I unstuck myself by moving to working with a tutor (on Preply). That paired with anki cards (of the words I would try to use during a normal conversation but di

I unstuck myself by moving to working with a tutor (on Preply). That paired with anki cards (of the words I would try to use during a normal conversation but didn't know them) boosted my skills tremendously. I went from just knowing how to read hira/katakana and say a few sentences (after studying it on my own for many years) to being able to hold a conversation for 1 hour after just a couple of years. Now I'm moving onto playing easier games for kids which seem fun to me too in Japanese (e.g. some pokemon games). I pick up a lot from animes already but they can be tough, depending on the target audience. 頑張って！