がんばって。

I would translate it as, "Don't try too hard" or more literally, "don't do your best", although I have a feeling it is the first, because the second sounds a little rude; it depends on the context.

Good luck. Keep studying!

Stay tuned, there are more to come!

Thanks for the note. I'll give it a whirl.

Hmm. I can't seem to find one.

One of these days I'll have to try making some kanji charts. It might take a month or so.

I'm still learning and have a long way to go. I'm glad that other people find them useful as well.

"Do NOT worry about speaking too soon." I absolutely disagree. A lot of my fellow learners are decent at the mechanics of Japanese, but when we try to have a conversation or when they actually go to Japanese they stutter all over themselves because they have no working experiences to utilize everything they've learned.

One of my tutors makes her students create videos of them speaking in Japanese based of simple prompts,using the vocabulary they've learned. They make many mistakes and sound a bit robotic, at first, but it's obvious that this is the key to a useable language center.

Speak early, speak often.

Both are ok. Sukoshi is on the formal side of chotto. Depending on who you're talking to, sukoshi is probably the best bet. Although, chotto has a bit of flair to it; just rolls off the tongue.

Thanks for the encouragement. Ganbarimashou, ne.