hey i got realli obsessed with everything japanese, music, culture, magazines, people, actors, singers, information, journals on the net.
I did all of those excercises (grammar) like for fun ...like doing cross words i realli enjoyoed it ahahah maybe im a bit obsessive but thats the way i am. then i read the dicitonary (kodansha one the bloody ex[pensive one u get from kinokuniya) then i take down good words and sentences that have flair. I memorized songs....watched jap tv...
and plus i had an excellent teacher - good luck!
GET obsessed! ahaha dats my motto,...maybe not, if ur not strong enough u probably get sick of it or stressed and end up hating it!
dats the end of my advice for 2005 nihongoers