Aside from the potty talk, a survey on bathroom habits can help us learn how to describe emerging trends in Japanese. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/26/language/bathroom-habits-japan-men/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn3 #jlptn2 #jlptn1

July 17 is World Emoji Day! But is it only going to be Gen Xers and Millennials that celebrate it? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/11/language/emoji-japanese-gen-z-texts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #emoji #vocabulary #jlptn3 #jlptn1 #grammar

You're thrown into a whirlwind of a new job in April and then the Golden Week holidays hit — dreading the return to work? You may have the "May blues." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/05/01/language/may-blues-japan-depressed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #mentalhealth #depression #jlptn5 #grammar #jlptn1

The term “bakari” can be used in several different ways to emphasize and define the limit of a range. Check out your options in this week's Bilingual piece. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/11/language/osaka-expo-grammar-bakari/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #voacbulary #grammar #jlptn1 #jlptn2 #jlptn3 #2025osakaexpo

Even native Japanese speakers say they have trouble with "keigo," an honorific language with its own vocabulary and grammar. In response, the government has stepped in to outline the most common errors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/12/06/language/keigo-honorific-challenges-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #keigo #grammar #jlptn2 #jlptn1

Reviewing N2 while studying kanji N1
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Modern society tends to see quitting as a sign of weakness, but Buddhist teaching has extolled the benefits of letting go of something at the right time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/10/language/giving-up-buddhism-japanese-grammar-jlpt/ #life #language #nihongo #japanese #jlptn1 #jlptn2 #jlptn3 #grammar

Certain Japanese grammatical structures can help enhance emotions in conversation and writing, conveying the idea of "unbearably." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/25/language/children-japan-grammar-shikataganai-tamaranai/ #life #language #vocabulary #nihongo #grammar #jlptn1 #jlptn2 #jlptn3