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New Friends あたらしいともだち
X は Y です, question か, noun の noun, time & numbers
Shopping かいもの
これ・それ・あれ, だれの, も, じゃないです, ね・よ
Making a Date デートのやくそく
ます-form verbs, を・で・に・へ, invitations with ませんか
The First Date はじめてのデート
あります・います, location words, past tense
A Trip to Okinawa おきなわりょこう
い/な adjectives, 好き・きらい, ましょう, counting
Family Picture かぞくのしゃしん
ている, family terms, describing people
Kabuki かぶき
past short forms, qualifying nouns, まだ…ていません
Winter Vacation Plans ふゆやすみのよてい
より・いちばん comparisons, つもり, adjective + なる
Feeling Ill びょうき
んです, すぎる, ほうがいいです, ので — mostly N4 territory