This is how I learnt japanese

Tae Kims grammar guide is an amazing resource and Im glad to see it adapted to iOS. I remember downloading the pdf from guidetojapanese.org

Throughout my experience, this guide has helped me, whether as a beginner trying to read manga and get used to particles, or recently as an upper intermediate trying to translate songs into japanese.

This resource isnt about giving you phrases; it focuses on explaining things in an easy way to understand and review. Unlike many apps that claim to teach japanese, this does not copy and paste information and expect you to memorize. This is what you use when you understand the words but not the meaning of the sentence.

Having a guide like this, a good dictionary like imiwa? or midori, and material to practice with, you can jump right into japanese of any level and start learning. Nonetheless, as a tip to all of you still learning, you will need to memorize at some point for vocab. How you decide to memorize is your choice, but I enjoy memorizing my favourite j-pop instead of a bland vocab list.

arandguy about Learning Japanese, v2.0.2