日本語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread 4

If you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.


Japanese Ask Questions Thread2
http://dis.4chan.org/read/lang/1206158123/1-40

Japanese Ask Questions Thread3
http://dis.4chan.org/read/lang/1267485093/1-40

What are the best methods for learning this? I would like to start (and not use RS), and now long would it take to be able to fluently understand the language when spoken too.
I'm not too concerned with the written language at the moment because it seems uncomprehendingly ridiculous for my mind to handle.