Considering that he doesn't have any assistants helping him, I'd say he's doing great. Chapters are usually out on time on a monthly basis. With the exception of last month seeing that he fell ill.
Usually, when taking formal lessons, you will learn how to speak formally. But reading manga and watching anime will teach you how to speak colloquial terms or slang.
Funny thing, when I was studying, all I could think of was finish school so I could start working. Now that I'm working, I wish that I was still studying.
Wow, there are a lot of europeans here. I myself speak only a few dialects, namely, English, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Fukien, my native language.
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