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  1. Step 1 · N5

    Start Here: Sounds, Script, and Sentence Order

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    Hiragana I: あ to こ

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    Hiragana II: さ to と

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    Hiragana III: な to ん

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    Hiragana Extras: Dakuten, Handakuten, Small Kana

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    Katakana I: Core Symbols

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    Katakana II: Loanwords and Long Vowels

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    Reading Particles and Word Boundaries

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    です: Simple Statements

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    Questions with か

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    これ・それ・あれ

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    この・その・あの

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    Possession and Linking with の

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    Topic Marker は

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    Subject Marker が

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    Object Marker を

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    Time and Destination with に / へ

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    Place of Action with で

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    Existence with ある / いる

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    Location Words and Position Phrases

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    Asking Where Things Are

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    Noun Sentences in the Past

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    i-Adjectives

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    na-Adjectives

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    Adjective Negatives and Past Forms

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    Numbers and Basic Counting

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    Dates, Days, and Months

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    Clock Time and Daily Schedule

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    Basic Everyday Verbs

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    ます-Form and Polite Verbs

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    Dictionary Form Basics

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    Present and Past Verb Negatives

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    Frequency Words

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    Daily Routines in Sentences

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    Likes and Dislikes: 好き・きらい

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    Wanting Things: ほしい

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    Wanting to Do: 〜たい

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    Invitations with ませんか

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    Suggestions with ましょう

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    The て-Form: How to Make It

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    Linking Actions with て

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    Requests with 〜てください

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    Permission with 〜てもいい

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    Prohibition with 〜てはいけない

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    Ongoing Actions with 〜ている

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    States and Results with 〜ている

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    Going, Coming, and Returning

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    Purpose with Verb Stem + に行く

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    Counters: People, Things, and Books

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    Shopping, Prices, and Quantities

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    Family Words and Talking About People

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    Describing Places and Objects

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    Comparison: より / のほうが

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    Superlatives: いちばん

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    From / Until: から / まで

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    Sequence: それから / そして

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    Also and Too: も

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    Giving Reasons with から

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    Explaining with んです

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    Asking for Explanation with んですか

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    Plain Form Introduction

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    Plain Present and Past

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    Plain Negatives

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    Casual Questions and Replies

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    Sentence Enders: よ / ね / よね

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    Quoting with と

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    Saying What Someone Said or Thought

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    Listing Examples with や / など

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    Doing Various Things with たり〜たりする

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    While Doing with ながら

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    Before and After: 前に / 後で

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    When Something Happens: とき

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    Must Do: 〜なければならない

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    Do Not Have To: 〜なくてもいい

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    Ability with できる and Basic Potential

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    Giving and Receiving: あげる・くれる・もらう

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    Trying Something: 〜てみる

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    Appearance: 〜そうです

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    Maybe and Probably: かもしれない / でしょう

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    N5 Reading Review: Short Connected Texts

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    Plain Form Review for Reading

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    Volitional Form: 〜よう / 〜おう

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    Intentions with つもりです

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    Plans with 予定です

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    Deciding to Do: ことにする

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    It Has Been Decided: ことになる

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    Making a Choice with 〜にする

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    Becoming / Change with 〜になる

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    Experience: 〜たことがある

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    Too Much: 〜すぎる

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    Easy / Hard to Do: 〜やすい / 〜にくい

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    Start / Continue / Finish: 始める・続ける・終わる

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    Doing Something in Advance: 〜ておく

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    Leaving a Result: 〜てある

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    Finishing / Regret: 〜てしまう

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    Just Did: 〜たばかり

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    About to Do / In the Middle / Just Finished: ところ

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    Purpose with ために

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    Desired Outcome with 〜ように

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    Building Habits with 〜ようにする

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    Becoming Able To with 〜ようになる

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    Advice with ほうがいい

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    Giving Instructions with ように言う

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    Rules and Prohibitions with 〜こと

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    Since / Because: ので

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    But / Though: が / けど

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    Listing Reasons with し

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    Even If: 〜ても

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    Although: 〜のに

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    If / When: 〜たら

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    If It’s About...: 〜なら

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    Natural Consequences with と

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    Conditional ば

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    Choosing the Right Conditional

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    Relative Clauses I: Noun Modification Basics

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    Relative Clauses II: Longer Noun Phrases

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    Turning Verbs into Nouns with の / こと

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    The One That... with の

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    Casual Quotations with って

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    Hearsay そうだ

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    Appearance そうだ

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    Seems Like: みたいです

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    Comparison with ほど

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    Limiting with だけ

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    Only...Not: しか〜ない

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    Nothing But / Too Much Of: ばかり

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    Potential Form I: How to Make It

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    Potential Form II: What You Can and Cannot Do

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    Receiving a Favor: 〜てもらう / 〜てくれる

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    Action Chains with Giving and Receiving

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    Transitive and Intransitive Verbs I

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    Transitive and Intransitive Verbs II

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    Passive Form Basics

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    Everyday Passive Sentences

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    Causative Form Basics

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    Letting vs Making Someone Do

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    Causative-Passive Basics

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    Casual Commands and Prohibitions

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    Everyday Honorific and Humble Verbs

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    N4 Reading Review: Everyday Paragraphs

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    Reading Omitted Subjects and Implied Topics

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    Topic Shifts and Contrast in Text

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    〜ていく: Change from Now On

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    〜てくる: Change Up to Now

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    〜ていく vs 〜てくる

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    Expectations with はずだ

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    Reasons and Conclusions with わけだ

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    It Doesn’t Mean That...: 〜わけではない

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    There Is No Need To: 〜ことはない

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    Should / Ought To: 〜べきだ

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    Natural / It’s Common To: 〜ものだ

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    Inference from What You See: ようだ

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    Typical / Apparently: らしい

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    Strong Certainty: 〜に違いない

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    About / Regarding: 〜について

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    According To / Depending On: 〜によると / 〜によって

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    As / In the Role of: 〜として

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    From the Viewpoint Of: 〜にとって

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    In Contrast To / Toward: 〜に対して

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    Rephrasing and Definition with 〜という

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    Reported Information: 〜ということだ / 〜とのことだ

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    Not Only... But Also: 〜だけでなく

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    Not Just... Also...: 〜ばかりか

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    Emphasis with こそ

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    Even / As Long As: 〜さえ

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    Examples, Open Choice, and “Even” with でも

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    Only... Not: 〜しか〜ない

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    Degree and Extent: 〜くらい / 〜ほど

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    For / Despite Expectations: 〜にしては

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    More Than Expected: 〜わりに

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    Substitution and Trade-Off: 〜かわりに

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    Thanks To / Because Of: 〜おかげで / 〜せいで

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    Formal Reason and Purpose with ため

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    During / Throughout: 〜あいだ / 〜あいだに

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    While Still / Before It Changes: 〜うちに

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    Every Time: 〜たびに

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    In the Middle Of: 〜最中に

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    As Soon As / Once Ready: 〜次第

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    Without Doing: 〜ないで / 〜ずに

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    Leaving Something As Is: 〜まま

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    Trying Hard To Do: ~ようとする

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    Formal Rules with ~ことになっている

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    Soft Commands and Desired Outcomes with ~ように

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    Results and Arrangements: ことにする / ことになる Review

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    Nothing But / Doing Nothing But: 〜ばかり

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    ところ Review: About To, In Progress, Just Finished

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    Honorific Language in Reading

  188. Step 188 · N3

    Humble Language in Reading

  189. Step 189 · N3

    Formal Written Connectors: しかし / ところが / そのため

  190. Step 190 · N3

    Organizing Ideas: つまり / たとえば / 一方で

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    Cause and Effect Across Sentences

  192. Step 192 · N3

    Reading Long Relative Clauses

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    Reading Nominalized Sentences

  194. Step 194 · N3

    Indirect Quotes and Reported Speech

  195. Step 195 · N3

    Casual Contractions in Dialogue

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    Sentence Enders and Speaker Attitude

  197. Step 197 · N3

    Written vs Spoken Japanese

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    N3 Reading Review I: Dialogues and Messages

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    N3 Reading Review II: Explanatory Passages

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    Core 200 Review: Patterns That Unlock Reading