Have you been studying #Japanese for years, and feel like you'll never seriously get anywhere? Like it's just too hard, and no matter how much you study it feels like it will never end? Here's a simple advice thread... Most foreigners begin learning Japanese through formal study. And there is so much studying to be done! If you're not Chinese, you don't get the benefit of starting with even a basic familiarity with the writing, let alone a decent amount of shared or similar vocabulary...