understand well/speak well I'm having a bit of a hard time with understand well/speak well. yoku wakarimasu/ jouzu ni hanashimasu. My poor brain isn't wanting to accept that it isn't yoku hanashimasu! On the other hand I've got a,i,u,e,o/ ka,ki,ku,ke,ko/ sa,shi,su,se,so/ ta,chi,tsu,te,to down pat in both both katakan and hiragana. I've also made the decision to pursue a degree in foreign studies this fall. With an emphasis on Japanese of course. Wish me luck!