An employee reports progress, explains a delay and asks to push back the deadline using honorific language.
At the salon: explaining how much to cut, having a shampoo and reacting to the finished style.
A part-time job interview covering experience, available days, shift hours and hourly pay.
At a rental agency: asking about rent, management fees and arranging a viewing.
Two friends plan a movie and a meal, fixing the time and meeting place in casual speech.
A first visit at a hospital reception desk: filling in the form, showing the insurance card and waiting to be called.
Exchanging a wrong size, showing the receipt, and asking about refunds.
Calling to reach someone, asking when they return, and leaving a message.
Describing symptoms, asking for a day off, and the usual words of concern.
Buying tickets, using an IC card, express vs local trains, and changing lines.
How to ask the way to the station or post office and follow the directions.
The everyday classroom instructions teachers use, plus how students ask again.