That’s right. Pronouns and subjects aren’t needed as much in Japanese.
For example:
“I’m sleepy”
私は眠いですis fine, but it’s also perfectly fine to just say 眠いです.
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お姉さんは僕と同じでビデオゲームが好き、でも僕とちがって日本語勉強することじゃなくて中国語勉強する。(edited)
Translation:
My older Sister likes Games like me, but unlike me she does not learn japanese, but chinese.
So, regarding leaving things out, as this is a problem for myself as well:
Could I leave out the second 「僕」 and the second 「勉強」?
@Klaboon @matt_in_mito
Hope pinging you is fine with you 
edit: thanks @matt_in_mito for the correction.
するじゃなくて is wrong, because ではなくて and variations are constructs that can’t come directly after verbs.
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Today I just did some vocabulary, so I hope it’s okay that I try to make sentences with some of those words, rather than a specific grammar point.
一昨日、「八百屋」や「保険証」や「何か」や「入口」の語彙を勉強しました。
八百屋で熟れた桃の五個と美味い杏を四個買ました。入口のそばにいくつか梅があって、まだ未熟なので、買いませんでした。他の何かの果物を探しながら、保険証を床に落ちましたはずです。
Translation
I bought five ripe peaches and four delicious apricots at the greengrocer. Near the entrance, there were some plums, but I did not buy them because they were not ripe yet. While I was looking for some other fruit, I must have dropped my insurance card on the floor.
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The second 僕 is unnecessary but I think leaving out 勉強 would be strange.
Also, this should be することじゃなくて
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No, actually I’m wrong. Your sister is the subject of the sentence, so you should have the second 僕. If you were the subject of the sentence then it would be unnecessary.
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外国語を学ぶのはできやすくないです。だから日本語を勉強できるなら、必ず何でもできます。
Translation
Studying a foreign language is not easy to do. So if you can study Japanese, you can certainly do anything.
今日、「とならんで」、「に違いない」、「にきぎる」 勉強した。
彼女の体型はモデルと並んで、でも顔は綺麗ない。
Translation
Her Physique is comparable to a model’s, but her face is not beautiful.
Persona4ArenaはBlazblueと並ぶほどいい格ゲー。
Translation
Persona4Arena is almost as good a fighting game as Blazblue.
@matt_in_mito
ありがとうございます。本当に助かった。今この点で気をつける点をわかる。
Translation
Thank you very much. You really helped me. Now I know what to look out for in this regard.
最初に日本語は話しにくかったけど、毎日毎日の勉強して段々上達した。
Translation
At first it was difficult to speak Japanese, but I studied daily and gradually improved.
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今日は、「ような」を勉強しました。
家のような場所がない。
Translation
There is no place like home
Jakeによると一文法点だけしかを勉強することもできる。この情報は凄く有用にちがいない。
Translation:
According to Jake You can also only learn one grammar point". That information is without a doubt useful.
So I had trouble remembering indirect speech.
I could only remember direct speech 「って」or 「と」, or indirect information [らしい」or
「そうだ」at first. Glad it came to me right before I wanted to submit my sentence of the day ^^
彼らのいつもの応援してくれるのせいで、僕の日本語のわかりがどんどん上達してくる。
Translation
Thanks to their constant support, my understanding of Japanese is steadily improving.
「おすすめのどの電子掲示板んですが？2ちゃんねるが使ってあります。」
英語
‘Which of these forums do you recommend? I am using 2ch currently.’
仕事のあとでゲームをプレイするに限る。最近鉄拳7プレイしてみる。3D格ゲーを仕付けられない、だから沢山の勉強ことがいる。
Translation
There is nothing better than playing a game after work. Recnetly I try playing Tekken 7.
I am not used to 3D Fighting Games, so there is a lot to learn.
最近、ふりがな無し日本語で書いたの本を読んでみていて、それらを段々よくわかってきた。もっと難しい日本語の本を読み始めてていくかな。
Translation
Lately, I’ve been trying to read books written in Japanese, and I’ve been getting better at understanding them. Maybe I’ll start reading more difficult Japanese books.
今夜、「～てから 」と「～て (Sequence)」と「もう」を勉強しました。
毎日は、日本語の勉強をしてから、寝ます。力いっぱい保ちますんです。
えいご
Everyday, once I finished my Japanese Language studies, I go to sleep. I really do try to maintain studying to my best everyday.
私にとって、日本ごの勉強の仕方の中でSRSが一番一種です。DUOLINGOだけでじゅうぶんだと思いません。
Translation
For me, SRS is one of the best ways to study Japanese. I don’t think Duolingo alone is enough.
「あなた、戸を開けてスイッチをつけます。」「もうやります。」
英語
‘You must open the door and then turn the switch on.’ ‘I already did that.’
昨日は「とはかぎらない」勉強した。
仕事の休みは暇だと言うのは限らない。時々家族に手伝わなきゃいけない。
Translation:
Taking off from work does not necessarily mean having free time, sometimes you have to help your family.
明日僕は母親にいく、だから一週間bunproにかける。
皆さん僕のために日本語を勉強するぞ。
Translation:
Tomorrow I travel to my Mother, so I will be away from bunpro for a week.
Everyone, learn japanese on my behalf!
So, about the ぞ I used at the end of the last sentence. I have heard ぞ and ぜ a lot at the end of sentences in anime and guessed it would prolly be a casual way to say something invitational. Couldn’t find it here in bunpro grammar search, so I had to refer another resource:
ぞ on JLPT Sensei
先日夫が映画を見たがっただが、私は寝なんくてとても疲れて、見たくなかった。「また今度」と言った。
Translation
My husband wanted to watch a movie the other day, but I hadn’t slept and was tired, so I didn’t want to. “Another time,” I said.
鶏鳥が食べたい。
Summary
I want to eat chicken. (This is a pun)
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