I've been learning this language for a long time now (over 5 years) and can understand 90% of the news well. But when it comes to podcasts or a video where 2 or more people are talking casually to each other.. sometimes i understand less than 50% of what's being said, even when i'm familar with the topic they're talking about. I am not sure why that is and what i am missing?
FYI: My kanji level is n1 , grammar level is close to n1 and have learned a lot of words durning my study.
Edit: thanks everyone for trying to help. The majority of comments agreed that i should study more often. And since i don't have the energy for that right now, i might just take a break from the language.
by xAmrxxx