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Also, if you are learning Japanese independently by means of books, other language learning materials and/or the Internet, I would strongly suggest getting into a class or finding an actual tutor. Japanese-English dictionaries alone for example will not be enough to master such an intricate language as Japanese, unless you're using real Japanese-teaching curriculum. I am saying this from experience. I tried to teach Japanese to myself for about 3 years using only dictionaries and then I took Japanese last school year and I learned more in one week than over those three years of trying to teach myself.