Thread:Yatalu/@comment-178.42.162.162-20140430171657/@comment-4142476-20140430172917

Heya (: I'm learning Japanese through university, so it isn't entirely the same as learning it on your own. However I do have the following tips:
 * Once you've got yourself started, try to find yourself some Japanese people -- they can help you improve
 * After hiragana and katakana, you have to start learning kanji: text books (e.g. Genki) often have an order of their own, otherwise Japanese elementary schools use the "Joyo kanji" system. But keep in mind you can't learn a lot at the same time, so don't be disappointed if you can't learn several new kanji every day.
 * As for vocabulary: I use Anki (downloadable from http://ankisrs.net), a program for flashcards: you can make your own decks there, but also download decks from AnkiWeb. Japanese-English is actually quite popular for Anki.
 * Grammar is a hard one... a lot of sites don't explain grammar properly. I'd really advise text books for this one.

And you can always ask me questions still (: