[Misericordias]

I guarantee exposure to Japanese is not a problem. All my classes are taught in Japanese, I text in Japanese, and it's to the point where my teachers won't respond to me unless I communicate in Japanese with them. Exposure to Japanese is not a problem. I've also reached to a point where I can now switch to Japanese mode in order to communicate. However, the lack of vocabulary is (for me, at least) severely limiting the amount of communication I would like to have.

Shaberu skills and kanji memorization and reading however, are two completely different things (at least for me). I am sure if I just took it, I can read a Japanese novel. However, the level of insight and understanding I wish to have with Japanese is not just surface level reading, but be able to analyze and properly communicate texts in Japanese. At least, that's my goal before 2-kyuu or at least for 1-kyuu.