wrt Japanese, get comfortable with the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs. Verbs in English are often both (ambitransitive) and that makes you

wrt Japanese, get comfortable with the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs. Verbs in English are often both (ambitransitive) and that makes you (or maybe it's just me) unaware of the difference. It took me more time than I care to specify to sort that out in my head! And be confident! Japanese people are generally supportive and will appreciate your effort to use the language, no matter how successful it is.