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Lessons
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Lesson path
Step 1 · N5
Start Here: Sounds, Script, and Sentence Order
Step 2 · N5
Hiragana I: あ to こ
Step 3 · N5
Hiragana II: さ to と
Step 4 · N5
Hiragana III: な to ん
Step 5 · N5
Hiragana Extras: Dakuten, Handakuten, Small Kana
Step 6 · N5
Katakana I: Core Symbols
Step 7 · N5
Katakana II: Loanwords and Long Vowels
Step 8 · N5
Reading Particles and Word Boundaries
Step 9 · N5
です: Simple Statements
Step 10 · N5
Questions with か
Step 11 · N5
これ・それ・あれ
Step 12 · N5
この・その・あの
Step 13 · N5
Possession and Linking with の
Step 14 · N5
Topic Marker は
Step 15 · N5
Subject Marker が
Step 16 · N5
Object Marker を
Step 17 · N5
Time and Destination with に / へ
Step 18 · N5
Place of Action with で
Step 19 · N5
Existence with ある / いる
Step 20 · N5
Location Words and Position Phrases
Step 21 · N5
Asking Where Things Are
Step 22 · N5
Noun Sentences in the Past
Step 23 · N5
i-Adjectives
Step 24 · N5
na-Adjectives
Step 25 · N5
Adjective Negatives and Past Forms
Step 26 · N5
Numbers and Basic Counting
Step 27 · N5
Dates, Days, and Months
Step 28 · N5
Clock Time and Daily Schedule
Step 29 · N5
Basic Everyday Verbs
Step 30 · N5
ます-Form and Polite Verbs
Step 31 · N5
Dictionary Form Basics
Step 32 · N5
Present and Past Verb Negatives
Step 33 · N5
Frequency Words
Step 34 · N5
Daily Routines in Sentences
Step 35 · N5
Likes and Dislikes: 好き・きらい
Step 36 · N5
Wanting Things: ほしい
Step 37 · N5
Wanting to Do: 〜たい
Step 38 · N5
Invitations with ませんか
Step 39 · N5
Suggestions with ましょう
Step 40 · N5
The て-Form: How to Make It
Step 41 · N5
Linking Actions with て
Step 42 · N5
Requests with 〜てください
Step 43 · N5
Permission with 〜てもいい
Step 44 · N5
Prohibition with 〜てはいけない
Step 45 · N5
Ongoing Actions with 〜ている
Step 46 · N5
States and Results with 〜ている
Step 47 · N5
Going, Coming, and Returning
Step 48 · N5
Purpose with Verb Stem + に行く
Step 49 · N5
Counters: People, Things, and Books
Step 50 · N5
Shopping, Prices, and Quantities
Step 51 · N5
Family Words and Talking About People
Step 52 · N5
Describing Places and Objects
Step 53 · N5
Comparison: より / のほうが
Step 54 · N5
Superlatives: いちばん
Step 55 · N5
From / Until: から / まで
Step 56 · N5
Sequence: それから / そして
Step 57 · N5
Also and Too: も
Step 58 · N5
Giving Reasons with から
Step 59 · N5
Explaining with んです
Step 60 · N5
Asking for Explanation with んですか
Step 61 · N5
Plain Form Introduction
Step 62 · N5
Plain Present and Past
Step 63 · N5
Plain Negatives
Step 64 · N5
Casual Questions and Replies
Step 65 · N5
Sentence Enders: よ / ね / よね
Step 66 · N5
Quoting with と
Step 67 · N5
Saying What Someone Said or Thought
Step 68 · N5
Listing Examples with や / など
Step 69 · N5
Doing Various Things with たり〜たりする
Step 70 · N5
While Doing with ながら
Step 71 · N5
Before and After: 前に / 後で
Step 72 · N5
When Something Happens: とき
Step 73 · N5
Must Do: 〜なければならない
Step 74 · N5
Do Not Have To: 〜なくてもいい
Step 75 · N5
Ability with できる and Basic Potential
Step 76 · N5
Giving and Receiving: あげる・くれる・もらう
Step 77 · N5
Trying Something: 〜てみる
Step 78 · N5
Appearance: 〜そうです
Step 79 · N5
Maybe and Probably: かもしれない / でしょう
Step 80 · N5
N5 Reading Review: Short Connected Texts
Step 81 · N4
Plain Form Review for Reading
Step 82 · N4
Volitional Form: 〜よう / 〜おう
Step 83 · N4
Intentions with つもりです
Step 84 · N4
Plans with 予定です
Step 85 · N4
Deciding to Do: ことにする
Step 86 · N4
It Has Been Decided: ことになる
Step 87 · N4
Making a Choice with 〜にする
Step 88 · N4
Becoming / Change with 〜になる
Step 89 · N4
Experience: 〜たことがある
Step 90 · N4
Too Much: 〜すぎる
Step 91 · N4
Easy / Hard to Do: 〜やすい / 〜にくい
Step 92 · N4
Start / Continue / Finish: 始める・続ける・終わる
Step 93 · N4
Doing Something in Advance: 〜ておく
Step 94 · N4
Leaving a Result: 〜てある
Step 95 · N4
Finishing / Regret: 〜てしまう
Step 96 · N4
Just Did: 〜たばかり
Step 97 · N4
About to Do / In the Middle / Just Finished: ところ
Step 98 · N4
Purpose with ために
Step 99 · N4
Desired Outcome with 〜ように
Step 100 · N4
Building Habits with 〜ようにする
Step 101 · N4
Becoming Able To with 〜ようになる
Step 102 · N4
Advice with ほうがいい
Step 103 · N4
Giving Instructions with ように言う
Step 104 · N4
Rules and Prohibitions with 〜こと
Step 105 · N4
Since / Because: ので
Step 106 · N4
But / Though: が / けど
Step 107 · N4
Listing Reasons with し
Step 108 · N4
Even If: 〜ても
Step 109 · N4
Although: 〜のに
Step 110 · N4
If / When: 〜たら
Step 111 · N4
If It’s About...: 〜なら
Step 112 · N4
Natural Consequences with と
Step 113 · N4
Conditional ば
Step 114 · N4
Choosing the Right Conditional
Step 115 · N4
Relative Clauses I: Noun Modification Basics
Step 116 · N4
Relative Clauses II: Longer Noun Phrases
Step 117 · N4
Turning Verbs into Nouns with の / こと
Step 118 · N4
The One That... with の
Step 119 · N4
Casual Quotations with って
Step 120 · N4
Hearsay そうだ
Step 121 · N4
Appearance そうだ
Step 122 · N4
Seems Like: みたいです
Step 123 · N4
Comparison with ほど
Step 124 · N4
Limiting with だけ
Step 125 · N4
Only...Not: しか〜ない
Step 126 · N4
Nothing But / Too Much Of: ばかり
Step 127 · N4
Potential Form I: How to Make It
Step 128 · N4
Potential Form II: What You Can and Cannot Do
Step 129 · N4
Receiving a Favor: 〜てもらう / 〜てくれる
Step 130 · N4
Action Chains with Giving and Receiving
Step 131 · N4
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs I
Step 132 · N4
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs II
Step 133 · N4
Passive Form Basics
Step 134 · N4
Everyday Passive Sentences
Step 135 · N4
Causative Form Basics
Step 136 · N4
Letting vs Making Someone Do
Step 137 · N4
Causative-Passive Basics
Step 138 · N4
Casual Commands and Prohibitions
Step 139 · N4
Everyday Honorific and Humble Verbs
Step 140 · N4
N4 Reading Review: Everyday Paragraphs
Step 141 · N3
Reading Omitted Subjects and Implied Topics
Step 142 · N3
Topic Shifts and Contrast in Text
Step 143 · N3
〜ていく: Change from Now On
Step 144 · N3
〜てくる: Change Up to Now
Step 145 · N3
〜ていく vs 〜てくる
Step 146 · N3
Expectations with はずだ
Step 147 · N3
Reasons and Conclusions with わけだ
Step 148 · N3
It Doesn’t Mean That...: 〜わけではない
Step 149 · N3
There Is No Need To: 〜ことはない
Step 150 · N3
Should / Ought To: 〜べきだ
Step 151 · N3
Natural / It’s Common To: 〜ものだ
Step 152 · N3
Inference from What You See: ようだ
Step 153 · N3
Typical / Apparently: らしい
Step 154 · N3
Strong Certainty: 〜に違いない
Step 155 · N3
About / Regarding: 〜について
Step 156 · N3
According To / Depending On: 〜によると / 〜によって
Step 157 · N3
As / In the Role of: 〜として
Step 158 · N3
From the Viewpoint Of: 〜にとって
Step 159 · N3
In Contrast To / Toward: 〜に対して
Step 160 · N3
Rephrasing and Definition with 〜という
Step 161 · N3
Reported Information: 〜ということだ / 〜とのことだ
Step 162 · N3
Not Only... But Also: 〜だけでなく
Step 163 · N3
Not Just... Also...: 〜ばかりか
Step 164 · N3
Emphasis with こそ
Step 165 · N3
Even / As Long As: 〜さえ
Step 166 · N3
Examples, Open Choice, and “Even” with でも
Step 167 · N3
Only... Not: 〜しか〜ない
Step 168 · N3
Degree and Extent: 〜くらい / 〜ほど
Step 169 · N3
For / Despite Expectations: 〜にしては
Step 170 · N3
More Than Expected: 〜わりに
Step 171 · N3
Substitution and Trade-Off: 〜かわりに
Step 172 · N3
Thanks To / Because Of: 〜おかげで / 〜せいで
Step 173 · N3
Formal Reason and Purpose with ため
Step 174 · N3
During / Throughout: 〜あいだ / 〜あいだに
Step 175 · N3
While Still / Before It Changes: 〜うちに
Step 176 · N3
Every Time: 〜たびに
Step 177 · N3
In the Middle Of: 〜最中に
Step 178 · N3
As Soon As / Once Ready: 〜次第
Step 179 · N3
Without Doing: 〜ないで / 〜ずに
Step 180 · N3
Leaving Something As Is: 〜まま
Step 181 · N3
Trying Hard To Do: ~ようとする
Step 182 · N3
Formal Rules with ~ことになっている
Step 183 · N3
Soft Commands and Desired Outcomes with ~ように
Step 184 · N3
Results and Arrangements: ことにする / ことになる Review
Step 185 · N3
Nothing But / Doing Nothing But: 〜ばかり
Step 186 · N3
ところ Review: About To, In Progress, Just Finished
Step 187 · N3
Honorific Language in Reading
Step 188 · N3
Humble Language in Reading
Step 189 · N3
Formal Written Connectors: しかし / ところが / そのため
Step 190 · N3
Organizing Ideas: つまり / たとえば / 一方で
Step 191 · N3
Cause and Effect Across Sentences
Step 192 · N3
Reading Long Relative Clauses
Step 193 · N3
Reading Nominalized Sentences
Step 194 · N3
Indirect Quotes and Reported Speech
Step 195 · N3
Casual Contractions in Dialogue
Step 196 · N3
Sentence Enders and Speaker Attitude
Step 197 · N3
Written vs Spoken Japanese
Step 198 · N3
N3 Reading Review I: Dialogues and Messages
Step 199 · N3
N3 Reading Review II: Explanatory Passages
Step 200 · N3
Core 200 Review: Patterns That Unlock Reading