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A transitive verb and an intransitive one differ in that one doesn't require a subject. This lets you point out the fact that the scary doll in the corner of the room has moved on its own. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/31/language/intransitive-japanese-grammar-ghosts/

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Green your Japanese vocabulary with a quick primer on different gardening terms courtesy of @yutranslates, then get started on that グリーンカーテン https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/24/language/gardening-gardens-japanese-vocabulary/

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Tiens, c’est un camion pompier qui est invisible aujourd’hui 🤣

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Alors ça non plus, je ne sais pas trop dans quel contexte ça a du sens. Ça doit être plutôt rare quand même… en tout cas, je me suis pas sûr que ça me servir sur place 😅 #japonais #nihongo #DuoLingo

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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

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"Before it's too late," "while you remember" — Mother's Day offers us a chance to learn ways to express a range of time in Japanese. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/03/language/mothers-day-japan-grammar/

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Ah tiens, cette fois ci c’est une vache qui est invisible 🧐

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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/

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An English version of "The City and Its Uncertain Walls" won't come out till the fall, which gives you time to read it unspoiled in its original language. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/19/language/how-to-read-haruki-murakami-in-japanese/

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Thanks to the new entries, pretty soon your grandparents will even know what "onigiri," "omotenashi" and "kintsugi" means. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/18/language/new-updates-to-japanese-dictionary-oxford/ #life #language #vocabulary #dictionary #nihongo

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As the weather changes it doesn't hurt to give your home a good clean. In Japan, that may also mean dusting off a few words and phrases for tidying. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/11/language/spring-cleaning-vocabulary-japanese/

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In addition to "maruhara," or "period harassment," younger employees want to cut down on the unnecessary emails that are a part of work culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/02/language/period-harassment-maruhara-japanese-work-culture/

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The world of shogi, a game that is often described as a form of Japanese chess, has given us much more than just checkmates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/03/29/language/shogi-japanese-chess-vocabulary-idioms/

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Author Sayaka Murata's use of marked and unmarked language provides new layers to a commentary on modern society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/03/22/language/sayaka-murata-convenience-store-woman-japanese-novels/

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Got anything planned for International Women's Day? Try engaging with some of the issues in Japanese if you're not headed out to a march. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/03/08/language/international-womens-day-japan-language/

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Japan may finally change its romanization rules, opting for the more common Hepburn system. This would benefit Japanese people as much as foreigners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/06/japan/japanese-romanization-rules-change-explained/

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If you received a gift on Valentine's Day, White Day is your chance to return the kindness. Learn the verbs for giving with grace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/03/01/language/giving-receiving-white-day-japan/

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Areas hit by the New Year's Day earthquake find themselves subject to damaging misinformation as they try to focus on reconstruction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/02/23/language/rumor-gossip-japanese-language-misinformation/

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As Ukraine is set to mark two years since Russia’s invasion, two female students at a Japanese language school in Kyoto that accepts evacuees, have embarked on differing career paths, but continue to share the same hope for the bloody war's end. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/society/japan-ukraine-evacuees/

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A social norm seems to persist in Japan that one should apologize first and explain later. That goes for companies as well. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/02/09/language/successful-unsuccessful-public-apologies/

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got my yearly health check this friday (健康診断 けんこうしんだん)

I need to remember to do my poo samples for the poo test they'll do (検便検査 けんべんけんさ)

便 べん means poo/feces/stool
検査 けんさ test
検 けん by itself means test, so you could read 検便検査 as poo test test if you were being pedantic

for the linux nerds out there 大便 だいべん (daiben, also meaning feces) is close in pronunciation to a certain large distribution that I've heard it's the unofficial name in some quarters

#nihongo

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Kiddos Christmas present for me finally arrived.

A Japanese Pokemon green cartridge for the Gameboy Advanced so I can practice Japanese on it.

Along with a Gameboy Advance he modified for me.

Including a modern screen, USB-C charge port, and snazzy custom casing.

#retrogames #retrogamer #nintendo #gameboy #pokemon #japanese #nihongo

The screen is simply amazing.
Japanese Pokemon Green!!

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