Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-202.166.41.73-20141220081716/@comment-24774840-20150410130606

I wouldn't call N1 as "alright proficiency". You'd be rather far on the good side if you can get that level. Anyway, I had N2 certificate. Was quite some time since I took the test though, and at some point I stopped my daily training of writing kanji, listening to radio and reading JP newspaper (these really helps for those who wants to learn after mastering the basics) because I am busy with work. So I'd say I've degraded a bit since then.