[MMM]

Of course you should struggle if you are trying to learn Japanese "fast and easy". As a translator I wouldn't trust anyone that learned Japanese "fast and easy" just as I wouldn't want a doctor who studied medicine "fast and easy" or a lawyer who studied law "fast and easy".

Learning how to speak and read Japanese is not like learning how to play a new video game. It is practically a lifestyle choice. It becomes a career in and of itself, and for those that stick with it, it can be the most satisfying choice of one's life.