The other method which I found is to study a foreign language with other languages except Japanese. The other day, I listened to a CD for studying German which was explained in English. I felt that it was very efficient and interesting.

The goal of my German, Chinese, French and Korean is to read their newspapers and to master travel conversation. Anyway, after studying the grammar, learning words is very important.

Plugging away at learning words is one of the talents of studying languages. We always forget the words just after learning them. But it is also one of the abilities not to be upset by such a phenomenon.

The level of “master” of each language is different. I think that I had already mastered Japanese. I have been reading 1,000 Japanese books a year. I would like to read English books freely. I read that it was necessary to learn ten thousa…