Title: MiniCore Japanese-EN / Booster: Onsen & Public Bath
Tags: MinicoreJapanese-EN booster-onsen sentence vocab dialog-line dialog recognition

MinicoreJapanese: Onsen wa doko desu ka.
Native: 温泉はどこですか。
English: Where is the hot spring (bath)?
Literal: hot-spring [topic] where is ?
Notes: onsen — hot spring: mineral water out of the actual earth, and the reason half of rural Japan gets visited. Lesson 4's doko frame carries it from the front desk to the end of the hallway.

MinicoreJapanese: Ofuro wa arimasu ka.
Native: お風呂はありますか。
English: Is there a bath (in this hotel)?
Literal: bath [topic] exists ?
Notes: ofuro — the bath, the general word: the tub in your room, the shared one downstairs. Ask this at check-in and follow the pointing hand.

MinicoreJapanese: Rotenburo wa arimasu ka.
Native: 露天風呂はありますか。
English: Is there an open-air bath?
Literal: open-air-bath [topic] exists ?
Notes: rotenburo — the open-air bath: outside, under sky, sometimes under snow. The single best word in this pack; ask for it everywhere.

MinicoreJapanese: Sentou wa chikai desu ka.
Native: 銭湯は近いですか。
English: Is the bathhouse close?
Literal: bathhouse [topic] near is ?
Notes: sentou — the neighborhood public bathhouse: city version, no hot spring under it, pure local life. Lesson 6's chikai does the geography.

MinicoreJapanese: Onsen wa nan-ji made desu ka.
Native: 温泉は何時までですか。
English: Until what time is the onsen open?
Literal: hot-spring [topic] what-hour until is ?
Notes: Lesson 6's hours frame, pointed at the water. Ryokan baths often close for cleaning at night and swap sides in the morning — this question saves the disappointment.

MinicoreJapanese: Ashiyu wa doko desu ka.
Native: 足湯はどこですか。
English: Where is the foot bath?
Literal: foot-bath [topic] where is ?
Notes: ashiyu — the free public foot bath: shoes off, feet in, at stations and street corners in onsen towns. The zero-commitment version of everything in this pack.

MinicoreJapanese: Kore wa otoko desu ka.
Native: これはおとこですか。
English: Is this one the men's? (pointing at the curtain)
Literal: this [topic] man is ?
Notes: otoko — man. When the curtains aren't color-coded and the kanji hasn't stuck yet: point and ask. Lesson 2's very first frame, guarding the very last door.

MinicoreJapanese: Onna wa migi desu ka.
Native: おんなは右ですか。
English: Is the women's on the right?
Literal: woman [topic] right is ?
Notes: onna — woman. With Lesson 6's migi, it sorts the two doors from a safe distance. (Careful: many ryokan swap the men's and women's baths overnight — yesterday's door may be today's wrong one.)

MinicoreJapanese: Datsuijo wa doko desu ka.
Native: 脱衣所はどこですか。
English: Where is the changing room?
Literal: changing-room [topic] where is ?
Notes: datsuijo — the changing room, between the door and the water. Everything you own stays here — which raises the next question.

MinicoreJapanese: Rokkaa wa arimasu ka.
Native: ロッカーはありますか。
English: Are there lockers?
Literal: locker [topic] exists ?
Notes: rokkaa — locker, the loanword. Sentou lockers take a coin or a wristband key; ask, and the attendant will mime the rest.

MinicoreJapanese: Taoru wa arimasu ka.
Native: タオルはありますか。
English: Do you have towels? (to rent or buy)
Literal: towel [topic] exists ?
Notes: taoru — towel. Ryokan provide them; sentou usually rent or sell them. Ask before undressing, not after.

MinicoreJapanese: Taoru, onegaishimasu.
Native: タオル、お願いします。
English: A towel, please.
Literal: towel, please
Notes: And the follow-up: Lesson 1's onegaishimasu, doing what it has always done.

MinicoreJapanese: Sekken wa arimasu ka.
Native: せっけんはありますか。
English: Is there soap?
Literal: soap [topic] exists ?
Notes: sekken — soap. Onsen almost always stock it at the wash stations; old-school sentou may not — this question is the difference between the two.

MinicoreJapanese: Shanpuu wa doko desu ka.
Native: シャンプーはどこですか。
English: Where is the shampoo?
Literal: shampoo [topic] where is ?
Notes: shanpuu — shampoo, another loanword you already half-own. Wash-station shelf, usually — but asking beats wandering wet.

MinicoreJapanese: Mizugi wa daijoubu desu ka.
Native: 水着は大丈夫ですか。
English: Is a swimsuit okay? (at a mixed or pool-style bath)
Literal: swimsuit [topic] fine is ?
Notes: mizugi — swimsuit. At a traditional onsen or sentou the answer is always no — nudity is the uniform (see below). But mixed-gender baths and spa-resort pools exist, and there this question earns its keep.

MinicoreJapanese: Yu wa atsui desu ne.
Native: ゆは熱いですね。
English: The water's hot, isn't it.
Literal: hot-water [topic] hot is [ne]
Notes: yu — hot water: the ゆ on the curtain outside, and the thing itself once you're in it. With Lesson 9's ne, this is authentic bath small talk — 42°C water makes philosophers of everyone.

MinicoreJapanese: Yukata, ii desu ka.
Native: 浴衣、いいですか。
English: May I (wear) the yukata?
Literal: robe, good is ?
Notes: yukata — the cotton robe folded in your ryokan room. The answer is yes — wear it to the bath, to dinner, to the lobby — but Lesson 7's permission frame asks it politely. (Left side over right; the reverse is for funerals, and someone will quietly fix you.)

MinicoreJapanese: Kashikiri-buro wa ikura desu ka.
Native: 貸切風呂はいくらですか。
English: How much is the private bath?
Literal: private-bath [topic] how-much is ?
Notes: kashikiri-buro — the private, bookable family bath. The workaround for shyness, tattoos, or a first-timer who wants to learn the ropes alone — usually rented by the hour.

MinicoreJapanese: Kashikiri-buro, yoyaku onegaishimasu.
Native: 貸切風呂、予約お願いします。
English: A reservation for the private bath, please.
Literal: private-bath, reservation please
Notes: Lesson 7's reservation move, unchanged: name the thing, add yoyaku onegaishimasu.

MinicoreJapanese: Gyuunyuu wa arimasu ka.
Native: 牛乳はありますか。
English: Do you have milk?
Literal: milk [topic] exists ?
Notes: gyuunyuu — milk. The post-bath bottle of cold milk, drunk in one go with a hand on your hip, is a sentou institution older than your grandparents. The fridge is by the exit. Participate.

MinicoreJapanese: Irezumi wa daijoubu desu ka.
Native: いれずみは大丈夫ですか。
English: Is a tattoo okay? / Are tattoos allowed?
Literal: tattoo [topic] fine is ?
Notes: irezumi — tattoo. The most important question in this pack: many baths still refuse tattoos (an old yakuza association), others allow small or covered ones. Ask it at the front desk, before paying — memorize it whole and deploy it first. A chotto… answer means no; a kashikiri-buro is often the offered compromise.

MinicoreJapanese: onsen
Native: 温泉
English: hot spring
Notes: *Onsen wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: sentou
Native: 銭湯
English: public bathhouse
Notes: the city cousin — *Sentou wa chikai desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: rotenburo
Native: 露天風呂
English: open-air bath
Notes: *Rotenburo wa arimasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: ofuro
Native: お風呂
English: bath
Notes: the general word

MinicoreJapanese: yu
Native: ゆ
English: hot water
Notes: the ゆ on the curtain

MinicoreJapanese: datsuijo
Native: 脱衣所
English: changing room
Notes: *Datsuijo wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: rokkaa
Native: ロッカー
English: locker
Notes: *Rokkaa wa arimasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: taoru
Native: タオル
English: towel
Notes: never in the water

MinicoreJapanese: sekken
Native: せっけん
English: soap
Notes: *Sekken wa arimasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: shanpuu
Native: シャンプー
English: shampoo
Notes: *Shanpuu wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: yukata
Native: 浴衣
English: cotton robe
Notes: left over right

MinicoreJapanese: irezumi
Native: いれずみ
English: tattoo
Notes: ask **before** paying

MinicoreJapanese: otoko
Native: おとこ
English: man / men's
Notes: the 男 curtain

MinicoreJapanese: onna
Native: おんな
English: woman / women's
Notes: the 女 curtain

MinicoreJapanese: mizugi
Native: 水着
English: swimsuit
Notes: traditional baths: never

MinicoreJapanese: kashikiri-buro
Native: 貸切風呂
English: private (rental) bath
Notes: the tattoo/shyness workaround

MinicoreJapanese: ashiyu
Native: 足湯
English: foot bath
Notes: free, public, shoes off

MinicoreJapanese: gyuunyuu
Native: 牛乳
English: milk
Notes: the post-bath bottle — participate

MinicoreJapanese: Karada o aratte kara, ohairi kudasai.
Native: 体を洗ってから、お入りください。
English: wash before entering
Notes: soap and rinse fully at the stalls first

MinicoreJapanese: Taoru wa yu ni irenaide kudasai.
Native: タオルは湯に入れないでください。
English: no towels in the water
Notes: head or edge, never the bath

MinicoreJapanese: At the onsen front desk
Notes: Traveler: Sumimasen. Onsen wa nan-ji made desu ka.
Excuse me — until what time is the onsen open?
[excuse-me. hot-spring [topic] what-hour until is ?]
Host: Yoru juu-ji made desu.
Until 10:00 at night.
[night 10:00 until is]
Traveler: Irezumi wa daijoubu desu ka.
Is a tattoo okay?
[tattoo [topic] fine is ?]
Host: Chiisai irezumi wa daijoubu desu yo.
A small tattoo is fine.
[small tattoo [topic] fine is [yo]]
Traveler: Taoru wa arimasu ka.
Do you have towels?
[towel [topic] exists ?]
Host: Hai, arimasu. Ni-hyaku en desu.
Yes, we do. It's 200 yen.
[yes, exists. two-hundred yen is]
Traveler: Ja, taoru, onegaishimasu.
Well then — a towel, please.
[well-then, towel, please]
Host: Hai, douzo.
Here you are.
[yes, here-you-are]
Traveler: Arigatou gozaimasu.
Thank you.
[thank you (full polite form)]

MinicoreJapanese: Sumimasen. Onsen wa nan-ji made desu ka.
Native: すみません。温泉は何時までですか。
English: Excuse me — until what time is the onsen open?
Literal: excuse-me. hot-spring [topic] what-hour until is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Yoru juu-ji made desu.
Native: 夜十時までです。
English: Until 10:00 at night.
Literal: night 10:00 until is

MinicoreJapanese: Chiisai irezumi wa daijoubu desu yo.
Native: 小さいいれずみは大丈夫ですよ。
English: A small tattoo is fine.
Literal: small tattoo [topic] fine is [yo]

MinicoreJapanese: Hai, arimasu. Ni-hyaku en desu.
Native: はい、あります。二百円です。
English: Yes, we do. It's 200 yen.
Literal: yes, exists. two-hundred yen is

MinicoreJapanese: Ja, taoru, onegaishimasu.
Native: じゃ、タオル、お願いします。
English: Well then — a towel, please.
Literal: well-then, towel, please

MinicoreJapanese: Onsen house rules
Notes: Staff: Karada o aratte kara, ohairi kudasai.
Please wash your body before getting in. → wash and rinse fully at the shower stalls first
[body [obj] wash-then, enter-please]
Staff: Taoru wa yu ni irenaide kudasai.
Please don't put towels in the water. → small towel on your head or the edge, never in the bath
[towel [topic] hot-water in put-not-please]

MinicoreJapanese: The bath-hours question
Notes: Traveler: Sumimasen. Rotenburo wa nan-ji kara desu ka.
Excuse me — from what time is the open-air bath?
[excuse-me. open-air-bath [topic] what-hour from is ?]
Host: Rotenburo wa gogo san-ji kara yoru juu-ji made, otoko-yu to onna-yu wa irekae-sei to natte orimasu.
The open-air bath runs 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., and the men's and women's sides rotate.
[(too fast — that's the point)]
Traveler: Sumimasen. Yukkuri onegaishimasu.
Sorry — slowly, please.
[excuse-me. slowly, please]
Host: San-ji kara desu.
From 3:00.
[3:00 from is]

MinicoreJapanese: Sumimasen. Rotenburo wa nan-ji kara desu ka.
Native: すみません。露天風呂は何時からですか。
English: Excuse me — from what time is the open-air bath?
Literal: excuse-me. open-air-bath [topic] what-hour from is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Rotenburo wa gogo san-ji kara yoru juu-ji made, otoko-yu to onna-yu wa irekae-sei to natte orimasu.
Native: 露天風呂は午後三時から夜十時まで、男湯と女湯は入れ替え制となっております。
English: The open-air bath runs 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., and the men's and women's sides rotate.
Literal: (too fast — that's the point)

MinicoreJapanese: San-ji kara desu.
Native: 三時からです。
English: From 3:00.
Literal: 3:00 from is