Aye. りょく is the on’yomi, ちから is the kun’yomi.

Welcome! I’m in Sydney, myself. =)

Pretty much.

English speakers have a slight tendency to put the emphasis on the wrong syllable.

The “reading” is the on’yomi. The kun’yomi pops up only in the “vocab” section.

I’ve never had the foggiest idea why he describes them quite like that.

Welcome back!

I’d be inclined to start over from the beginning. Figure if you find you’re still remembering everything, you can just skim over that bit. =)

And yeah, being active in this community is as simple as posting in the forum. No need to worry about rejection – there’s no such thing as a stupid question. Plus, I’m always lurking around ready to stick my nose in. =P

On a side note, what’s “metta”?

Basically, when you subscribe (at https://www.wanikani.com/account/subscription once you’ve logged in), there’s box under the “select a plan” bit saying “Promotional code” and “do you know the magic words?” – just stick “wanikani heart textfugu” in that box (without the speech marks) and click “apply code”.

Honestly, I didn’t do any of the Anki stuff, so I couldn’t really comment. In the end, the best thing to do is whatever works best for you.