Yes yes I did already go through RTK1. Almost twice. But I still don’t see a lot of benefit from it.
An Anki deck is available with Japanese keywords. Problem is, I don’t know a lot of those words, or have the ability to understand their definitions.
So, what I’ve started doing is looking up the kanji/example word, chiefly on Yahoo! JP Dic, and using either the E-J dictionary to have an example sentence or using the J-J dictionary if I can find a definition I’m reasonably sure I understand.
Still, I’m only 200 or so cards in. Should I keep going with it?
I’ve barely used any flashcards for my Japanese learning. I could probably make much better progress if I did, but they’re, honestly, just so boring. Even mining my own stuff is a bit painful. So, I just don’t do it.
I’m not making fast progress but I think I’m doing rather good for myself 
