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    First steps — hiragana, katakana, survival phrases

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    Hiragana & Katakana

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    Kanji

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    Complete Beginner Path

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    1. 1 Hiragana Complete GuideWeek 1
    2. 2 Katakana Complete GuideWeek 2
    3. 3 Japanese Sentence StructureWeek 3
    4. 4 Essential N5 VocabularyWeek 4
    5. 5 Basic Conversation PhrasesWeek 5–6
    6. 6 JLPT N5 Grammar EssentialsWeek 7–8
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    JLPT Prep Path

    N3–N1
    1. 1 JLPT N5: Grammar & Vocab BaselineFoundation
    2. 2 JLPT N4 Grammar EssentialsN4 target
    3. 3 JLPT N3 vs N4 — Know the DifferenceN3 target
    4. 4 JLPT N2 Reading PracticeN2 target
    5. 5 JLPT Career in JapanAfter N2/N1
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    Conversation Fluency Path

    N4–N3
    1. 1 Japanese Greetings & EtiquetteDay 1
    2. 2 Restaurant PhrasesPractical
    3. 3 How to Say No PolitelySocial
    4. 4 Japanese Small TalkFluency
    5. 5 Expressing OpinionsAdvanced
    6. 6 Japanese Filler WordsNatural speech
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    Kanji Mastery Path

    N2–N1
    1. 1 N5 Kanji — First 8080 kanji
    2. 2 N4 Kanji — Next 167167 kanji
    3. 3 N3 Kanji — Core 370370 kanji
    4. 4 N2 Kanji — Advanced 292292 kanji
    5. 5 Japanese Numbers Complete GuideNumbers
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    Business Japanese Path

    N3+
    1. 1 Keigo: Sonkeigo & KenjougoFoundation
    2. 2 Business Card Exchange (Meishi)Networking
    3. 3 Japanese Job Interview GuideJob hunting
    4. 4 Business Japanese EmailsDaily work
    5. 5 JLPT & Career in JapanLong-term

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