第５日目

I managed to get through all of the past terms that were mnemonically challenging…and I got through lesson 5.

Added 58 terms to my SRS.

I found another source of a vocabulary acquisition opportunity in card games, or トランプ as it’s called in Japanese. The game – 大貧民. Play three-3s and it’s 革命, reminiscent of France in the late 18th century.

第４日目

Got through the fourth part of 日本語能力試験1級・2級　試験に出る漢字と語彙, and put in 62 new terms to my SRS.

At some point, I’d like to find time again to go through the scripts of dramas as a study method. I still have 薔薇のない花屋, ガリレオ, and CHANGE to study through. My schedule’s a little tight in the coming 2 weeks, though. I’ll be lucky to find the time to even get through my normal textbook-based study.

第３日目

I got through the 3rd round of vocabulary in 日本語能力試験1級・2級　試験に出る漢字と語彙, and got around to putting the 55 new terms into my SRS this morning.

One thing I enjoy is coming across terms that I have seen being used and which I sort of guessed the meaning of, finding out that my guesses were pretty much correct, or close to being correct. Most of it has to do with my long-term obsession with fantasy-based games, where I come across terms like 応戦 (counter [attack]), 攻撃 (attack), 幸運 (luck), and so on. And here I thought that playing games would ultimately be a waste of my time! Unfortunately, I’ve nearly completely fallen out of love with gaming, save for the times when I get a brief hankering to fire up some modern online fantasy game and give it a go. I’ve completely derailed my entry here.

I’m hoping to pick up speed as kanji begin repeating themselves within the next week or two. Maybe I can get through two lessons per day at that point.

第２日目

I got through day 2 of the kanji section of 日本語能力試験1級・2級　試験に出る漢字と語彙, and reviewed the first-day’s terms. I remembered more than I anticipated.

I added another 60 terms to my SRS.

I’m going to take a break and (finally!) watch HERO (Japanese movie) tonight with over a pint of Kirin.

第１日目

Input 63 vocabulary terms from 日本語能力試験1級・2級　試験に出る漢字と語彙 into my SRS. (Day 1, pages 26-27)