令和７年０３月２０日
久しぶり！ I took a very long break from Japanese and language study in general. I don’t have as much time for language learning anymore now that I have a full time job, especially since I’m studying for the CompTIA A+ rn. But I can also feel my Japanese slipping awayyyyyy
My main goal right now is to maintain / strengthen the Japanese I already have. So no moving on to N2 yet! And also shortening the gap between my listening and reading.
Grammar
I reset Bunpro N3 again… After such a long break I couldn’t remember most of it. It’s not as big of a deal as resetting WK though b/c you can mark grammar as mastered again anyway and go at whatever pace, so really it’s more like reviewing. At least that’s what I keep telling myself 
I haven’t tried this yet, but I’m thinking of writing a journal entry or something for every N3 grammar point and also saying it aloud. That way I’m practicing output that’s not just fill in the blank.
Listening
Listening to more Comprehensible Japanese! It’s nice to know that even after a big gap I still understand what she’s saying. I’m aiming for 3/day, and so far that’s working out!
Reading
I’ll be joining the Spring Equinox 24hr Readathon! Like my post there says, I’ll be joining on the 22nd and focusing on 銀の匙.
Speaking of 銀の匙, I’m so excited to be running the club! But also a bit nervous, it’s been a while since I’ve run a club and it’s my first time running a club from the beginning instead of taking over an offshoot.
Not a whole lot of reading otherwise, but I’m trying to read a page of 366 every day. And also reading ルックバック with the BBC. They showed the movie at my local theater a couple weeks ago, and of course I couldn’t resist going, so I kinda got spoiled for the ending whoops
Speaking
I went through the N5 Bunpro points and shadowed the example sentences to get used to speaking simple sentences again. (N5 uses real speakers now instead of TTS thank god). Other than that, not a whole lot of speaking.
I’ve actually been practicing speaking Irish more lately instead, making a little audio diary during my lunch break. A whole lot of “i’m walking back to my office now, today it is snowing again, i ate a sandwich at the cafe, i am tired” kind of stuff
Some life updates:
- Like I said above, I am now Employed™, I work in IT which is why I’m studying for CompTIA (not required for my job but i’m trying to get certified anyway)
- also brushing up on my programming skills. and then ended up doing a wikipedia dive of like every major programming language in history. and making a new obsidian vault about programming languages and frameworks and game engines and ides. so i haven’t actually done much programming haha
- finally got the full version of ffxiv after years and used a fantasia for the first time (male elezen to female hyur). and then haven’t renewed my sub b/c infinity nikki took over my life
- trying not to think too hard about the state of my country