Why you can read but can't listen.

z1bbo Wrote:I'm was having the same problem and what really helped me was practicing "pure" listening without any text/images . I usually listen to some podcast before sleeping for 10-30min every evening, eyes closed and 100% concentrated on comprehending the voices.

I also like podcasts for that reason. One strategy I use (besides repeat listening of something that sounds interesting) is to listen to a part of a podcast (e.g., a news story on NHKジャーナル) a few times, and then go and look up written news articles on the subject they're talking about. It's a way to study the words and concepts related to an interesting piece of concept without having to have a literal transcript all the time.