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
When you're bringing up bad news in Japanese, reach for a few set phrases to soften the blow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/26/language/japanese-illness-language/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #jlptn3 #grammar
Proposing to someone in Japan works in the same way as it does in other countries, but some people still follow specific gift-giving traditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/18/language/japanese-engagement-wedding-customs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #jlptn4
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
It's the new fiscal year and that means meeting new colleagues and classmates. Learn how to properly introduce yourself in Japanese with a few set phrases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/05/language/japanese-introductions-work-parents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #jlptn5
Dive into the world of "waka" poetry, a classic Japanese style that is said to date back to the seventh century. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/28/language/waka-poetry-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #poetry
As the U.S. officially designates English as its national language, Japan is taking a different path that is partially the result of a rise in foreign tourists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/22/language/official-languages-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #language
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- Podéis llamarme #foncu... o #miarma.
- #Ingeniero de #Sevilla
#Emigré a #Suiza en 2010 para hacer un #doctorado y me quedé.
- Tengo el mejor #marido del mundo #SorryNotSorry
- Hablo muy alto y mucho.
- Me gustan los #idiomas: #español #English #français aunque sigo peleando contra el #Deutsch. Quiero aprender #català y #nihongo #日本語
- Me gusta la #política y buscar soluciones a los #problemas
- Adoro #nadar en #AguasAbiertas, a veces hago #triatlon pero no muy en serio.
If you want to get things moving, look to the kanji 通 for help. It's notably used in words relating to commuting and passing through things, as well as transmission of information. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/14/language/sarin-train-commute-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #aumshinrikyo #jlptn5 #jlptn3
Financial scams are a big problem in Japan right now, and a new scam uses tax-related terminology to scare people into paying up. Review your vocabulary and don't fall for the fraudsters! https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/06/language/taxes-scams-tariffs-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #taxes #scams #fraud #tariffs #jlptn3
What does it mean to be “brat” in Japanese? Fire up the Charli XCX playlist and explore the language and terminology of playful rebellion and mischief. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/28/language/charli-xcx-brat-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #charlixcx #jlptn4
A school near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv is enthusiastic about teaching Japanese and other foreign languages, believing that war will not happen if friendship is deepened through international exchange. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/ukr-school-language-education/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kyiv #ukraine #language #nihongo
Thanks to modern-day technology, reading classics such as "Hojoki" aren't as difficult as they may seem at first. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/20/language/hojoki-classical-japanese-text/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #literature #books
Is it fact or hearsay? Japanese has subtle ways of signaling uncertainty — learn how to spot them and sharpen your information literacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/14/language/ai-japanese-information-literacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn4 #jlptn3
Your Japanese friends may be hearing terms like "DEI" and "woke" a lot in the news, words that are difficult to translate directly. Learn Japanese phrases that explain context and nuance to help them out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/09/language/translating-woke-japanese-words/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #diversity #jlptn3 #grammar
@jisho It's great to see this wonderful resource for us Japanese learners up here on #Mastodon. I recommend you highly. #Japanese #Nihongo #LanguageLearning #Dictionary.
Ever walk by someone in a crowded Japanese train station and think, "Did that guy just shoulder check me on purpose?" Then you may have just had an encounter with a "butsukari otoko." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/01/31/language/bumping-crowds-train-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #livinginjapan
"Like strangers approaching you, or... meeting an unusual number of foreigners"
Careful, some could be Kremlin spies! 
Americans projecting and inserting their own fears into Manga.
The English translation adds "meeting an unusual number of foreigners," which is not explicit in the original Japanese text. The Japanese simply refers to "meeting people outside" (外に会う), not specifying foreigners.
