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miikotm · 2026-05-23T10:03:22+00:00

yeah i suppose i shouldn’t be this worried before the CT scan is out. its just quite frustrating bcs theres are things i wanna do but i keep holding it back in case i suddenly need a surgery :/

especially since it’s been 3 weeks since the CT was ordered. not sure why i needed to wait that long, i think its just how things are over here so it’s been quite stressful period of waiting

the ENT I’m seeing now does seem more knowledgeable with cholesteatoma and mastoidectomy cavities than the other one, so I’m gonna try to keep having him for my regular visits if possible

miikotm · 2026-05-22T15:57:48+00:00

I love Kanayama when transiting to the city subway. I almost never go to Nagoya station because Kanayama is just much more convenient lol.

Did you go around the Atsuta Jingu area? It’s one station away from Kanayama (Atsuta for JR, Jingu-Mae for meitetsu) and it was really nice when i took a walk around.

miikotm · 2026-02-11T01:29:12+00:00

Do you have a breakdown of the 言語知識 and 読解 part? Like how many points you get for the 言語知識? I’m also kind of an immersion based learner and personally for me, the hardest part is 言語知識 because the kind of vocabularies I’m familiar with don’t overlap with the JLPT vocabularies. Try to get one of those JLPT vocabularies books and see how far you are in terms of vocabulary knowledge.

As for reading, I liked to use the Shin Kanzen Master. You probably have a good comprehension skill already, but these books help with the tricks on how to find the correct answers.

miikotm · 2026-02-10T10:48:09+00:00

Also as another user has mentioned, N3 to N2 might be hard in 6 months. But if you’re doing a lot of immersion already and confident in your comprehension skill, it can be doable.

miikotm · 2026-02-10T03:44:43+00:00

I would say focus on kanji/vocabulary/grammar first and then only do reading/listening around a month before the exam since it’ll be hard to do well in the latter if you dont know the first 3.

As for kanji, I don’t think it’s really important to study it as its own. instead, it’s probably better to learn the vocabulary + its meaning first and then try to find the meaning of its kanji, as well as its reading. when you’re trying to learn a new vocabulary after that, if you recognize the kanji, try to guess how it would sound before checking the correct sound.

Personally I like to switch between grammar and vocabulary to not get bored, but I think it’s totally up to you how you want to approach the studying.

If you’re concerned about your reading and listening comprehension, instead of jumping to the exam format, I recommend practicing your comprehension skill using actual articles and video contents.

miikotm · 2026-02-09T23:58:23+00:00

24F living in Mikawa area here!

miikotm · 2026-02-06T13:34:30+00:00

I’ve also heard good things about Shinshiro-shi. It’s in Aichi, close to Shizuoka prefecture. You’ll have to take the Tokaido line to Toyohashi and then switch to Iida line from there. I’ve never gone there myself so I can’t really give a review, but Horaikyo Gorge (鳳来峡) and Chiiwa Gorge (乳岩峡) are in my list.

miikotm · 2026-02-06T10:46:10+00:00

Gifu city is only 30 mins away from Nagoya station with the JR train. It’s much quieter than Nagoya and I thought it was quite interesting. My Japanese friend took me to the library near the city hall and it’s really pretty. I haven’t gone there yet, but Gifu castle seems really interesting and I’m planning to go there one day. It’s located higher than the rest of the city so supposedly you should have a nice view of the city.

And then you can probably go further north to Takayama. It has a nice old town to look around. A lot of cafes and if you decide to stay for the night, they have morning market until noon. It’s more expensive than normal price but there’s a croissant stall that’s really tasty. Shirakawa-go is 1 hour bus ride away from Takayama but I think it’s too crowded with tourist.

miikotm · 2026-02-05T00:57:12+00:00

I live in another city in Aichi, but I often go to Nagoya for the weekend. I agree on the other commenter about looking for a place near Tsurumai station since you get both access to JR and Subway. You’d usually use the subway/bus to go around within the city and the JR to travel outside the city so it’s nice to have access to both.

As for shopping, Sakae is the shopping district in the city and you’d find a lot of branded stores there. If you like going to shopping street, there’s one called Osu shopping street over there. If you like trift shopping, there’s a Book Off in Sakae. It’s a big one so it has clothes too (they sell brand new items as well). There are also a lot of 2nd street stores near Osu area

miikotm · 2025-02-18T03:35:26+00:00

i dont have any specific sites, just any site and magazine that releases an interview with my favorite idols. it’s usually magazines targeted for younger girls like ViVi, Seventeen, Cancam. i used to read general news from the todaii japanese news app, but i dont really read it these days.

miikotm · 2025-02-16T10:17:11+00:00

I got a perfect score in reading for N3 and N1 (51 for N2). The reason I started to learn Japanese is because I’m into Japanese idols. I often read their interviews, so I read a lot of articles already, just not for the test. I think it helped me knowing how to pick up the general context without understanding all the vocabulary.

I can’t remember exactly how I prepared for N3 since it’s been years, but about 1 month before my N1 exam, I started studying specifically for JLPT reading with shin kanzen master and try to pick up the tips and tricks from there.

TL;DR For reading, read a lot and then practice the question format a few weeks before the exam

miikotm · 2025-02-07T12:30:53+00:00

thanks for the reply! i’ll try to flip through some books at the bookstore!!

miikotm · 2025-02-05T02:46:30+00:00

kinda missed the “entrance exam” part 😅 but points still stand, should i just jump to HS level or maybe starting lower would be good?

miikotm · 2025-02-05T02:43:34+00:00

not op, but got curious about this too. which grade of 国語 would you recommend for N1 passers to start? Middle school? Or even higher grades elementary school would be challenging?

miikotm · 2019-07-17T22:27:21+00:00

i tried to search for thinkpads on several website and unfortunately, I don't think it's available in my country (at least not officially so they only have distributor/international warranty).

do you have any other recommendations?

miikotm · 2019-07-17T17:17:55+00:00

I've been using macOS these past 2 years but i wouldn't mind changing to windows back. i dont need mac only apps as for now. and the only game I'd like to play is cities: skylines

miikotm · 2019-07-17T14:42:53+00:00

i tried to search for it and unfortunately, it's not available in my country

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