aargh57 Wrote:Maybe I should mention I have no need or desire to study for the JLPT. (Although I'm sure that some of the study material is still decent.)In this case I'd recommend:
RTK3,
If you have an iphone, spring for the Anki app
Understanding Basic Japanese Grammar
A good pocket & desk J-E dictionary
A good pocket & desk J-J dictionary.
from there, its all about input, input, input!
Start with things you're interested in Movies, mags, music, HD nature shows......it all counts. Subscribe to some j-mags or papers if you can.
Although there are many excellent online (free) materials- don't fall into the trap of making your japanese only exist in the computer.