The phrases you need outside of work.

Situations, not categories

Most Japanese language courses organize by grammar or vocabulary theme. This guide organizes by situation — what you actually need to say when you arrive at a new workplace, when you do not understand an instruction, when something hurts, and when you need to ask about your pay.

Rights phrases are included

Standard Japanese courses do not teach phrases for questioning a wage deduction, asking to see a written contract, or reporting an injury. This guide includes them — because these are the situations where language ability has the most practical consequence.

Romaji, Japanese script, and context

Every phrase includes romaji so you can say it before you can read kana, plus the Japanese script for when you need to show your phone, and a short note on when and how to use it. Mark phrases as learned to track your progress.