予想外の…合格！？

[shihtzu]

My coworker Ted is like, "Dude, you do localization for Namco, of course you could pass Level 1 of the JLPT [Japanese Language Proficiency Test]," and I'm like, "Um, no, that's the one with the extra thousand kanji and the esoteric grammar and the crazy technical reading passages, the one that pounds even the most heroic linguists into sobbing

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[ebkyosuke]

Wow, awesome score! Better than what I got when I took the actual test a few years ago.

[shihtzu]

Yeah, I'm worried that it was some kind of fluke, but I'll take at least one more practice test, and next time I get a chance I'll get a study guide or two to hopefully add some padding.

Also, since my test came with both levels 1 and 2, just for kicks I think I'll take Level 2 again and see how I compare to last time. I keep feeling like I've plateaued ever since I stopped taking classes and left Japan, but maybe progress has just been slowed and not stopped.