learning japanese links

Install the software, and learn online, for free. More complex vocab is available to purchase.
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A couple of NHK audio courses to download.
Keywords: japanese, audio, vocabulary, grammar

Extremely useful if you're trying to improve your kanji vocabulary.
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If you're actually considering putting yourself through the dreaded horror that is the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), this site is essential reading for Level 4.
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A very detailed introduction to Japanese by Shinji Takasugi.
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This site explains Japanese grammar in a systematic step-by-step process and is released under the Creative Commons License.
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This site is dedicated to teaching Japanese to speakers of English.

finally someone that put together only very good online language courses providers, with some free courses too. it is not difficult to learn with cd's or online , but you must be determinated!
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For Firefox users, this is a plugin that pops up JDIC definitions of the characters/phrases you hover your mouse over. It's great for reading and writing Japanese online.
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JGram: The Japanese Grammar Database
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