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    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

This is what I could remember from the N2 test - Kanji readings: 極端 (きょくたん) 援助 (えんじょ) 継続 (けいぞく) 貿易 (ぼうえき) 破る (やぶる) Pick the right kanji: 改訂/訂正 - I think 訂正する was the right answer but I picked the o...
rmpalpha JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,285 2014-12-07, 9:50 pm
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

I sat the N2 in San Francisco. I felt the test was difficult mainly due to my not really studying/preparing for it. I couldn't finish the reading section - I didn't realize just how much material I'...
rmpalpha JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,285 2014-12-07, 9:01 pm
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

I'll be sitting the N2 exam in San Francisco. From what it looks like, I'll be in the same room with the other test takers this year, but I guess I'll leave early since I won't be staying for the lis...
rmpalpha JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,285 2014-11-07, 3:46 pm
    Thread: Anyone Studying the Other Languages of Japan?
Post: Anyone Studying the Other Languages of Japan?

I had a Japanese Sign Language tutor for a short time when I started studying Japanese a couple of years ago here in the US. It was a great experience, but it was (and still is) really hard to rememb...
rmpalpha General discussion 7 2,276 2014-10-13, 1:00 pm
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

I'm currently at 35% of 8級, 92% of 9級, and 96% of 10級. I'm happy to say that I'm now consistently passing the 8級 test with scores between 135-140 - the vocabulary has started to become second nature ...
rmpalpha General discussion 397 123,354 2014-10-07, 1:54 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

Seems strange that they would repeat questions in the new game - I don't remember that happening in the DS3 game (only up to level 8 though). I've noticed that, on the DS3 game I've been playing, the...
rmpalpha General discussion 397 123,354 2014-09-26, 4:32 pm
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

Well, it's been a month of off and on KanKen DS3 practice and I just now passed 8級 for the second time with 124/150. I have a long way to go before I can start to feel confident that I have the vocab...
rmpalpha General discussion 397 123,354 2014-09-13, 8:35 pm
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

Just mailed in the paperwork for the N2 test. It's a little annoying that, while I can register electronically, I have to print out the registration email and send it in with a paper form for special...
rmpalpha JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,285 2014-09-12, 5:02 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I'm curious about the differences between these sets of words - these are all words I've seen in the KanKen 10級 and 9級 tests so far. Thanks in advance! (1) 図書、書物 (2) 通う and things like 通校/通勤 (3) 昼、正...
rmpalpha The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,842 2014-08-21, 12:30 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

After about 26 hours on the KanKen DS3 game, I'm at 96% for 10級, 60% for 9級, and 4% for 8級. It's becoming very clear to me that just knowing the kanji means nothing in terms of being able to read or ...
rmpalpha General discussion 397 123,354 2014-08-21, 12:12 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

PotbellyPig Wrote:I'm fiddling in the game now. What exactly affects the completion rate? Do you just keep selecting new practice lessons to run through at a given level? Or do you have to take the...
rmpalpha General discussion 397 123,354 2014-08-12, 12:51 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

PotbellyPig Wrote:By what you write, it looks like it is worth it to go through each level and not jump to the recommended level by the test they seem to give when you start out. Makes sense since yo...
rmpalpha General discussion 397 123,354 2014-08-10, 10:47 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I'm not sure what the word ポンと means in the passage of my textbook. Here's the excerpt that contains this word for context. Thanks in advance :) 先日町を歩いていると、突然「アンケートをお願いします」と声をかけられた。笑顔で「今、幸せですか。生きがい...
rmpalpha The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,842 2014-08-09, 10:19 pm
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

Reading through this thread has inspired me to get the KanKen 3 DS game and work through it. After about 14 hours in, I've completed 80% of 10級 and 18% of 9級, and am liking the game a lot so far. A ...
rmpalpha General discussion 397 123,354 2014-08-09, 6:41 pm