Title: MiniCore Japanese-EN / Booster: Long Stay & Daily Life
Tags: MinicoreJapanese-EN booster-longstay sentence vocab dialog-line recognition dialog

MinicoreJapanese: Uiikurii manshon wa arimasu ka.
Native: ウィークリーマンションはありますか。
English: Is there a weekly mansion (around here)?
Literal: weekly-mansion [topic] exists ?
Notes: uiikurii manshon — the weekly mansion, both halves katakana loanwords. Ask at a tourist information counter or your current hotel's desk when the trip outgrows its booking; booking sites list them in English under the same name.

MinicoreJapanese: Shea hausu wa ikura desu ka.
Native: シェアハウスはいくらですか。
English: How much is the share house? (the monthly rate)
Literal: share-house [topic] how-much is ?
Notes: shea hausu — the share house, priced by the month. Lesson 3's ikura does the work, and the answer is usually far under what the same weeks in a hotel would cost.

MinicoreJapanese: Koin randorii wa arimasu ka.
Native: コインランドリーはありますか。
English: Is there a coin laundry?
Literal: coin-laundry [topic] exists ?
Notes: koin randorii — the laundromat, cousin of the [coin lockers](/boosters/booster-trains/) you already know. Bright, unstaffed, open late, and everywhere apartments are small — which is everywhere.

MinicoreJapanese: Senzai wa doko desu ka.
Native: 洗剤はどこですか。
English: Where is the detergent?
Literal: detergent [topic] where is ?
Notes: senzai — detergent. The pleasant surprise: most modern machines dispense it automatically, so the answer is often a gesture meaning "it's already in there." Asking once beats double-dosing.

MinicoreJapanese: Kansouki wa ikura desu ka.
Native: 乾燥機はいくらですか。
English: How much is the dryer?
Literal: dryer [topic] how-much is ?
Notes: kansouki — the dryer, which runs on hundred-yen coins per ten-ish minutes rather than per load. Budget two or three coins; Japanese dryers are gentle and unhurried. (Many shops also have a sneaker-washing machine in the corner — one of Japan's small daily-life delights.)

MinicoreJapanese: Suupaa wa doko desu ka.
Native: スーパーはどこですか。
English: Where is a supermarket?
Literal: supermarket [topic] where is ?
Notes: suupaa — the supermarket, where long-stay budgets go to recover from konbini prices. The [Depachika](/boosters/booster-depachika/) pack taught the famous sundown economy — from early evening, prepared food grows discount stickers — and your neighborhood suupaa runs exactly the same ritual at half the price point: same red hangaku stickers, same hour, same happy hunters.

MinicoreJapanese: Waribiki wa arimasu ka.
Native: 割引はありますか。
English: Is there a discount?
Literal: discount [topic] exists ?
Notes: waribiki — a discount, the percentage sticker (２０％引 and friends) that arrives before hangaku does. Worth recognizing on sight: 割引 means the price is already better than the shelf tag says. The question itself also works anywhere — rental counters, tickets, tours.

MinicoreJapanese: Moeru gomi wa kyou desu ka.
Native: 燃えるごみは今日ですか。
English: Is burnable garbage today?
Literal: burnable garbage [topic] today is ?
Notes: gomi — garbage, and moeru gomi — the burnable stream, the one you'll produce most. Its opposite, moenai gomi (non-burnable), completes the pair. This question to a host or front desk sorts out the calendar in one exchange.

MinicoreJapanese: Petto botoru wa doko desu ka.
Native: ペットボトルはどこですか。
English: Where do PET bottles go?
Literal: PET-bottle [topic] where is ?
Notes: petto botoru — the PET bottle, Japan's most ritualized piece of trash: cap off, label off, bottle rinsed, three separate destinies. The [festival](/boosters/booster-festivals/) gomi-bako was the easy mode; this is the home game.

MinicoreJapanese: Biyoushitsu no yoyaku, onegaishimasu.
Native: 美容室の予約、お願いします。
English: A salon reservation, please.
Literal: beauty-salon [of] reservation, please
Notes: biyoushitsu — the hair salon, reserved with Lesson 7's yoyaku machinery unchanged.

MinicoreJapanese: Tokoya wa doko desu ka.
Native: 床屋はどこですか。
English: Where is a barbershop?
Literal: barbershop [topic] where is ?
Notes: tokoya — the classic barbershop. Between it and the salon sit the thousand-yen quick-cut chains, which run on [ticket machines](/boosters/booster-shokken/) and need no reservation at all — the long-stayer's usual answer.

MinicoreJapanese: uiikurii manshon
Native: ウィークリーマンション
English: weekly mansion
Notes: furnished studio by the week — manshon ≠ mansion

MinicoreJapanese: shea hausu
Native: シェアハウス
English: share house
Notes: private room, shared kitchen and bath

MinicoreJapanese: koin randorii
Native: コインランドリー
English: coin laundry
Notes: Koin randorii wa arimasu ka.

MinicoreJapanese: senzai
Native: 洗剤
English: detergent
Notes: often auto-dispensed — ask before adding

MinicoreJapanese: kansouki
Native: 乾燥機
English: dryer
Notes: ¥100 coins, per time block

MinicoreJapanese: suupaa
Native: スーパー
English: supermarket
Notes: Suupaa wa doko desu ka.

MinicoreJapanese: waribiki
Native: 割引
English: discount
Notes: the ％引 sticker — Waribiki wa arimasu ka.

MinicoreJapanese: hangaku
Native: 半額
English: half price
Notes: the red evening sticker

MinicoreJapanese: gomi
Native: ごみ
English: garbage
Notes: sorted, scheduled, personal

MinicoreJapanese: moeru gomi
Native: 燃えるごみ
English: burnable garbage
Notes: Moeru gomi wa kyou desu ka.

MinicoreJapanese: moenai gomi
Native: 燃えないごみ
English: non-burnable garbage
Notes: the other stream — city rules vary

MinicoreJapanese: petto botoru
Native: ペットボトル
English: PET bottle
Notes: cap off, label off, rinsed

MinicoreJapanese: biyoushitsu
Native: 美容室
English: hair salon
Notes: Biyoushitsu no yoyaku, onegaishimasu.

MinicoreJapanese: tokoya
Native: 床屋
English: barbershop
Notes: the classic kind; quick-cut chains use ticket machines

MinicoreJapanese: Manshitsu desu.
Native: 満室です。
English: We're full — no vacancy. → on to the next place
Literal: full-rooms is
Notes: ask the next place
Recognition only — you'll hear this; you never need to say it.

MinicoreJapanese: Kyou wa dou nasaimasu ka.
Native: 今日はどうなさいますか。
English: What'll it be today? (the barber's opener) → show the photo: Kore, onegaishimasu.
Literal: today [topic] how do (honorific) ?
Notes: show the photo
Recognition only — you'll hear this; you never need to say it.

MinicoreJapanese: Osaki ni douzo.
Native: お先にどうぞ。
English: Go ahead — after you. → a nod or doumo, and take the machine/elevator/register being offered
Literal: ahead [ni] please-go-first
Notes: nod, doumo, go
Recognition only — you'll hear this; you never need to say it.

MinicoreJapanese: At the weekly-mansion front desk
Notes: Traveler: Sumimasen. Koin randorii wa arimasu ka.
Excuse me. Is there a coin laundry?
[excuse-me. coin-laundry [topic] exists ?]
Staff: Hai, arimasu. Iriguchi no yoko desu.
Yes — it's next to the entrance.
[yes, exists. entrance [of] side is]
Traveler: Senzai mo arimasu ka.
Is there detergent too?
[detergent also exists ?]
Staff: Kikai no naka ni arimasu. Jidou desu.
It's inside the machine — automatic.
[machine [of] inside [at] exists. automatic is]
Traveler: Arigatou gozaimasu. Moeru gomi wa kyou desu ka.
Thank you. Is burnable garbage today?
[thank-you. burnable garbage [topic] today is ?]
Staff: Ashita no asa desu. Kore wa karendaa desu. Douzo.
Tomorrow morning. This is the calendar — here you go.
[tomorrow [of] morning is. this [topic] calendar is. here-you-are]
Traveler: Doumo.
Thanks!
[thanks (casual-polite)]

MinicoreJapanese: Sumimasen. Koin randorii wa arimasu ka.
Native: すみません。コインランドリーはありますか。
English: Excuse me. Is there a coin laundry?
Literal: excuse-me. coin-laundry [topic] exists ?

MinicoreJapanese: Hai, arimasu. Iriguchi no yoko desu.
Native: はい、あります。入口の横です。
English: Yes — it's next to the entrance.
Literal: yes, exists. entrance [of] side is

MinicoreJapanese: Senzai mo arimasu ka.
Native: 洗剤もありますか。
English: Is there detergent too?
Literal: detergent also exists ?

MinicoreJapanese: Kikai no naka ni arimasu. Jidou desu.
Native: 機械の中にあります。自動です。
English: It's inside the machine — automatic.
Literal: machine [of] inside [at] exists. automatic is

MinicoreJapanese: Arigatou gozaimasu. Moeru gomi wa kyou desu ka.
Native: ありがとうございます。燃えるごみは今日ですか。
English: Thank you. Is burnable garbage today?
Literal: thank-you. burnable garbage [topic] today is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Ashita no asa desu. Kore wa karendaa desu. Douzo.
Native: あしたの朝です。これはカレンダーです。どうぞ。
English: Tomorrow morning. This is the calendar — here you go.
Literal: tomorrow [of] morning is. this [topic] calendar is. here-you-are