Wow, thank you anons! Your generous advice has been very helpful
>>280102890
>You need to be able to understand the clues in a sentence if you want to derive meaning from it
Yeah I think this is where I’m currently at. I know kana and some basic vocab from kaishi 1.5k (only been grinding it for a week though) but kanji is still filtering me hard. Been using Tae Kim for grammar but only fairly recently. So I can recognize some particles but miss most of the structure.

>>280103030
>you have to learn to embrace ambiguity sometimes
You’re right anon. Perhaps my trying to understand everything with a dictionary is what’s working against me desu

>>280103096
>You need to accept that the connections you make are wrong
You’re probably right. I’m probably closer to white-noising than I want to admit, but at least I’m not completely lost on hiragana. The dickbutt example is actually reassuring kek

>>280103385
>focus on one or two grammar points per session
This makes sense for where I am anon, thank you. Maybe I should stick to recognizing basic は/を/が patterns for now instead of trying to parse everything.

Quick question for you kind anons: should I maybe watch kids anime instead, like Precure or something with simpler language? Or should I go back and strengthen my foundations first?