I have 218 leeches at the moment.
I feel demotivated 
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wanikani tools says 17. I feel like thereās a lot moreā¦
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Where did you get the number 218 from? According to your profile, you have 96 apprentice items and 408 guru items overall, which are very reasonable numbers.
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Currently sitting at 10.
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Umā¦ what the heck is a leech?
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An item that you just seem to be unable to learn, no matter how many times you review it, at some point you always manage to get it wrong and down an SRS level or two.
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Thank you! I feel so educated now! 
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Best practice to kill leeches: Hate them openly in the forums. Kill them with a thousand words if you have to! 
Donāt let them multiply! 
By the way, where is your avatar from? Itās cute.
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I believe itās Kushina from Naruto.
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The wanikani extension that I use says that I have 80 āleechesā. Though, itās also counting oneās Iāve only gotten wrong twice.
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Holy cow, thatās a lot of leeches in relation to your total item count 
How do you go about learning your items? Do you use the mnemonics? Are you doing something to address those leeches?
Now Iām kind of afraid of the later levels 
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Ohhhā¦ I donāt know much about anime, but google says it very much her by the looks of it.
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Best practice: donāt rush! And maybe also use kaniwani.com as soon as possible! 
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Already doing both, so Iām solid. For now. 
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āLaterā levels are fine as long as you donāt go through your lessons all at once. Sure, some people have done it and were fine, but I do 10-15 new items a day, and I do about 100-120 reviews a day. The only exception is if I get a batch of radical lessons, then I do those all at once. Just keep that in mind, and do what works for you!
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To expand on this: It also depends on your previous knowledge. For example, in my case, I know quite a lot of words already. Just donāt know the Kanji. Learning speed will surely be different.
Just donāt do more than you can process. Itās not a race, itās about retention! Learning Japanese is almost a way of living. It changes you, and maybe stays with you for a very long time.
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@Powerpuncher @Zenguro Yes, it is Kushina from Naruto. Thanks! 
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