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105 scenarios · 105 phrases
Real Japanese phrases for cultural · seasonal situations. Each phrase is paired with its formal (keigo) and casual counterpart so you can pick the right register for who you're talking to. Tap any phrase to see audio, romaji, kana, the likely reply, and the gesture / etiquette note that goes with it.
Each phrase is crafted to native-quality standards, then reviewed by the operator for meaning, naturalness, and the formal/casual distinction before it ships.
Thank you for everything this year. I look forward to your continued support next year.
What perfect weather for hanami. The cherry blossoms are beautiful.
This festival is so much fun! I've always wanted to try wearing a yukata.
Happy New Year! I look forward to your continued support this year.
Tonight is the fireworks festival! Do you know any good spots to watch from?
Are you going back to your hometown for Obon this year too?
Would you like to go cherry blossom viewing next week?
Happy New Year! I look forward to another year with you.
The hot days continue — please take care of yourself.
Thank you for everything this year. I wish you a wonderful New Year.
Golden Week is Japan's longest consecutive holiday. Do you have any travel plans?
Tomorrow is Setsubun. Are you doing the bean-throwing?
Have you done your first shrine visit of the year yet? Which shrine did you go to?
Today is Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival). Do you have a daughter?
It's Tanabata. Have you written your wish on a tanzaku?
Thank you so much for everything this year. I look forward to your continued support next year.
Let's go cherry blossom viewing!
Where are you heading back to for Obon this year?
The autumn leaves are at their peak. Want to go see them?
The rainy season is finally over, isn't it? What a relief!
Happy New Year. I look forward to your continued support this year.
Let's eat toshikoshi soba tonight! (New Year's Eve noodles!)
Let's write our wishes on the tanzaku strips!
Did you check the cherry blossom forecast? I wonder when they'll bloom this year.
Happy New Year. I look forward to another wonderful year with you.
Want to go to the fireworks festival together this year? It's so fun to go in yukata!
The autumn leaves are beautiful, aren't they. They're at their very peak right now.
Thank you so much for everything this year. I wish you a wonderful New Year.
Obon is an important event where we welcome the spirits of our ancestors to spend time with us.
Setsubun is a tradition where you throw soybeans and shout 'Out with the devil, in with luck!'
Have you ever been to the January Grand Sumo Tournament? The atmosphere is absolutely incredible!
Tonight is the harvest moon. Viewing the moon while eating moon-viewing dumplings is the absolute best!
My sincere regards in this summer heat. Please take good care of yourself.
Want to go to the summer festival together this year? There are food stalls and it's really fun.
Happy New Year! I look forward to our continued relationship this year as well.
Did you go to visit your ancestors' grave this year during Obon?
This year's cherry blossoms are so beautiful. Let's go hanami (flower viewing)!
The autumn leaves this year are so beautiful. How about going for a drive to see them?
It's rainy season. It's a bit muggy and hard to deal with, but it's the beautiful season for hydrangeas.
Thank you so much for your kindness and support this year. I hope you have a wonderful New Year.
Today is Children's Day. There's a tradition of eating kashiwa-mochi, and it's also called Tango no Sekku.
Today is Tanabata. There's a tradition of writing wishes on paper strips. What kind of wish would you make?
May I join in the bean-throwing for Setsubun? I'd love to experience this Japanese tradition.
Happy New Year! I look forward to working with you this year as well.
May I write a wish on a Tanabata strip? I'd love to participate.
Do you visit the family grave during Obon? Could you tell me about the Obon period in Japan?
Would you like to join me for hatsumōde (New Year's first shrine visit)? If you know a famous shrine or temple, I'd love to visit with you.
Do you have any plans for hanami (cherry blossom viewing)? If you'd like, would you join me? Let's take bento boxes and eat under the blossoms.
Happy New Year! I look forward to working with you again this year.
Thank you very much for the wonderful mid-summer gift.
Demons out! Luck in! (Traditional Setsubun bean-throwing chant)
Thank you for inviting me to the cherry blossom viewing. They're truly beautiful!
Today is Tanabata! Did you write a wish on a paper strip?
Are you going back to your hometown for Obon? How do you usually spend it each year?
It's Children's Day! Have you eaten kashiwa mochi? Are you flying any carp streamers?
Today is Hinamatsuri! Are you displaying your hina dolls? Did you have them displayed as a child?
The moon is beautiful tonight. Would you like to enjoy moon-viewing together?
It's Setsubun today! 'Out with evil, in with good fortune!' — shall we toss the beans together?
Obon is an important time to welcome the spirits of our ancestors.
Thank you for your support throughout this year. Please have a wonderful New Year.
Today is the winter solstice, so it's good to take a yuzu bath. It's a long-standing tradition.
March 3rd is the Doll's Festival (Hinamatsuri). Have you set out your hina doll display yet?
It's Tanabata! Let's write our wishes on strips of paper and hang them on a bamboo branch.
Have you done your first shrine or temple visit of the New Year yet? It really feels wonderful.
On New Year's Eve, the temple bell rings 108 times. Each toll dispels one of the 108 worldly desires — clearing the slate for the new year.
Want to go cherry blossom viewing this Sunday?
The carp streamers look beautiful, don't they?
Are you giving your mom anything for Mother's Day?
What did you write on your tanzaku?
The moon is beautiful tonight, isn't it?
Demons out, fortune in!
What a magnificent hina doll display. Your granddaughter must be delighted.
It's a modest gesture, but I've sent a midsummer gift as thanks for your continued support. I would be grateful if you accept it.
Your grandchild is at the age for the 7-5-3 celebration, isn't it? What are your plans for the kimono?
Today's doyou no ushi no hi. Want to go eat eel?
Where should we go for hatsumoude?
Thank you very much for everything this year. It's a token gesture, but I've sent an oseibo gift.
Want to have some sakura mochi?
Today is Risshun, isn't it? According to the calendar, it's already spring.
It's the harvest moon tonight, isn't it? Want some moon-viewing dango?
Shochuu-mimai (summer greeting cards) are sent from the end of the rainy season until risshuu (early August).
Today is kagami-biraki — let's make oshiruko (sweet bean soup) with the New Year's rice cake.
You write your wish on a tanzaku strip and hang it on the bamboo branch.
When wearing a yukata, wrap the right side against your body first — never the opposite, since that's only how the deceased are dressed.
On New Year's Eve we eat toshikoshi-soba — wishing for a long life.
For Obon, light the welcoming fire on the 13th to receive the ancestors, and the sending-off fire on the 16th to bid them farewell.
Hachijuu-hachiya is the 88th day from risshun — the start of new-tea harvest.
Congratulations on your 60th birthday celebration. The red chanchanko suits you well.
The spring equinox week (haru-higan) is the time to visit ancestral graves.
Shichi-go-san celebrates the growth of children at ages 3, 5, and 7.
After risshun, spring begins on the calendar.
Kanchuu-mimai cards are sent after the matsu-no-uchi period until risshun.
In some regions, at the end of Obon, lanterns are floated down the river to send off the ancestors.
Seijinshiki celebrates those turning 20 — many wear furisode (long-sleeve kimono) or hakama.
Geshi (summer solstice) is the longest day of the year, around June 21.
Once haru-ichiban (the first spring wind) blows, real spring is almost here.
They say buying a kumade rake at Ni-no-Tori brings business prosperity.
On Hinamatsuri, we eat chirashizushi and hamaguri clam soup.
It's said that the proper Tanabata wishes are written on strips of five colors: blue, red, yellow, white, and black.
May 5th is Tango no Sekku—we raise carp streamers and eat kashiwa-mochi and chimaki.
On New Year's Eve, we eat toshikoshi soba, listen to the temple bell, and welcome the new year.
September 9th is the Choyo Festival, with a tradition of floating chrysanthemums in sake to wish for longevity.
The Spring and Autumn Equinox days are the middle of Higan—we visit ancestors' graves then.
On Chouyou Festival, we wish for longevity with chestnut rice and chrysanthemum sake.
From around January 5th to the start of spring is called 'kan no uchi'—the coldest period of the year.