How does one optimally go about teaching oneself a language where every word has 19 different politeness variations, each with its own set of conjugations and kanji?
After a few months of duolingo and anki, I'm only now beginning to process with creeping horror that every word I learn will need to be relearned with a new variant for when I'm talking to a boss, a friend, a child, a vagrant, an enthusiastic birdwatcher, and a retired army general with a bad stomach.
I fully appreciate how imperative it is to create an entirely new lexicon for each of these disparate scenarios, but I have no clue how to navigate the learning process without periodically crashing out.
by Quiet_Childhood4066