Status Updates From Kanji in Context Reference ...

As of this morning, I've officially seen all the vocabulary cards from level one of this book at least one time in Anki.

It took a really long time--years, in fact--to humble myself enough to feel okay with learning just 5 new words a day, but I'm making steady, consistent daily progress and have felt confident enough to read actual books in Japanese for several months now.

Interesting words: 発芽 (germination)　海藻 (seaweed)　繁茂 (grow thickly)　立つ瀬がない (be put in an awkward situation)　津々浦々 (far and wide)　霊峰 (sacred summit)　岬 (cape)

Interesting words: 執行 (execute, carry out)　執拗な (obstinate)　執心 (infatuation)　綱紀粛正 (strict enforcement of discipline)　粛清 (purge)　蛮行 (barbarity)　疎む (estrange)　舌鼓 (eating with gusto)　憂い (anxiety, distress)　端麗な (sophisticated)

Interesting words: 侮辱 (insult)　侮る (to despise)　原子炉 (nuclear reactor)　火炎 (flame)　哀愁 (sorrow, grief)　衰退 (decline)　折衷主義 (eclecticism)　記憶喪失 (amnesia)　水晶 (crystal)　提唱 (to advocate)　時期尚早 (premature)　凶器 (murder weapon)　丹精込めて (painstakingly)　幻覚 (hallucination)　弔問外交 (graveside diplomacy)　装甲車 (armored car)　排斥 (boycott)　亜鉛 (zinc)

Interesting words: 磨耗 (to wear out) 心神耗弱 (weakening of the mind and body) 老朽化 (grow old, decrepit) 民謡 (folk song) 目を凝らす (look hard) 模擬テスト (practice test) 言語随伴行動 (language-accompanying behavior) 随意筋 (voluntary muscle) 骨髄 (marrow) 延髄 (medulla oblongata) 心髄 (essence, soul) 屈辱 (disgrace, humiliation) 雪辱を果たす (avenge an insult)

Interesting words: 陰謀 (plot, conspiracy)　貞操 (chastity)　探偵 (detective)　珠算 (calculating with an abacus)　碑銘 (epitaph)　享楽主義 (hedonism)　自刃 (commit suicide by sword)　声を忍ばせる (to lower one's voice)　慈善事業 (charitable work)　消化剤 (digestive agent)

Interesting words: 団塊の世代 (the Baby Boomers)　醜態 (disgraceful behavior)　堪える (endure, bear, put up with)　魂胆 (intrigue, plot)　獅子奮迅の努力 (desperate effort)　虚無主義 (Nihilism)