(2016-04-09, 3:18 am)risu_ Wrote: Sorry, but I really can't see SRS as a viable option for input at all. If it works for you, that's good, but I find SRSing sentences, from textbooks no less, extremely counterintuitive. In my opinion you should really just read some real native material. If a VN is too long, you can read news articles or editorials instead since you listed them in your goals in the first post.
Quote: Tl;dr: Like I said before, I'm not looking for exercises. I just want to know which book would most help me understand the nuance of these grammar points while providing a handful of solid examples (sentences) for contrast.
Sou Matome and SKM should be right up your alley then. Both include several example sentences and give clear examples of how to differentiate between similar grammar structures. I personally recommend SKM but it doesn't have english translations if that's your kind of thing.
Alternatively since you don't want exercises there's this website. The downside is that it doesn't compare nuances among grammar structures or go as in depth as either of the abovementioned book sets. They are JLPT prep books, after all.
I can't stress this enough but you should really start getting some real input instead of SRSing sentences from textbooks. Firstly you're going to keep seeing the same sentences over and over again which doesn't help you. Secondly when you read native material your brain practises comprehending the same grammar structures in different contexts (sentences) which will solidify your understanding more than doing so with the same few example sentences. Lastly reading native material gives far more satisfaction from language learning than textbook example sentences.
Also, I'm not sure if I'm reading this right. Are you playing DS3 in Japanese?
risu_, do you use Anki at all? Or do you rely on massive reading/listening only?