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| Preface | |
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| Dear Student Getting Started | |
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| Meeting Others and Introducing Yourself Everyday Greetings Classroom Expressions The Japanese Writing System (1): Introduction | |
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| Numbers up to 20 Asking and Giving Telephone Numbers Asking and Telling Time Asking What Something Is The Japanese Writing System (2): Hiragana (1) | |
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| Talking About Daily Activities Talking About Future Activities and Events Talking About Likes and Dislikes The Japanese Writing System (3): Hiragana (2) | |
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| Talking About Activities and Events in the Past Inviting Someone to Do Something Talking About Weekly Schedules Talking About the Weather The Japanese Writing System (4): Katakana (1) | |
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| Asking Location Numbers from 21 to 10,000 Asking About Existence Asking About Price Talking More About Likes and Dislikes The Japanese Writing System (5): Katakana (2)Introduction to Kanji Introduction to Yookoso! Language Notes and Culture Notes are not listed here | |
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| Classmates Topics/Vocabulary Nationalities and Languages Personal Information Around Campus Vocabulary Study Hint: Learning New Vocabulary Grammar | |
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| Identification: The Copula desu | |
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| Possessive Particle no | |
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| Personal Pronouns and Demonstratives | |
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| Asking Questions: Interrogatives Particles ha and ga Culture Notes shusshin Origins Japanese Universities and Colleges Asking Personal Questions Reading and Writing | |
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| Huransu-jin no kurasumeeto Study Hint: Learning Kanji | |
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| penparu o sagashite imasu! Kanji The Six Types of Kanji Skills Practice Language Functions and Situations Introducing Friends Introducing Yourself Listening Comprehension | |
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| Review | |
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| My Town Topics/Vocabulary Commuting Cities and Neighborhoods Buldings and Places Around Town Vocabulary Grammar | |
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| Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| Expressing Existence: The Verbs arimasu and imasu | |
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| Indicating Location | |
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| Positional Words | |
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| Numerals and Counters | |
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| Expressing Likes and Dislikes: suki and kirai Sentence-Final yo Study Hint: Learning Grammar Polite Form Versus Plain Form Culture Notes Long Commutes kooban Police Boxes Japanese Addresses Reading and Writing | |
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| Buraun-san no apaato no kinjo | |
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| Hayashi-san no hurusato Kanji Skills Practice Language Functions and Situations Making Communication Work Showing Location on a Map Listening Comprehension | |
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| Review | |
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| Everyday Life Topics/Vocabulary Schedules Daily Activities Weekends and Holidays Vocabulary Grammar | |
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| The Basic Structure of Japanese Verbs | |
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| The Nonpast, Polite Form of Verbs | |
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| The Past, Polite Form of Verbs | |
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| Particles Showing Grammatical Relationships | |
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| Making Suggestions: mashoo | |
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| Conjoining Nouns: to and ya Adverbs Used in Negative Sentences Connecting Disjunctive Sentences Approximate Numbers Culture Notes Part-Time Jobs for College Students nengoo kokumin no shukujitsu National Holidays Reading and Writing | |
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| Buraun-san no nichijooseikatsu | |
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| Buraun-san no shuumatsu Kanji Skills Practice Language Functions and Situations Making a Phone Call Extending an Invitation Listening Comprehension | |
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| Review | |
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| Weather and Climate Topics/Vocabulary Weather Reports Enjoying the Four Seasons Forecasting Vocabulary Grammar | |
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| Conjugating Adjectives | |
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| Comparatives and Superlatives | |
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| The Past, Plain Forms of Verbs | |
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| Explaining a Reason: ...noda | |
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| The Te-Form of Adjectives and the Copula | |
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| The Te-Form of Verbs | |
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| Expressing Probability and Conjecture Adverbs Used with Comparatives Linking Disjunctive Clauses with keredomo Conjoining Sequential Actions Culture Notes C Types of Rain How to Write a Letter in Japanese Reading and Writing | |
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| Buraun-san e no tegami | |
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| toraberu gaido: Iroha-machi no kikoo Kanji Skills Practice Language Functions and Situations Asking Questions About the Japanese Language Asking for Assistance with Kanji Listening Comprehension | |
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| Review | |
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| Hobbies and Leisure Activities Topics/Vocabulary Hobbies and Pastimes Sports Family Vocabulary Grammar | |
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| Interrogatives + ka / mo / demo | |
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| Describing Abilities | |
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| Nominalizers: koto and no | |
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| More Uses of the Particle mo | |
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| Potential Form of Verbs | |
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| The Te-Form of Verbs + imasu | |
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| Relative Clauses | |
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| Describing a Change in State: naru Nominal Verbs ka or Words Expressing Respect and Politeness Have You Already Eaten? Some Time Expressions Culture Notes go, shoogi, maajan, pachinko: Japanese Games When You Are Praised Nihon no supootsu: Japanese Sports The Japanese Family Reading and Writing | |
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| Sanraizu Karuchaa Sentaa no oshirase | |
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| gakusee to sarariiman no yoka choosa Kanji Skills Practice Language Functions and Situations Responding to Compliments Introducing a Family Member Listening Comprehension | |
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| Review | |
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| Food Topics/Vocabulary Foods and Beverages Flavors and Tastes Cooking Terms Vocabulary Grammar | |
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| Expressing Experience: The Ta-Form of Verbs + koto ga aru | |
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| Expressing a Desire: hoshii, hoshigaru, tai, and ...tagaru | |
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| Expressing an Opinion: ...to omou | |
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| Quoting Speech: ...to iu | |
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| Expressing Intention: tsumori and the Volitional Form of Verbs | |
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| The Te-Form of Verbs + miru, shimau, iku, and kuru | |
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| Expressing Simultaneous Actions: nagara garu soo Quote Marker to Study Hint: How to Remember Verb Conjugations moo and mada Culture Notes ocha What Do Japanese Eat? Reading and Writing | |
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| Baikingu ryoori ‘Murasaki' | |
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| anata no shokuji chekku Kanji Skills Practice Language Functions and Situations Asking and Expressing Opinions At a Restaurant Listening Comprehension | |
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| Review | |
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| Shopping Topics/Vocabulary Shops and Stores Shopping Clothes Vocabulary Grammar | |
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| When Something Happens: Temporal Clauses Ending in toki | |
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| Indefinite Pronoun no | |
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| Making If-Then Statements: The tara Conditonal | |
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| Going Somewhere with a Purpose: Using the Particle ni to Express Purpose | |
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| Reporting Hearsay: ...sooda | |
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| Saying Whether or Not Something Is True: ...kadooka | |
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| Giving Reasons with ...shi, ...shi dake yasui, nikui Culture Notes iro Colors Handling Japanese Money Metric System Reading and Writing | |
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| ‘San Roodo' gurando oopuningu seeru | |
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| mai fasshion Kanji Skills Practice Language Functions and Situations Shopping Saying Whether Two Things Are the Same or Different Listening Comprehension | |
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| Review | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Verb Conjugation | |
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| Adjective and Copula Conjugation | |
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| Numbers | |
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| Counters | |
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| Time, Days, Months, and Years | |
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| Ko-so-a-do Words | |
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| Japanese Accent | |
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| Kanji List Japanese-English | |
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| Glossary English-Japanese | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |