[the high]

I've been studying Japanese for a few years now casually, and I'd say I'm probably intermediate level now. If I could recommend anything to beginner level students, I'd say download the memrise app to your phone asap and start working your way through Japanese 1-7. It'll teach you a lot of useful (and random words you many not normally encounter like: 宇宙船) vocabulary and basic sentences. Plus you can study anytime you have a little downtime, like waiting at the dentists office.