(2016-06-19, 10:36 pm)uchuu Wrote: Excellent place to start. Thankfully Eiichiro speaks mostly slang-free but everyone else around him, not so much. It sometimes throws me for a loop but I've learned a lot in a short amount of time.
As someone who initially learned Japanese in a traditional manner, slang is difficult for me. Eiichorou is probably the easiest to understand which is great for a protagonist.
Thanks for the tennis strat guide. All I really know about tennis is the scoring system lol xD
I actually found this Tennis Glossary in Japanese. I have this Jp-En tennis terms too though not as extensive as the first site.
I actually considered reading up on the basic mechanics of a typical tennis game right before reading Baby Steps so I can focus more on the story and not so much trying to understand how or what things are. I also considered maybe reading the manga in English first and then Japanese but maybe that is considered cheating? I like to do extensive reading when I read manga so I almost never use a dictionary on my first read. I tend to do lookup after the initial reading session so I just thought maybe reading in English first would ease the process. Any thoughts?
Edited: 2016-06-19, 11:04 pm