Proud of 200sh kanji, eh?
I'm probably down to 100, and as time passes... it's only going down. Stopped taking classes (after slightly over a year) only recently, when things started to get painful (something like 20 kanji a week, on top of grammar stuff). Learning languages really sucks, I'm simply awful at it. Memorizing = no go, I can only do stuff like math. I had to withdraw when it was clear I was the worst in the class (which was fun to joke about, until the reality of grades kick in).
Yeah, as much as I love 日本語, it's probably impossible. I can't speak to those fluent anyway (fear of embarrassment, I refuse to sound like a 'noob' unless it's in class). A while ago, when I visited Tokyo for a few days, I never spoke a word. I just want to understand the damn language for games, manga, other media, etc!
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