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Sentences 101
Sentences are a great way to learn Japanese, especially once you’ve already finished RTK (obviously, you should still be doing your RTK reviews! 
). But it can be hard to know where to start or even where to continue after you’ve finished whatever sentence pack/book you started with. My method may not be perfect, but it seems to have worked quite well for me, so I’m here to show you what it is. Hopefully it helps some of you! 
Read the Kanji
Most of you probably already know about ReadTheKanji.com, but I’m going to explain to those of you who may not have started using it yet, why you should. There are a few reasons this site kicks ass and provides tons of motivation to continue on without getting too tedious.
5 Ways to Keep Motivation High
Most everyone can get motivated very quickly over something, but when it comes to actually sustaining that motivation, it’s a whole ‘nother story. Here are 5 things that I do to keep my motivation high and not allow myself to become too overwhelmed with learning Japanese.
Realizing I Know Japanese
For some reason there has always been this mysterious gray area between not knowing and knowing Japanese. There is this tendency to believe you are either fluent (know Japanese) or you aren’t. But life isn’t all 1′s and 0′s.
How to find Japanese Media Online
Obviously, to make Japanese media easily accessible, you have to know where to get it. Over time, I’ve accumulated a few sites that I scour around every now and then. Though I already have plenty lined up for me to watch. 
I’m sure there are some great places I missed, but here are some of my favorites!
Too Lazy to Enjoy Japanese
Every one gets lazy at one point or another. But when we think lazy, we think of people that don’t do their work, don’t do their chores, don’t do their tasks, etc. We rarely think of people who are too lazy to do something fun. But, laziness can even stop someone from having fun. I know this, because it happens to me!