07/08/2025
休憩 vs 休息: Key Differences Explained.
Key Differences
→ 休憩 is like a coffee break ☕—a quick pause to recharge before continuing.
Example: 「午後3時に10分間の休憩を取った。」
→ 休息 is more like a weekend getaway 🌄—a longer rest to fully recover.
Example: 「疲れたので今日は一日休息する。」
31/08/2021
帰国
きこく
Return to one's country
13/08/2021
Five-level disaster warning scale to be used for floods and landslides.
13/08/2021
Five-level disaster warning scale to be used for floods and landslides.
Evacuation levels and protocols during a disaster
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18/01/2021
The test result for the second JLPT in 2020 (December) will be available from January 25 (Mon).
27/10/2020
ご遠慮下さい
ごえんりょくださいplease refrain from ~ (e.g. smoking, etc.)
27/10/2020
以外
いがい
with the exception of; excepting
27/10/2020
専用駐車場
せんようちゅうしゃ
じょう
private parking place
05/08/2020
Talking politics in Japanese as the U.S. election heats up
A lot of people are talking about the upcoming U.S. election, so it's time to brush up on your campaign vocabulary.