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I bought Harry Potter And the Philosopher's Stone (Japanese Version) in the APU bookshop back in '02, and I just finished it today. Not that I've been reading it solidly, but it's still satisfying to close it.

Even though I don't understand all the words, I believe I learn and get a feel for them through context while reading. As I'm 'watching' the story I learn, for example, whether a word has positive or negative connotations. I build or reinforce the natural usage of grammar and language which is used to convey infinitely complex nuances.

It's a real treat to have all this coming through, reading up and down, right to left; to find myself just watching the adventure, not thinking about the language at all.