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Sound Words
Onomatopoeia and imitative words describing persons, actions or things
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Japanese Syllabaries
Learn two forms of Japanese writing, Hiragana and Katakana.
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INDEX
LESSON
1 WATASHI WA ANNA DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 5
2 KORE WA NAN DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 6
3 TOIRE WA DOKO DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 7
4 TADAIMA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 8
5 SORE WA WATASHI NO TAKARAMONO DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩ 9
6 DENWABANGÔ WA NANBAN DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 10
7 SHÛKURÎMU WA ARIMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 11
8 MÔICHIDO ONEGAI SHIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 12
9 NANJI KARA DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 13
10 ZEN-IN IMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 14
11 ZEHI KITE KUDASAI ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 15
12 ITSU NIHON NI KIMASHITA KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 16
13 SHÔSETSU GA SUKI DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 17
14 KOKO NI GOMI O SUTETE MO II DESU KA ҩҩҩ 18
15 NETE IMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 19
16 KAIDAN O AGATTE, MIGI NI ITTE KUDASAI ҩҩҩҩ 20
17 OSUSUME WA NAN DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 21
18 MICHI NI MAYOTTE SHIMAIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 22
19 YOKATTA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 23
20 NIHON NO UTA O UTATTA KOTO GA ARIMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 24
21 IIE, SOREHODODEMO ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 25
22 OSOKU NARIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 26
23 OKÂSAN NI SHIKARAREMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 27
24 TSUKAWANAIDE KUDASAI ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 28
25 TSUKUE NO SHITA NI HAIRE ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 29
26 TSUGI WA GANBARÔ ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 30
27 DARE GA KEKKON SURU N DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 31
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28 SHIZUOKA E YÔKOSO ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 32
29 CHIKAKU DE MIRU TO, ÔKII DESU NE ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 33
30 MÔ SUKOSHI SHASHIN O TORITAI DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 34
31 MÔ HACHIJÛNI SAI DESU YO ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 35
32 FUTON NO HÔ GA SUKI DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 36
33 ANNA-SAN NI AGEMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 37
34 YAWARAKAKUTE OISHII DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 38
35 KUREJITTO KÂDO WA TSUKAEMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 39
36 BENKYÔ SHINAKEREBA NARIMASEN ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 40
37 FUJISAN O MITARI, OSUSHI O TABETARI SHIMASHITA ҩҩ 41
38 KASHIKOMARIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 42
39 KAZE DA TO OMOIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 43
40 ATAMA GA ZUKIZUKI SHIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 44
GAKUEN-SAI NI IKU KOTO GA DEKITE,

41 45
TANOSHIKATTA DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ
42 DORE GA ICHIBAN OISHII KANA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 46
43 DÔSHITE DESHÔ KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 47
44 WAGASHI O TABETE KARA, MACCHA O NOMIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩ 48
45 OTANJÔBI OMEDETÔ ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 49
KIKOKU SURU MAE NI, YUKI O MIRU KOTO GA DEKITE

46 50
SHIAWASE DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ
47 NIHONGO-KYÔSHI NI NARU NO GA YUME DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 51
48 IROIRO OSEWA NI NARIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 52
[Appendix] Adjectives/Counters ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 53
Verbs ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 54
The Japanese syllabary ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 56
At the university At the dormitory Shopping and restaurant Japanese culture

Travel and outing Trouble shooting Special occasions
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LESSON 1
WATASHI WA ANNA DESU
How do you do?

Anna HAJIMEMASHITE. I’m Anna.
WATASHI WA ANNA DESU.
How do you do?
Sakura HAJIMEMASHITE. I’m Sakura.
SAKURA DESU.
Nice to meet you.
Anna YOROSHIKU ONEGAI SHIMASU.
Nice to meet you, too.
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LESSON 2
KORE WA NAN DESU KA
Sakura.
Anna SAKURA-SAN. HAI, DÔZO. This is for you.
What is this?
Sakura KORE WA NAN DESU KA.
It’s a souvenir from Thailand.
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Thank you very much.
Sakura ARIGATÔ GOZAIMASU.
You are welcome.
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LESSON 3
TOIRE WA DOKO DESU KA
Here’s a classroom.
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Oh, it’s spacious.
Anna WÂ, HIROI.
Over there is the library.
Sakura ASOKO WA TOSHOKAN.
Where is a restroom?
Anna TOIRE WA DOKO DESU KA.
Just over there.
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LESSON 4
TADAIMA
I’m home.
Anna TADAIMA.
Welcome back.
Dorm Mother OKAERINASAI.
Hello.
Sakura KONNICHIWA.
Are you an international
Dorm Mother ANATA MO RYÛGAKUSEI student, too?
DESU KA.
No, I’m not an international
Sakura student.
IIE, WATASHI WA RYÛGAKUSEI I’m a Japanese student.
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LESSON 5
SORE WA WATASHI NO TAKARAMONO DESU
My room is this way.

Anna WATASHI NO HEYA WA Please.
KOCHIRA DESU. DÔZO.
Amazing! Are all these manga?
Sakura SUGOI!
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They are my treasures.
Anna I read manga every day.
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LESSON 6
DENWABANGÔ WA NANBAN DESU KA
By the way, Anna.

Sakura What is your telephone number?
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DESU KA.
Let me see.
Anna 080 – 1234 – ….
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Thank you.
Sakura ARIGATÔ. JA, KONDO, Then, I’ll phone you next time.
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LESSON 7
SHÛKURÎMU WA ARIMASU KA
There are lots of cakes.

Anna KÊKI GA IPPAI ARIMASU NE.
Excuse me.
Sakura SUMIMASEN, Are there cream puffs?
SHÛKURÎMU WA ARIMASU KA.
Yes, this way.
Clerk HAI, KOCHIRA DESU.
Two cream puffs, please.
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LESSON 8
MÔICHIDO ONEGAI SHIMASU
Everybody, please memorize

Teacher this.
MINASAN, KORE O OBOETE It often comes up in exams.
KUDASAI.
SHIKEN NI YOKU DEMASU.
What?
Students E’.
Teacher, once more, please.
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LESSON 9
NANJI KARA DESU KA
You’ll have a health examination

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ARIMASU.
From what time?
Anna NANJI KARA DESU KA.
From 9 o’clock to 11 o’clock
Teacher in the morning.
GOZEN KUJI KARA JÛICHIJI MADE Please gather at this place
DESU. KOKO NI HACHIJI HAN NI at 8:30.
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I’m sorry. I’m late.
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I came in March.
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LESSON 13
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Rodrigo, what is your hobby?

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It’s reading books.
Rodrigo DOKUSHO DESU. I especially like history novels.
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Oh. A new bookstore has
Sakura opened in Shinjuku.
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LESSON 14
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Mother, may I throw away waste

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Dorm Mother another bag.
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Next is Shinjuku Station.

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They are all right.
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LESSON 16
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May I help you?

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On the second floor.
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What about this?

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LESSON 18
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Hello, Sakura. Please help me.

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Where are you now?
Sakura IMA, DOKO?
There is a post office right in
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I see. Stay there.
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Anna, have you ever sung

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Anna HAI, ARIMASU.
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Anna, you are good.

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Look! It is already so late.
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Unbelievable.
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Did you make it in time for

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MANIATTA?
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Anna I was scolded by Mother. My
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Get under the desk.
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LESSON 26
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LESSON 27
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Who is getting married?

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DESU KA.
A friend in Shizuoka.
Sakura SHIZUOKA NO TOMODACHI.
Oh. When is it?

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On the 20th of next month.
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LESSON 28
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This is my cousin, Kenta.

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Welcome to Shizuoka.
Kenta SHIZUOKA E YÔKOSO.
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Sakura So, feel free to ask him anything
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It’s nice to meet you.
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That’s Mt. Fuji.

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it’s big, isn’t it?
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Look! It has started to rain.

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Anna I want to take pictures a little
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I’m already 82 years old.
Grandma MÔ HACHIJÛNI SAI DESU YO. Now, please have some tea.
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I like futons better.
Anna This futon is softer than a bed.
Well, good night.
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It’s the belly part of a tuna.
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LESSON 41
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Dear Kenta
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See you in Tokyo next time.
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Japanese cakes are very sweet,

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Japanese to foreign students in the Japanese Language and Culture
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Michelle Yamamoto started off as a Jonathan Sherr has appeared in a

NHK Journalist and is pursuing a variety of Japanese media, such as
career as a Freelance Broadcaster. movies, television and radio. He has
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many English programs on NHK he first appeared on Radio Japan.
WORLD TV and Radio Japan,
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Hi, my name is Michelle Yamamoto. I Hello everyone, I’m Jonathan Sherr.

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brought up in Japan, UK, France and USA just like Michelle, but spent much of
Germany. My love for learning new my time growing up in Iowa. I have lived
languages comes directly from my love of in Japan since 1998, and knowing how to
getting to know more people and more speak Japanese has enriched my
culture. experience immensely!
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Japanese will help you learn both the is the beginning of a wonderful journey for
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1 WATASHI WA ANNA DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 5

2 KORE WA NAN DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 6

3 TOIRE WA DOKO DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 7

5 SORE WA WATASHI NO TAKARAMONO DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩ 9

6 DENWABANGÔ WA NANBAN DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 10

7 SHÛKURÎMU WA ARIMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 11

8 MÔICHIDO ONEGAI SHIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 12

9 NANJI KARA DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 13

10 ZEN-IN IMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 14

11 ZEHI KITE KUDASAI ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 15

12 ITSU NIHON NI KIMASHITA KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 16

13 SHÔSETSU GA SUKI DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 17

14 KOKO NI GOMI O SUTETE MO II DESU KA ҩҩҩ 18

15 NETE IMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 19

16 KAIDAN O AGATTE, MIGI NI ITTE KUDASAI ҩҩҩҩ 20

17 OSUSUME WA NAN DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 21

18 MICHI NI MAYOTTE SHIMAIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 22

20 NIHON NO UTA O UTATTA KOTO GA ARIMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 24

21 IIE, SOREHODODEMO ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 25

22 OSOKU NARIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 26

23 OKÂSAN NI SHIKARAREMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 27

24 TSUKAWANAIDE KUDASAI ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 28

25 TSUKUE NO SHITA NI HAIRE ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 29

26 TSUGI WA GANBARÔ ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 30

27 DARE GA KEKKON SURU N DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 31

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28 SHIZUOKA E YÔKOSO ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 32

29 CHIKAKU DE MIRU TO, ÔKII DESU NE ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 33

30 MÔ SUKOSHI SHASHIN O TORITAI DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 34

31 MÔ HACHIJÛNI SAI DESU YO ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 35

32 FUTON NO HÔ GA SUKI DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 36

33 ANNA-SAN NI AGEMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 37

34 YAWARAKAKUTE OISHII DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 38

35 KUREJITTO KÂDO WA TSUKAEMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 39

36 BENKYÔ SHINAKEREBA NARIMASEN ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 40

37 FUJISAN O MITARI, OSUSHI O TABETARI SHIMASHITA ҩҩ 41

39 KAZE DA TO OMOIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 43

40 ATAMA GA ZUKIZUKI SHIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 44

GAKUEN-SAI NI IKU KOTO GA DEKITE,

42 DORE GA ICHIBAN OISHII KANA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 46

43 DÔSHITE DESHÔ KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 47

44 WAGASHI O TABETE KARA, MACCHA O NOMIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩ 48

45 OTANJÔBI OMEDETÔ ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 49

KIKOKU SURU MAE NI, YUKI O MIRU KOTO GA DEKITE

47 NIHONGO-KYÔSHI NI NARU NO GA YUME DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 51

48 IROIRO OSEWA NI NARIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 52

[Appendix] Adjectives/Counters ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 53

The Japanese syllabary ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 56

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