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by bayesian_horse 2368 days ago
I'm still a bit confused of how one is supposed to decipher a Language like Japanese or Chinese without any reference. I certainly was never able to do it.

Only after years of studying more theoretically am I able to learn new words from context.

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> without any reference

The "reference" comes from knowing the stories in English first. And also the reader's voice acting, etc.