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Why I’m Quitting Anki after 12 Years

Japanese Level Up By: | June 6, 2020

The Day: December 27, 2007 One freezing morning during the winter holiday season, I started using Anki. New software merely a year old, I added my first Japanese sentence (which was awkwardly broken from a larger sentence), with multiple definitions, and a dream. Front５万人増は州再建に光明だが、 Back増・ぞう・増えること「昨年に比べ五万円の増」州・しゅう・中国の地方行政区画の一再建・さいけん・失われていた建造物をもう一度建てること。光明・こうみょう・くらやみを照らし出す明るい光。 I was almost 3 years into studying Japanese with moderate levels of success, and I made a gamble on a … Continue reading →

Race to Fluency: Learning Japanese as a Professional Runner.

Japanese Level Up By: | May 28, 2020

Two years ago, I had my breakout race as a professional Track and Field athlete. After years of hard work, grinding out 100 mile weeks, 16 mile long-runs, and traveling around the country on a shoestring budget (let’s be clear: being a professional Track and Field athlete is far from a lucrative endeavor), I managed to get across the line faster than all but 4 … Continue reading →

Achieving Your Japanese Goals – June 2020

Japanese Level Up By: | May 26, 2020

We all have goals, big and small. Things get in the way, preventing you from achieving them. Not any more. This time you are going to win. Task Write down specific goals you want to achieve for the month of June Initial Instructions Leave a comment by June 1st and include:1. Your specific goal(s)2. Resources you will use3. Game plan/strategy Completion Instructions Reply to your comment … Continue reading →

Should you Say Farewell to your Kanji Deck?

Japanese Level Up By: | May 10, 2020

You’ve finished your kanji deck. Whether that’s Kanji Kingdom, RTK, Wanikani, or something else along the lines of focused kanji study, you made it! You’ve done incredible work and set the stage for your abilities to soar. Then months or years pass. Your sentence deck reviews continue to disappear into the night. But your kanji reviews always return. And when they do, you often need … Continue reading →

Achieving Your Japanese Goals – May 2020

Japanese Level Up By: | April 26, 2020

We all have goals, big and small. Things get in the way, preventing you from achieving them. Not any more. This time you are going to win. Task Write down specific goals you want to achieve for the month of May Initial Instructions Leave a comment by May 1st and include:1. Your specific goal(s)2. Resources you will use3. Game plan/strategy Completion Instructions Reply to your comment … Continue reading →

Jalup Discord Group

Japanese Level Up By: | April 15, 2020

After talking with a number of members of the Jalup Line group (I bet you didn’t know that was still a thing!) I’ve decided to move the group over to Discord. While Line has been a great platform over the past 4 years, it’s just way too limited in what it can do. What will the Discord group be about? There is one goal: make … Continue reading →

The Problem with “Just Put In The Time!”

Japanese Level Up By: | April 5, 2020

One of the most well-meaning, truthful phrases about studying Japanese is also one of the most problematic. It’s no secret that people tend to look for the fastest route to fluency. Anything they can do to shave off all the unnecessary time is a huge plus. They go through all different methods and resources and search for what will get them to the finish line … Continue reading →

7 Ways the JLPT is Drastically Changing this Year

Japanese Level Up By: | March 31, 2020

The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) results in various emotions for many people studying Japanese. 25% of Japanese learners (over a million people) challenge themselves with it every year now. If you haven’t heard the news yet, there is major restructuring going on this year. The last time big changes happened to the test was in 2010, where the test switched from 4 to 5 … Continue reading →