Not sure if this is related or not but when I was unable to open media files (that were stored on my SMB server) in VLC (also got permission denied) I solved it by installing “kio-fuse”.

Hope you figure it out.

超面白いイメージ、これも学びたい、ありがとう〜

I’m not at that high of a level yet (maybe N3) but I personally use a dictionary (Takoboto, on Android) that can easily add words to an anki deck (granted they don’t have audio but that’s fine for me (and I already did a 6K premade deck with audio)).

I find new words through watching shows, listening to music or reading.

I also go to local meetups where I meet with other Japanese learners and I talk to a Japanese person weekly (in exchange for practicing English with them).

For grammar I watched most of Cure Dolly’s Organic Japanese playlist.

For me this is a great combination and I think I’m progressing well.

Hope this helps.

Edit:

I’m also pretty much the sole poster over at lemmy.world’s WriteStreakJapanese. Maybe consider writing something from time to time. I think it can greatly aid you in finding your weak-spots.

I think the diversification of your study methods and making habits out of things that would otherwise be too boring to do really help me stay motivated.

Feel free to ask away if you have any questions.

「によって」のことをよく聞いたけど、今まで徹底的理解してなかったので、素敵な説明にありがとうございます。