For a long tie now I've wanted to learn Japanese. I know I am unlikely to ever go to Japan but I'd really like to be able to watch anime without the distraction of subtitles. I just didn't have the time and/or resources. I've picked up a bit just from watching anime. Thanks to DBZ I know a bunch of fruits, nuts, dairy products, and underwear.

Inuyasha helped a lot with with family descriptors. All have helped with some basic words.

I have also learned that like English, one word can mean different things depending on the context and there are a hundred ways to say the same thing. There also seems to be different dialects and accents just like there are in English. There seesm to be several ways to say "what?" and I don't really know why yet. Nani, nanda, nandato, nan deska....

Now I've found some free stuff online and I may at some point fork over some money for something. I can make the time if I want it bad enough.

At the very least now I can call someone a baka and them not be insulted.