(2016-05-10, 12:30 pm)ariariari Wrote: But for me, I was just like, "Oh, this word is easy, I know this kanji, ...". So I wound up basically focusing on the pamphlet, picking up words and kanji here and there, instead of finishing the actual chapters. This method has worked well for me so far, but now I really want to finish the book (25 chapters), so I'm gonna focus on that for a while.I see what you mean that you could have spent that time reading vs trying to learn every single word first which stagnates progress. What can be done is just to make note of the unknown words/kanji as you read and then later, for example after a chapter, quickly look up the meanings of those words using the pamphlet.
This is what I'm trying to do with the word freq list: create a sort of document with all the words from the series that I can use for my manga reading of shirokuma. Though some of the stories aren't exactly the same, many key words should still be in both mediums which makes it easier for me to Intensive read when the time comes. Instead of first having to look through a jisho, I can first use the list where I already prepared the definitions and readings. It can act as a glossary of terms like in a textbook.