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Mastering the first 25 lessons of Minna no Nihongo is the foundation for achieving proficiency, covering approximately 1,000 essential words used in daily life.

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After studying a PDF of 50 new words, within 24 hours, use at least 10 of them in a real or imagined conversation. Write a fake Line message to a friend. Narrate your commute. Vocabulary unused is vocabulary abandoned.

When Ken feels better, he receives a letter from his mother in America. It is airmail (). She sends him a sweater. He is happy. Later, Ken goes to the ginkou (bank) to exchange money ( ryougae ). He needs Japanese yen. He stands in line. He waits for a long time.

Next week, Ken’s friend, , calls him. Yamada asks, “ Ken-san, ashitwa hima desu ka? ” (Are you free tomorrow?). Ken says, “ Hai, hima desu. ” Yamada says, “ Ja, eiga o mimasen ka? ”. Ken says, “ Ii desu ne. Ikimashou. ”