
Here is a list of general Japanese words you will hear and can
use when you visit Michi.
Arigato - thank you (informal)
Arigato gozaimashita - thank you very much (at the end of the evening)
Biru - Beer
Domo (DOH moh) - thank you
Domo arigato (ah ri GAH toh) - thank you very much
Dozo (DOH zoh) - please
Gochiso-sama [deshita] - this phrase traditionally closes a meal
Hai (high) - yes. Spoken abruptly with a glottal stop at the end,
almost swallowing the last vowel
Kanpai - to your health
Konichiwa (koh NEECH ee wah) - a greeting, roughly "how are you" or "how
do you do?"
Nigiri sushi - pieces of fish, shellfish, or fish roe over vinegared rice
balls
Okanjo - the bill/check
Oyasumi nasai - good night
Sake - faintly sweet rice wine
Sashimi - raw fish served chilled, sliced, and arranged without rice
Wasabi - Japanese horseradish
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