I am making another attempt at learning this blasted language, after several earlier, wildly unsuccessful attempts in the past. I am committed this time, until the end of 2027 or until I lose interest, whichever occurs first, to taking a hard swing at learning Japanese.
My motivation is not for work, for living in Japan, or even travelling to Japan on vacation. And not for anime or manga. Nope, I just feel the need for a quest.
And my quest is to complete the following by the end of 2027:
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Wanikani - level 60 - I signed up recently for the Artemis III challenge (Level 60 by December 14, 2027). I am currently on level 5. I had worked up to level 10 in the past, but reset back to level 1 in October, 2025. So I am basically re-learning rather than learning right now.
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Mango Languages Japanese. I have completed Unit 1 and most of Unit 2 (of five units).
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Memrise Japanese - complete all the scenarios (I think 276). I have completed the first seven scenarios.
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Duolingo - yeah, yeah, I know. But I am a long-time user of Duolingo for other languages and enjoy using it. Currently working on Section 1 (of a total of 6), unit 5.
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Pimsleur - there are five levels of 30 units each, a total of 150 units (each around 30 minutes). So, basically an incalculable number of hours of lessons.
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Genki 1 - I had worked through the first couple of chapters previously.