Fukushima Entrance Japanese study plan

Read two 800–1,200-character explanatory essays (評論) per session and, for each paragraph, write a one-line summary in your own words identifying the claim and its supporting example.

Mark every 指示語 (こ・そ・あ・ど words and このように/そのため) in those essays and trace each one back to its referent in the preceding text, keeping a log of at least 30 resolved references.

Build a kanji notebook of 60 jōyō characters drawn from your reading, recording on-yomi, kun-yomi, and one compound word per character, and self-test with a blank-column recall sheet.

Time yourself on one 25-minute reading set per week and record score plus which question types (主旨, 理由説明, 空所補充) you missed.

Read one full-length literary passage (小説・随筆) and annotate the emotional state and motivation of each character at three points in the text, citing the line that supports each annotation.

Practice 理由説明 questions by writing a two-clause answer (because X, therefore Y) before looking at the choices, then compare your wording to the correct option and note the paraphrase gap.

Add 60 more kanji to the notebook, focusing on characters with confusable okurigana (e.g., 治める/修める/収める) and write one sentence for each distinction.

Do a 10-minute 漢字書き取り drill daily from dictation audio or a self-recorded list, correcting in red and re-testing missed characters the next day.

Memorize the core classical grammar inventory (係り結び, 已然形/未然形 uses, 敬語の種類: 尊敬・謙譲・丁寧) and produce a one-page cheat sheet from memory, then check it against a reference grammar and correct gaps.

Translate 15 short classical sentences into modern Japanese, underlining the grammar item that determined each translation.

Identify and conjugate 40 classical vocabulary items (古文単語) that differ from modern meaning (e.g., あはれ, をかし, うつくし) and write a modern-Japanese gloss for each.

Complete one kanbun exercise per session: add 返り点 and 送り仮名 to a 30-character passage, then read it aloud in 書き下し文 form.

Read one classical prose excerpt (e.g., a 物語 or 随筆 passage) and answer 8 comprehension questions, writing the modern-Japanese paraphrase of the key sentence behind each answer.

Drill 置き字, 再読文字, and 使役・受身 constructions in kanbun by converting 10 passages to 書き下し文 and checking each conversion.

Review modern grammar traps (助詞の用法, 敬語の誤用, 文節の切り方) by correcting 20 flawed sentences and labeling each error type.

Re-test all kanji from weeks 1–3 with a mixed reading/writing quiz and retire characters you answer correctly twice.

Write two 400-character 要約 (summaries) of explanatory essays, each stating the author's central claim in one sentence and the two strongest supports in the rest.

Outline and draft one 600-character 小論文-style opinion response to a given prompt, using a claim–reason–example–conclusion structure with explicit connectives (したがって, なぜなら, 一方で).

Self-edit both drafts against a checklist: paragraph unity, 指示語 clarity, keigo consistency, and kanji-to-kana balance.

Read one model essay and reverse-outline it, labeling where the writer states the claim, the counterargument, and the conclusion.

Complete one full timed mock of the reading section (modern + classical) under exam conditions and score it, then write a one-paragraph diagnosis of your two weakest question types.

Rewrite your week-5 opinion draft to 800 characters, adding one counterargument and a rebuttal, and cut filler by at least 10% of the word count.

Practice 漢字 writing inside composition by drafting with a kanji-usage rule: no character repeated more than needed and no ambiguous kana-only words.

Do a 15-minute daily vocabulary drill on 四字熟語, 慣用句, and ことわざ, using each item in an original sentence.

Run a 100-character kanji review quiz covering all notebook entries, and rebuild a 'missed twice' list of no more than 20 characters for final drilling.

Drill 同音異義語 and 同訓異字 pairs (e.g., 対象/対照, 測る/量る/計る) by writing distinguishing sentences and checking them against a dictionary.

Complete two 20-question grammar and usage sets, logging every wrong item with the rule it violated rather than just the correct answer.

Read the classical cheat sheet aloud daily and re-translate five previously missed classical sentences to confirm retention.

Take two full-length timed mocks across all five domains, spacing them at least three days apart, and record section scores to compare against week 6.

Review every mock error and classify it as knowledge gap, misread question, or time pressure; assign a fix action to each class.

Write one final 800-character timed essay (40 minutes) and self-score it with the same checklist used in weeks 5–6.

Rehearse exam-day logistics: confirm time allocation per section (e.g., reading pace per question) and finalize the one-page kanji and grammar review sheets you will reread the night before.