# How to start over? **URL:** \ **Category:** WaniKani\ **Created:** [December 11, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-start-over/68684 "2024-12-11T20:45:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xplo](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@xplo](https://community.wanikani.com/u/xplo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-start-over/68684/1 "2024-12-11T20:45:00Z")
So, I got pretty far in WK. Somewhere in the 40s. But then work got crazy, and my studies were getting more frustrating, and I pretty much dropped Japanese for a year. I feel like I should pick it back up, because even though I’ve forgotten a ton, there are still times when I’m able to read or understand things, and it seems a shame to get partway into mastering a difficult language and then just let it die. I’m sure I would pick things back up faster than I learned them. I know there are a bunch of posts like this, but many of them predate a lot of WK changes, user scripts, etc and I didn’t see anything really recent, so… what’s the best way to start from the beginning other than resetting? Is there a good tool for reviewing earlier levels without having to slog through all the beginner, master, etc treadmill again? ---
**Author:** ![rosie\_cakes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/rosie_cakes/32/2078_2.png) [@rosie\_cakes](https://community.wanikani.com/u/rosie_cakes)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-start-over/68684/2 "2024-12-11T20:50:51Z")
Hey there! I was in a similar boat as you about 7 years ago and I ended up resetting. Then life happened again, and I just now jumped back in at level 7 and had the same questions. Couldn’t remember what koichi advised back then. This article helped me so see if it helps you. I ended up looking at the kanji lists and going back to where I felt comfortable and my reviews weren’t staggering (~300). > **[Can I Reset My Level?](https://knowledge.wanikani.com/account-and-membership/reset-level/)** > > So you started WaniKani and, for a while, things were going great. Then something happened; you got busy with school, you started pulling overtime for your job, you adopted twelve rescue pets, your computer became sentient and tried to take over the... ---
**Author:** ![polv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/polv/32/572691_2.png) [@polv](https://community.wanikani.com/u/polv)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-start-over/68684/3 "2024-12-11T21:07:26Z")
> [@xplo](#): > > Is there a good tool for reviewing earlier levels without having to slog through all the beginner, master, etc treadmill again? The description exactly fits this one. > [@\[Userscript\] Self-Study Quiz](https://community.wanikani.com/t/userscript-self-study-quiz/13191): > > WaniKani Self-Study Quiz A new version of the Wanikani Self-Study Quiz has arrived! warning This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. [[General Script Installation instructions](https://community.wanikani.com/t/visual-guide-on-how-to-install-a-userscript/12136)] point_left You’ll need a script host plugin like TamperMonkey [[Open Framework Installation](https://community.wanikani.com/t/installing-wanikani-open-framework/28549)] [[Download / Install “Self-Study Quiz”](https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/19555-wanikani-self-study-quiz-edition)] Opening the quiz The quiz can now be from t… It can also help find the level to reset to. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-start-over/68684/4 "2025-12-11T21:07:39Z")
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