I have been studying Japanese for about a year but I have not spent much time on it. I hope that I can establish good habits for studying. I have about all the books I need and audio CDs and tapes, I just have no good habits for increasing my vocabulary. I don’t know if setting “meeting JLPT proficiency test levels” is an appropriate goal. I think I could spend a few hours per week. I hope to learn about 2-4 sentences per week and all the associated grammar and kanji that goes with it. Good luck to all of you in your learning! – Rob