My year of daily WK reviews is over. This log serves to document the next phase of my journey studying Japanese. I’m aiming to post updates weekly, to track my progress and keep my motivation alive.
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Week 1
- online Genki exercises: completed lvl 2-3. With all the grammar reading I had done in the past year, I thought it would be a breeze. Ha, how wrong I was
! I’m enjoying this resource though. - grammar: Japanese the manga way reached chapt 12.
- Satori reader: at least one episode daily, made it to 明子の日記、UW１part 6.
- Manga: ドラゴンボール just unwrapped the book
- Kanjidamage 1-116. What I like about going through this dictionary after doing WK:
** progressive ordering of items.
** lookalikes table with mnemonics; finally I can stop confusing 忙 and 忘.
** list of synonyms with explanations regarding nuances. Obviously only useful once you’ve learned the other kanjis.
** surprising facts (confirmed through other sources) - kanji drawing practice on a small buddha board, using plain 水 and
I’m very happy to have found sources for grammar, reading and kanji practice in both electronic and physical form 
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Week 2
- online Genki exercises: completed lvl 4, workbooks are by far the hardest, but excellent (and sobering) practice
- grammar: Japanese the manga way reached chapt 14.
- Satori reader: at least one episode daily, made it to 明子の日記、UW１part 14. Got distracted by the Yuyu podcasts, a very engaging addition to the usual offerings on Satori. I can’t say I can really follow, would be good to revisit in a few months’ time
- Manga: ドラゴンボール even without getting all the words and going very slowly, it’s a hoot
- Kanjidamage 117-185, with a detour around 440 for about 20 kanjis
got a bit lost digging into the synonyms and following links!
** what’s that for a fabulous progression: 刃 > 忍 the ニン of
!! > 認 same ON and matching mnemonic. The latter was one of my long list of leeches from lvl 21 on WK… and 忍 inexplicably only appears in lvl 44 
** the site has a sulphurous reputation, and some content hasn’t aged well. So far most of it fine and oftentimes truly helpful. Loved the meaning mnemonic for 加 (another leech!): The rapper’s strong mouth ADDed power to the struggling music label
- kanji drawing practice: very soothing after a long hard day
Watched a few YT videos to see how it’s supposed to be done. Err…, I think I’ll continue with my own doodling for now!
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Week 3
- online Genki exercises: completed lvl 5. Looks like the reading paid off for adjectives. Best strategy: write down the answers quickly without overthinking it!
- managed a couple of pages from “Japanese the manga way” this week
- Satori: Akiko’s American Foreign Exchange, reached UW Week 3 part 1. Also caught up with the Autumn short series… well, that turned a bit bleak
- Thankfully Akira Toriyama’s zany manga brought some welcome comic relief.
- Kanjidamage 186-253. It’s been surprisingly fun to go back to WK and Jisho.org, and the effort may even pay off
- doodled Kanjis a couple of evenings, should do more of it!
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