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Your Backpack Just Hit the Beam. That Sign Is Not the Temple's Name.
Zujō chūi · Watch your head.
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That Little Card Owns the Table
yoyaku-seki · reserved table
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The Bill Charged You for the Chair
Sekiryō · seat charge
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You Only Drank Tea. They Still Split It by Headcount.
Warikan ni shiyō · Let's split it evenly.
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Did You Catch That? That Wasn't Water.
Mizuwari · alcohol cut with water, usually whisky
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They Knocked. Your Bath Is Over.
O-jikan desu · Your time is up.
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Your Banknote Is Sitting on the Shrine Grate
saisen · shrine coin offering
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Two Words That Make Konbini Snacks Twice as Good
atatakai ku shite kudasai · please heat it up
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What Does 空車 (Kūsha) Mean on a Japanese Taxi?
What does 空車 (kūsha) mean on a Japanese taxi?
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What Does 片道でお願いします Mean at a Japanese Airport Bus Counter?
What does 片道でお願いします mean at a Japanese airport bus counter?
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What Does 果物の柿をください Mean at a Japanese Market?
What does 果物の柿をください mean at a Japanese market?
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What Does 何番出口ですか Mean at a Japanese Station?
What does 何番出口ですか mean at a Japanese station?
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What Does 平常運転に戻っております Mean on a Japanese Train?
What does 平常運転に戻っております mean on a Japanese train?
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What Does 元払いでお願いします Mean at a Japanese Luggage Counter?
What does 元払いでお願いします mean at a Japanese luggage counter?
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