Friend Sites  | Glossary of terms about JapanThere are 15 entries in this glossary. | Term | Definition |
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| aniki | Aniki (兄貴) is the japanese term for older brother | | combini | Konbini (コンビニ) is the Japanese convenience store. It is at the heart of Japanese of urban life because of its large array of services which include postal service, photocopying and fax service, payment service for utilities and other bills and taxes, ticket service for concerts, theme parks, airlines etc. Aliases (separate with |): conbini|konbini | | gyudon | Gyūdon (牛丼), is a Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with beef and onion simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with dashi (fish and seaweed stock), soy sauce and mirin (sweet rice wine). | | inkan | Inkan (印鑑) is a personal seal used in Japan on all official documents in place of signatures used in the West. | | kami | Kami (神) is the Japanese word referring to gods, deities or higher powers. | | keitai | Keitai denwa (携帯電話) is the JApanese term for mobile phone. | | Manzai | Manzai (漫才?) is a traditional style of stand-up comedy which is usually performed as a duet. | | matsuri | Matsuri are traditional Shinto festivals often taking place in late spring and summer | | onsen | Onsen (温泉) is the Japanese term for hot springs. | | otaku | Otaku (おたく) refers to people with a passion or an obsessive interest, especially anime, manga, or video games. | | ryokan | Ryokan (旅館) is the traditional Japanese inn. | | salaryman | Salaryman (サラリーマン) is an employee with a salary based income. | | sento | Sentō (銭湯) is the Japanese communal bath house. | | shinto | Shinto (神道) or kami-no-michi (way of the gods) is the indigenous spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. | | yukata | Yukata (浴衣) is a casual, light summer kimono usually made of cotton. |
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