u/Joeiiguns

This guy does not get enough love in my opinion so I'm gonna post about him.

He has made hundreds of high quality videos that teach grammar and vocab through detailed well explained summaries along with great examples from video games.

I don't know of any other youtuber who has put this level of effort into making videos, yet somehow his views per video are so low.

If you are struggling with grammar and vocab or just need a refresher, I highly recommend giving his page a look.

He has long form videos for grammar points from N5-N1 as well as short form videos for specific grammar points and vocab.

I have been listening to shun for a while and really like his style of podcasts.

Especially at the end of each episode when he goes over the vocabulary used in the episode.

(It's nice to get a vocab review without having to look up the words myself)

Wondering if there are any other podcasts with a similar style but higher level around N3/N2.

Also interested in scary story podcasts that are around N3/N2 level.

Any help is appreciated, thank you.

We have two months left until the JLPT in July. How is your studying going so far?
Are you confident? Nervous? Cooked?

Personally, I'm feeling pretty good about my chances of passing if I keep up my study habits until test day. I'm gonna take a Mock test next month and see where my weak points are for some last minute tweaks.

Anyone have any recommendations for podcasts or Youtube channels that focus on N2 prep.
I mean content that is specifically focused on prepping for the N2 test. not just N2 level stuff in general.
However, if you just have something around that level that you want to recommend that's fine too.

Today marks 5 years since I first decided to try and learn Japanese.

When I first started learning Japanese my hope/goal was to become fluent in 3 years.

This year I have been able to have more conversations in Japanese with friends and while travelling.

I have gotten much better at reading and have read 7 books in the last 7 months.

I can confidently say that I can watch tv shows/anime in Japanese for enjoyment (my original motivation for learning Japanese).

I've gotten better at searching and mining vocab and grammar points (something i struggled with for years)

Last year, I finally passed the JLPT N3 after saying i wanted to sign up for it for over 2 years.

I also plan to take and pass the N2 this upcoming July.

However, I am still nowhere near fluency.

I've also dealt with bouts of low or no motivation to study or improve on several occasions throughout these 5 years.

I have sometimes felt like maybe I wasn't capable of learning more than i already knew.

Still, I have never given up.

All this to say, I'm happy with the progress I have made and proud of myself for getting this far. I started from zero and can now say I'm at an intermediate level. I may not be progressing as fast as I originally wanted, but at the end of the day I'm still here. If you had asked me 5 years ago whether or not I would be taking the N2 in a few months I would have laughed out loud. For most of my life, I never thought id be able to learn the basics of Japanese let alone get this far in my studies. Yet here I am still moving forward.