Progress as of May 13th

Well, lately I've really been getting into it again. My energy is slowly coming back (though I'm nowhere near well yet, which bothers me but which can't be helped, I guess) and it also makes it easier for me to focus on learning more Japanese.

What's also fun is that I'm starting to recognise more and more things that I've learnt (both vocabulary and grammar) in the dramas and movies that I'm watching.

Japanese drama (dorama) isn't like a soap opera or anything. It's a series with usually 11 or 12 episodes and all different kinds of topics and genres can be used. There's often a comic note in them as well, and some are just straight-up comedies, but others are very sad and dramatic and yet others are very exaggerated and action-filled. I enjoy watching them, because they are fun and they help me get a feel for the language. Also, it's just really nice to recognise more and more stuff you hear. ^^

As for my progress: I've almost finished the Essential Grammar part of Tae Kim's grammar guide, so I'm almost 2/3 through the grammar guide. Vocabulary-wise, I now have 419 words in Anki (as opposed to 239 last time I posted in late February). All in all, very proud of myself. ^^