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Originally Posted by Kuroneko
So do you have any study tips Crimson?
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I make an effort to do something every day, be it reading, writing, speaking, or listening. And the practice doesn't have to be something dull, like reading words off a list multiple times. Some fun activities I like to do are watching anime (obviously) in Japanese or Japanese drama series, reading manga or books in Japanese, translating song lyrics in kana/kanji, and then I also do "traditional" studies.
Having good resources is a must. Watching anime in Japanese with subtitles can help, but in the end you will need something more solid. At the very least, get a good Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary, "Furigana" from Kodansha is really good.
I also utilize two textbooks, "Nakama 1" & "Nakama 2," 2 kanji workbooks that contain all the Joyo Kanji, a really helpful pocketguide on over 70 particles, and several other resources.
When people ask me how they should go about learning Japanese on their own, I usually tell them to start with learning the kana. Afterwards, Japanese vocabulary is far more excessible. I am personally of the opinion that people should really get some kind of textbook to learn by so that they learn the rules. But arguably it isn't necessary. I just find it easier.