi kippu青春18きっぷa budget ticket for unlimited local and rapid JR trains over several consecutive days
- Modern JapanStandard takuhaibin宅配便と再配達home delivery and the problem of repeated attempts
- Modern JapanStandard tenji burokku点字ブロックthe yellow tactile paving on the ground
- Modern JapanStandard denchu to densen電柱と電線why so many overhead wires
- Modern JapanStandard hassha merodi発車メロディーstation departure jingles
- Modern JapanStandard hanko判子the personal seal used instead of a signature
- Modern JapanStandard hinan kunren避難訓練the evacuation drills everyone has done
- Modern JapanStandard bun'en分煙where you can and cannot smoke in Japan
- Modern JapanStandard otoshimono落とし物why lost things come back in Japan
- Modern JapanStandard tachinomi立ち飲みthe standing bar, where you drink fast and cheap
- Seasons & NatureStandard Okinawa and Hokkaido沖縄と北海道の気候the two ends of Japan's climate
- Seasons & NatureStandard kiku菊chrysanthemum
- Seasons & NatureStandard kingyo金魚goldfish, and the summer festival game of scooping them