Failed my N4 and only on lesson 17 of Genki 2 but I am going to Japan!
I think both my wife and tutor think I'll just fall right into a good flow but honestly I'm mostly lost after むしあついですね. I plan on being able to tell them things like my wife has an allergy to avocado – We live in Alaska – we see moose and bears – and of course having my すみません ゆっくりはなしてください is a must – I'll probably watch the NHK Easy Japanese courses again for some of the good stuff – and of course トイレはどうですか？
I have a good Tuttle Phrasebook – the trip is planned by AAA – (some days we have tours and some we don't) – I'm not really worried about getting around on English but like…I don't want fear to stop me from going into an izayaka if I think I can order in Japanese without looking like a moron
Mostly just wondering if anyone had any good last minute study tips – I really feel an overwhelming need to rehash my numbers, days of the week, those odd rendaku's with big numbers on 3, 6, and 8 – etc…etc
Most of the time I do something like use a wrong verb but my tutor says I should be easily understood
anyhow…it will be hot, we're preparing now – we are getting advice and preparing cell phone memory and yada yada and of course videos and other days to plan but we want to be a little loose too – FWIW we'll be in Tokyo for a day, Hakone, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Tokyo in that order for the most part
by whiskeytwn