preface
index
Structure and features of this book
Characters and Pronunciation

Day 01 Demonstrative Pronouns, Personal Pronouns
Day 02 Investigation (~ is, ~ is, ~ of, ~ is, ~ is, ~ is)
Day 03 'Yes', 'No'
Day 04 Summary & Review
Day 05 Numbers, Time
Day 06 Date, Day of the Week
Day 07 ~ to ~
Day 08 Noun Past Tense, Past Negative
Day 09 Summary & Review
Day 10 Convenience Store
Day 11 Basic Form of I-Adjectives
Day 12 I-adjective infinitive
Day 13 Past tense and past negation of i-adjectives
Day 14 Summary & Review
Day 15 Basic form of na-adjectives
Day 16 な-adjectives: formal and indefinite
Day 17 Past tense and past negation of na-adjectives
Day 18 Summary & Review
Day 19 Counting Numbers
Day 20 Subway (train)
Day 21 Verbs ある＆いる, Types of Verbs
Day 22 Verb Conjugation ます-form (~do)
Day 23 Verb Conjugation Infinitive (does not)
Day 24 Summary & Review
Day 25 Past Tense Verb Conjugation (~did)
Day 26 Past Tense Verb Conjugation (~did)
Day 27 Verb conjugation ~たい, ながら
Day 28 Summary & Review
Day 29 Verb Conjugation て Form
Day 30 Restaurant

Practice Problem Answers

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Structure and features of this book

[Key expressions]
Each day, you can learn key Japanese expressions based on a theme.
Rather than trying to learn too much at once, you can focus on just the essential points.
It'll be on your mind all day!

[Applied expressions]
Let's practice applying the expressions we learned in the core expressions to other words.
If you repeat it several times, it will stick to your eyes and mouth!

[Practice Problems]
Let's review the words and expressions we've learned so far by solving various types of practice problems.
There are various problems prepared, such as matching meanings and words, filling in the blanks and underlining, tracing, and changing Korean to Japanese.

[Complete Summary & Review] Real-Life Conversation, JLPT Practice Questions
You can check what you have learned at once.
You can complete a conversation with key expressions scattered throughout.
In addition to core expressions, you can also learn useful Japanese! Let's take things a step further by solving actual JLPT-type questions.

[More words], [More sentences] convenience store, subway, restaurant
On Day 10, Day 20, and Day 30, you can learn Japanese at each location.
I prepared only in Japanese that I could actually hear and speak when I went to Japan.
Discover Japanese culture, which is different from Korean culture! Learn it in a fun way with cute illustrations.