I've been doing sample tests and passing them, so I think I'm ready. However, passing this exam is very important to me as it could be the deciding factor that allows me that spend my last year of university in Japan, so I want to dedicate all my study time to N1-related material until the test.
The thing is, while doing the mock tests, I realized the vocabulary that appears in the texts is really limited to just a few specific fields. A large portion of the vocabulary I've learned during my three years of immersion is going to be useless.
A lot of the words from video games? Useless. Many of the poetic adjectives from novels? Useless.
The tests mostly focus on vocabulary related to everyday topics like business, school, news, and so on. So, using manga, games, or books like I've been doing won’t be the most effective approach in the two months before the exam. Practicing with mock exams is tiring, so I can only do that for 2-4 hrs a day (I also have to do my anki on top of that), so I’m going to need something else to do for the rest of the day. What do you guys recommend to use as immersion?
Please refrain from telling me "any content aimed at natives," because that’s what I’ve been doing up until now, and it’s not really good advice. You could read a novel, learn 200 new words, and I can assure you that none of them are going to appear in the N1 exam.
by kone-megane