I don't even take lessons yet but I play shōgi (Japanese chess) and therefore have contact with native speakers and a lot of material is in Japanese (not to mention the very pieces are kanjis). So I did what everyone would do: I downloaded a bunch of apps from F-Droid to learn Kana and Kanji and procrastinate on deepening my knowledge in the future
I see you also shop at aliexpress
Occasionally. This is actually an external ad tho :3