Every so often you may find yourself on a low, you feel as if you have made no progress, you lack motivation, you "don't have the time". Well it's time to give yourself a little bit of a pick-me-up.

 It's always nice to realise how much you have really learnt, so try to look at basic Japanese text and read it, even if you don't understand it being able to read it is great and that should give you a more positive outlook on your Japanese learning experience.

Why did you start learning Japanese? For me I loved how the language sounded, I didn't want to follow the common, arrogant attitude of native English speakers "the rest of the world will learn our language so why bother to become bilingual" and I also want to study, or at least take a gap year there. Remind yourself of these reasons, chances are that it will reignite your passion for the language.

Watch some Japanese shows, listen to some Japanese podcasts, or something along these lines, it's always nice to be able to understand the odd word they are saying but are also interesting to watch!