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1. A question on Kaishi 1.5K –

   I’ve been using this deck in conjunction with Genki 1 and Tokini Andy videos for around 3 months now. I’ve studied everyday, and I’m currently 600 words in. The issue I’m facing is that when cards have minimal (or only 1) new word, I can generally recall the card completely, or in the very least the meaning. However I find this isn’t the norm with Kaishi 1.5K, and often the sentences have a large number of words I don’t know. I find that I often forget words that I’ve seen a lot because I can’t understand the context of the sentence.

   Is this normal? Should I just brute force the whole deck and then once I start immersing, the words will show up frequently enough that the Anki work will pay off?

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3. >唯笑を促しつつ、オレは降りる人ごみに流されるよう器用に進んで行く。

   Is the よう in the above sentence like the “like/as” meaning for ようだ/ような and ように, but without the particle? It does not seem like the narrator is actually being swept away by the crowd, since the main verb is about him skillfully advancing.

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5. Hi,
   going through Genki L6, and was wondering about using the following sentences :

   ‘Basu ni notte, kaisha ni ikimasu’
   vs
   ‘Basu de kaisha ni ikimasu’

   I understand the difference with including the verb noru , you are adding the extra info of ‘riding’ the bus but could someone provide details on the nuance between these and when you would use them, as currently I’m unsure in which situations you would favour one over the other.

   Additionally with te forms can you only ‘join’ sentences/verbs within the strict rules defined, e.g. the manner in which the second verb is performed (so must be related this way), and situation for which apology is made (among others) ? Do you have to stick to these rules or can you not use te forms to join any sentence with two verbs/actions?

   Thanks 🙂

6. When I started learning Japanese last year, I saw WaniKani recommended on this sub fairly often, so I decided to use it to study Kanji.

   I found it somewhat confusing at first but I got the hang of it. By the time I finished level 3 a few weeks later, I was finding it very useful but, unfortunately, it requires a paid subscription to access the other levels.

   I wish I could keep using it, but I don’t feel like spending the $200 for a lifetime subscription (or even $90 for a yearly) as money is tight and I feel like you can get an equally good education for free.

   I’ve tried some alternatives like KanjiGarden or KameSame but some are also paywalled past a certain point, they’re inferior, or they don’t quite offer the same thing.

   I’ve also tried Anki. My biggest issue is that there are no levels. Without levels, there is no sense of progression and that makes me lose motivation. WaniKani also tests your knowledge by making you type the answer, and I found that many decks don’t have the same information (such readings, radical composition, or example sentences), or they might have it displayed differently.

   I would like to keep learning Kanji but everything feels worse than WaniKani. Any ideas? I appreciate the help.

7. What might be the written sound of (gently) fanning with a sensu, fan, palm leaf, (butterfly wings?), etc?　パタパタ was suggested but that sounds kinda harsh and jisho suggests it’s more like a fluttering. It’s for the purpose of describing someone being fanned by palm leaves gently while they relax. Thank you!

8. I want to say “I don’t play sports at all” I was wondering what the correct structure of this sentence is, would it be
   スポーツはぜんぜんしません or ぜんぜんスポーツしまえん. I’m still fairly new to Japanese and I just wanted to make sure I’m writing it correctly.