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Writing Japanese The basic sentence Particles Verbs Adjectives and adverbs Using the te-form Wanting and intending Giving and receiving Linking clauses Conditions Probability and hearsay Passive and causative Politeness Expressions (N3) Expressions (N2) Written Japanese everything from The scaffolding — 964 words This, that and question words Numbers, money and counting things Telling the time and the calendar Basic verbs Basic adjectives Adverbs, time words and linking words Colours, shapes and sizes Time and frequency Verbs of movement Everyday adverbs More everyday verbs Adverbs of attitude Time and change Counting things Directions and position More i-adjectives More na-adjectives Verb pairs: doing it and it happening Quantities and degrees Connectors and sentence openers i-adjectives for sharper description na-adjectives for exact judgement Everyday verbs at N2 Time, frequency and sequence everything from Politeness, favours and manners — 240 words Greetings and set phrases Giving, receiving and favours Rules and manners Talking and being understood Polite language at work Polite expressions everything from People and feelings — 361 words People and the family Feelings Relationships Personality Feelings, more finely Feelings in set phrases Psychology and the mind Character and conduct Feelings, finer shades everything from Home and daily life — 404 words At home Clothes and belongings Housework Renting and living Kitchen and tableware Daily routine Everyday actions Housework and repairs Everyday nouns at N2 Building, renovation and property everything from Food and drink — 242 words Food and drink Cooking Food culture Farming, fishing and the food supply Cooking methods Cooking, flavour and texture everything from Shopping, money and services — 280 words Shopping At the department store Post office and bank Money in daily life Shops and services Clothes, looks and style Grooming, skin care and clothes everything from Getting around and going away — 401 words Places in town Getting around Travel and hotels Traffic and accidents Sightseeing and trips City life When a trip goes wrong Commuting and public transport Transport, freight and delivery Tourism and travel planning everything from The body and health — 281 words The body and feeling unwell At the doctor's Health and the body Medicine and treatment Body movements and posture Illness and injury The body and health, in more detail everything from Nature, weather and the land — 401 words Weather and seasons Nature and animals Weather and natural hazards The environment Landscape and geography Disasters and safety Weather and climate Animals and plants Nature and the environment Landforms, the globe and climate everything from Free time, plans and sport — 281 words Free time Making plans Sport and games Competition and results Hobbies, crafts and music Keeping fit Film, music and show business everything from Tradition, culture and belief — 204 words Customs and events Tradition and culture Arts and literature Religion and thought Family milestones everything from School, university and research — 204 words School and study University life The education system Higher education and research School life everything from Work and careers — 356 words Jobs and work Work and the office Occupations Working life Companies and careers Business e-mails and letters Pay, conditions and careers at work Meetings, negotiating and deciding Contracts, forms and procedures everything from The economy, industry and finance — 121 words The economy Industry and manufacturing Finance and markets everything from The state, the law and the ward office — 240 words At the ward office Politics and parliament Law and crime International affairs Local government and public services Family, childcare and welfare everything from Society, the news and history — 241 words The news Society and the people in it The media Social issues The press History everything from Technology, science and energy — 321 words Phone and internet Technology Science Energy and resources The internet and social media Online life and internet culture IT, software and data Statistics, data and figures everything from Thinking and arguing — 281 words Abstract basics Opinions and reasons Abstract nouns Formal verbs Adverbs for careful speech and writing Verbs for thinking, changing and relating Conjunctions and discourse markers everything from How Japanese builds its words — 282 words Sound and mimetic words Everyday two-kanji compounds Mimetic words, the next step Compound verbs Set phrases, idioms and proverbs Katakana words for work and the news Kanji compounds that take する
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Daily dose One button instead of ten decisions: revision that is due first, then your own mistakes, then something new. In order From the start through the chosen level or area. At random A mix of everything that fits your selection. Smart revision Only what is due today. What you know comes back in five weeks. Speed round 90 seconds, as many exercises as will fit. Level test Twenty exercises across all levels. Shows where you stand.
Revise and go deeper Builds on what is already there — mistakes, the saved list, weakest areas, texts you have read.
Only my mistakes Everything that has gone wrong before and has not stuck yet. Saved list What you marked yourself while reading. Weakest areas first Sorted by area, the shakiest first — and then in full. Card box One word, four answers, a speaker. The three wrong ones come from the same list and the same part of speech — otherwise you could rule them out without knowing the word. Ease back in Ten exercises you once got right — for the day you come back after a break. Not a test, and what is due will not run away. Words from texts you have read Exactly the words that occur in the reading texts you have marked as read — the way back from reading to practice. A word you have seen in a sentence already has a hook to hang on.
With sound Needs a voice in the browser. Here you type rather than click: the writing is the exercise.
Listen and write A word is spoken and you write what you heard. The only exercise here with nothing to read. Sentence dictation A whole sentence is spoken and you write what you heard. Punctuation and capitals do not count — you cannot hear them. Listen and tell apart Two words that differ in one sound — one is spoken and you say which. Only the sounds English does not have.
Other kinds of exercise Not the default but a deliberate choice: judging yourself, arranging word cards.
Flashcards The question on the front, the answer on the back — for grammar the rule and its example, for vocabulary the word, in both directions. Word order Put word cards in the right order. The one thing no other exercise checks: you can get every word right and the sentence wrong.