Hi Light,
Don't worry too much about the "Ga" and "Wa" difference. "Ga" is usually used for emphasis, e.g. no that one is mine!
But...it's one of those things you pick up with habit. Most Japanese native speakers don't have a set rule to follow and every month we go through merry go rounds of different people proof reading articles and one person changes the "ga"s to "wa"s then the next person changes them back. Sometimes the same person changes their own "wa" and "ga"s around several times!
Shimpai shinakute ii yo!
Be genki,
Richard
PS. One more resource for the list, I used the Living Language course when I first started. It's a bit boring but is good for bulking up your vocab.
And the Canon Wordtank can't be recommend enough, carry it everywhere, put in every word you come across then use the quiz function to test yourself whenever you have 5 minutes free.
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