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A Stranger Just Sat Down at Your Table in Tokyo. The Staff Put Them There.
aiseki · sharing a table with a stranger
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A Stranger in Japan Will Chase You Down the Street to Return a Coin. Here's How to Be That Stranger.
otoshimashita yo · You dropped this.
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In Japan, Dinner Gets 50% Cheaper Right Before Closing. You Just Have to Read Two Kanji.
hangaku · half price
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The Konbini Screen Just Lit Up With Four Kanji. It's Asking How Old You Are.
nenrei kakunin · age check
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Everything at a Japanese Izakaya Lands on One Giant Plate. Nobody Tells You to Ask for This.
torizara o kudasai · A small plate, please.
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Japan Runs on Machines That Won't Explain Themselves. This Sentence Makes a Human Appear.
tsukaikata o oshiete kudasai · Please show me how to use this.
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In Japan the Cashier Might Not Hand You the Receipt. Here's How to Ask.
reshīto kudasai · A receipt, please
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Japan's Politest Way to Say No Literally Means I'm Okay
daijobu desu · I'm okay / no thanks
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One Word in Japan Means 'This Is Amazing' AND 'This Is a Disaster'
yabai · no way / so good (or so bad)
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Learn to Count to Ten in Japanese Before Your Food Arrives
ichi, ni, san... ju · one to ten
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At a Japanese Konbini, the Clerk Asks About a Bag. Saying No Saves You Money.
fukuro wa irimasen · I don't need a bag
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At Japanese Fireworks, the Whole Crowd Shouts a Long-Gone Shop's Name
tamaya~! · Tamaya! (the fireworks cheer)
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Japanese People Don't Say a Cold Goodbye. They Send You Off With This.
ki o tsukete · Take care / get home safe
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At Japan's Summer Fireworks, the Whole Crowd Shouts One Word. It Also Means 'Clean'.
kirei · beautiful / pretty (also: clean)
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Your Japanese Host Keeps Refilling Your Plate. Say This or It Never Stops.
onaka ippai desu · I'm full, thank you
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The One Word That Makes Every Japanese Shopkeeper Smile at You
kawaii! · (so) cute!
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Japanese People Say This 10 Times a Day. English Has No Word for It.
otsukaresama desu · Thanks for your effort, good work
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Two Kanji in Japan Mean Absolutely Not. Learn to Spot Them.
kinshi · Prohibited, forbidden
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The Two Kanji That Mean You're Not Getting In
manseki · Full, no seats
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The First Thing to Say When You Step Into a Japanese Home
ojama shimasu · Thanks for having me (excuse me for intruding)
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Japanese People Don't Say 'Bye' When They Leave. They Say This.
ittekimasu · I'm heading out (and coming back)
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Your Phone Screams in Japanese and You Didn't Set an Alarm. Here's Why.
jishin desu · It's an earthquake.
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Leaving a Japanese Pharmacy? They Say This. It Isn't Goodbye.
odaiji ni · Take care / get well soon
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You Know 'Wakarimasen'. Here's the One Word That Means the Opposite.
wakarimashita · Got it / understood
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Winding Mountain Roads in Japan? Ask for This Before You Board.
yoidome wa arimasu ka? · Do you have motion-sickness pills?
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38C and Suddenly Dizzy in Japan? Say This Before It Gets Worse.
netchūshō kamo shiremasen · I might have heatstroke
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Hurt Yourself in Japan? The One Word the Doctor Needs to Hear
itai · it hurts / ouch
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Which Onsen Door Is Mine? Read These Two Kanji
otoko-yu / onna-yu · men's bath / women's bath
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One Japanese Word for Here You Go, After You, and Go Ahead
dōzo · here you go / go ahead / after you
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How to Tell a Japanese Taxi 'Stop Here'
koko de tomete kudasai · please stop here
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Don't Wear These Out of the Bathroom in Japan
toire no surippa · the toilet slippers
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Train Leaves in 4 Minutes. This Station Has 17 Platforms.
nanbansen desu ka? · which platform is it?
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Got Directions in Japan but No Idea How Far? Ask This.
tōi desu ka? · Is it far?
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Japanese Restaurants Still Ask You This Smoky Question
kin'en-seki onegai shimasu · Non-smoking seat, please
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This Train Looks Right, But It Skips Your Stop
kakueki teisha desu ka? · Is this the local (all-stops) train?
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Your Iced Coffee in Japan Is 80% Ice. Here's the Fix.
kōri nashi de onegai shimasu · No ice, please
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Phone Dead in Shibuya? The Two Words That Get You the Time
ima, nanji desu ka? · What time is it now?
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Buying Omiyage in Japan? Ask This at the Register.
rappingu dekimasu ka? · Can you gift-wrap it?
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Want to Make a Japanese Chef's Whole Day? Say This Mid-Bite
oishii desu · It's delicious.
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Everyone Ordered but You Can't Read the Menu? Just Say 'Same for Me'
onaji de onegai shimasu · The same, please.
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Locals Keep Saying This Word to You All July in Japan.
mushiatsui desu ne · It's so humid, isn't it.
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Why Leaving a Tip in Japan Backfires
otsuri wa ii desu · Keep the change / the change is fine
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Out Late in Tokyo? Miss This Train and You're Stuck Till Dawn
shūden wa nanji desu ka? · What time is the last train?
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Three Melting Ice Cubes in Your Drink? Ask for More Like This.
kōri o onegai shimasu · Ice, please.
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The Konbini Question That Freezes Every Tourist
iie, kekkō desu · No, I'm fine, thank you
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If a Japanese Staffer Says THIS Word, Freeze
dame desu · No - not allowed.
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The One Word That Makes You Instantly Polite in Japan
dōzo · Here you go. / Go ahead.
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911 Won't Work in Japan - the One Phrase That Will
keisatsu o yonde kudasai · Please call the police.
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