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I've always wanted to learn Japanese. By chance some random person recommended that I take the classes offered by my university. I ended up studying for 2 years, which was all pretty intense given that there was constantly new material to take in 5 days per week. I still find conversing with native speakers pretty challenging, but it was enough knowledge to read/write basic everyday things and understand shows like Terrace House. For anyone interesting in learning languages, I think textbooks are definitely the way to go (unless you can live in the actual country, immersion is better), and you try to supplement that with hobbies in line with your goals so you do a little everyday. :) We used the Nakama textbooks in class, and I'm considering getting Tobira for further learning (super rusty!). xD Textbooks are great because it'll cover characters, syntax, and vocab in a structured/incremental way, and you'll have something to compare your mistakes with.