{"product_id":"learn-japanese-with-haiku-bundle","title":"Learn Japanese with Haiku [3 Digital Books + Audio + Anki]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn Japanese with Haiku\u003c\/strong\u003e is a set of three digital books that take seventy-five Japanese poems apart line by line. Every poem comes with furigana, a word-by-word vocabulary breakdown, the seasonal word that anchors it, an explanation written in simple modern Japanese, and an English essay on what the poem is actually doing. Audio for every poem and every explanation, with the new Chiyo-ni book narrated by Yumi. Three books today, ten planned, and everything we add is yours free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-tjs=\"level\" style=\"max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto 14px;padding:18px 20px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:18px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#ffffff,#f8fafc);color:#111827;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 auto;min-width:92px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6b7280;font-weight:600;\"\u003eLevel\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:26px;font-weight:800;color:#7c3aed;line-height:1.05;\"\u003eN4–N3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6b7280;\"\u003eCEFR A2–B1 · upper beginner to intermediate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:250px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:11px;border-radius:6px;background:#ddd6fe;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11px;color:#9ca3af;margin-top:5px;\"\u003eN5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:11px;border-radius:6px;background:#7c3aed;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(124,58,237,.16);\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11px;color:#7c3aed;font-weight:700;margin-top:5px;\"\u003eN4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:11px;border-radius:6px;background:#7c3aed;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(124,58,237,.16);\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11px;color:#7c3aed;font-weight:700;margin-top:5px;\"\u003eN3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:11px;border-radius:6px;background:#e5e7eb;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11px;color:#9ca3af;margin-top:5px;\"\u003eN2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:11px;border-radius:6px;background:#e5e7eb;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11px;color:#9ca3af;margin-top:5px;\"\u003eN1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:11px;color:#9ca3af;margin-top:7px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eJust starting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNative material\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-top:15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:999px;background:#fff;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#7c3aed;\"\u003eBest after\u003c\/strong\u003e Genki I\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:999px;background:#fff;font-size:13px;\"\u003eFurigana on every kanji\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:999px;background:#fff;font-size:13px;\"\u003eClassical forms explained, not assumed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-tjs=\"human\" style=\"margin:15px 0 0;padding-top:13px;border-top:1px solid #eef1f5;font-size:13.5px;color:#4b5563;\"\u003eFrom Clay \u0026amp; Yumi, teaching Japanese since 2002. 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class=\"hku-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"pill\"\u003eNew Series · Founding Price\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSeventy-five poems, taken apart word by word\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lede\"\u003eA haiku is seventeen syllables. That is short enough to read \u003cem\u003eevery single word\u003c\/em\u003e of it and still finish in an afternoon. These three books do exactly that: the poem in Japanese with furigana, every word defined, the season word that anchors it, an explanation in simple Japanese you can actually read, and an essay in English on why the poem lands the way it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-badges\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-badge lvl\"\u003eUpper Beginner · Intermediate (N4 to N3)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-badge\"\u003e3 Books · 513 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-badge\"\u003e75 Haiku\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-badge\"\u003e150 Audio Tracks\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-badge\"\u003ePDF\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-badge\"\u003eePub \u0026amp; Kobo\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-badge\"\u003eAnki Decks\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-badge\"\u003eVocabulary Cheatsheets\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-badge app\"\u003eDigital Extras Unlock Code\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ================= THE PROMISE ================= --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-marquee\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003eBuy now, get all ten\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThree books today. Ten when the series is done. One price.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bundle is just getting started. We are building it out to \u003cstrong\u003eten full haiku volumes\u003c\/strong\u003e, and everyone who buys it now gets every one of them at \u003cstrong\u003eno extra charge\u003c\/strong\u003e, however far the price climbs between now and then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three books here sell for $6.99 each. The finished ten-book series will be worth several times what this bundle costs today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr class=\"brush\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ================= HOW A CHAPTER WORKS ================= --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"hku-kicker\"\u003eThe Method\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"hku-h\"\u003eWhat You Get for Every Single Poem\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-rule\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"center\" style=\"max-width:680px;margin:0 auto 1.4rem;color:#5b6573;\"\u003eNot a translation with a footnote. Each of the seventy-five poems gets its own full chapter, six or seven pages long, built the same way every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe poem, with furigana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery kanji carries its reading, plus a romaji line so you can feel the 5-7-5 rhythm before you can read at speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFour English translations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot one \"official\" version. Four, from literal to literary, so you can see how much of a haiku lives in the choices a translator makes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery word defined\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bulleted vocabulary list for the poem, with furigana and bracketed notes on grammar and etymology. Nothing is left for you to guess at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-card b\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe kigo, named\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seasonal word and which season it signals. This is the machinery of haiku, and once you can spot it you read every poem differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-card b\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAn explanation in simple Japanese\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heart of the method: the poem explained \u003cem\u003ein Japanese\u003c\/em\u003e, at a level you can handle, with furigana throughout and its own vocabulary list. This is your graded reading practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-card b\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThen an analysis in English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat the poem is doing, what the poet was living through when they wrote it, and why the word order matters. Written to be read aloud, so it works as an audiobook too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-card s\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo recordings per poem\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe haiku is read aloud, then the Japanese explanation. 150 MP3s across the three books, plus tap-to-listen links inside the PDFs. Yumi narrates the new Chiyo-ni book, and full native-speaker audio for the other two is coming very soon, free to everyone who owns the bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-card s\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eClassical Japanese, explained\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are real poems, so they use けり, なり, 垂るる, old kana. The books teach those forms as they come up instead of pretending they are not there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-card s\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA quick-reference spread\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll twenty-five poems in one place at the back of each book with short translations, for review once you have worked through them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-stats-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"num\"\u003e75\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehaiku, each with its own chapter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"num\"\u003e150\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003erecordings, poem and explanation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"num\"\u003e1,267\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003evocabulary words, JLPT-tagged\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"num\"\u003e295\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnki cards, ready to import\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr class=\"brush\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ================= THE BOOKS ================= --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"hku-h\"\u003eThe Three Books\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-rule\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"center\" style=\"max-width:680px;margin:0 auto 1.4rem;color:#5b6573;\"\u003eOne woman who gave her life to the form, and two of Japan’s most famous novelists who wrote haiku when nobody was looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-vol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n\"\u003e1\u003csmall\u003eBook\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChiyo-ni \u003cspan class=\"jp\"\u003e千代尼\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"yrs\"\u003e· 1703–1775\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFukuda Chiyo of Kaga, later the nun Chiyo-ni, was the rare Edo-period woman who made her name as a poet in her own right. In 1763 her domain chose \u003cem\u003eher\u003c\/em\u003e poems as the gift for a visiting Korean embassy. Twenty-five poems, including the morning-glory-and-well-bucket haiku that Japanese schoolchildren still recite, and her death poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"poem hku-jp\"\u003e月も見て 我はこの世を かしく哉\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"poem-en\"\u003eHer final poem. \u003cem\u003eKashiku\u003c\/em\u003e was the word a woman wrote to close a letter — and she uses it to close her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-vol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n\"\u003e2\u003csmall\u003eBook\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAkutagawa Ryūnosuke \u003cspan class=\"jp\"\u003e芥川龍之介\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"yrs\"\u003e· 1892–1927\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author of \"Rashōmon\" and \"In a Grove,\" the two stories behind Kurosawa's film, and the man Japan's most prestigious literary prize is named after. Shortly before his death at thirty-five he chose seventy-seven of his own haiku for a final collection, handed out to mourners at his memorial. Many of the poems here come from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"poem hku-jp\"\u003e青蛙 おのれもペンキ ぬりたてか\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"poem-en\"\u003e\"Green frog — are you, too, freshly painted?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-vol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n\"\u003e3\u003csmall\u003eBook\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNatsume Sōseki \u003cspan class=\"jp\"\u003e夏目漱石\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"yrs\"\u003e· 1867–1916\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author of \u003cem\u003eI Am a Cat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBotchan\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKokoro\u003c\/em\u003e, whose face was on the 1000 yen note until recently. He studied haiku seriously under Masaoka Shiki, his lifelong friend. His novels get translated and studied everywhere; his haiku mostly do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"poem hku-jp\"\u003eちらちらと 陽炎立ちぬ 猫の塚\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"poem-en\"\u003eHeat shimmer over the grave of the cat — the real one, buried under a cherry tree in 1908 with a marker reading 猫の墓.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-vol soon\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n\"\u003e4–10\u003csmall\u003eBooks\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore poets on the way \u003cspan class=\"jp\"\u003e近日公開\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are building this out to ten volumes. Every new book lands in your account free, forever, no matter what the bundle costs by then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr class=\"brush\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ================= LOOK INSIDE ================= --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"hku-h\"\u003eLook Inside · Hear It Read\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-rule\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"center\"\u003eHere is the very first poem in the Chiyo-ni book. Listen to the haiku, then to the Japanese explanation that follows it in the book, and flip through the sample pages below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-poem-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp\"\u003e独り寝の さめて霜夜を さとりけり\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rj\"\u003ehitorine no | samete shimoya wo | satori keri\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"en\"\u003e“Sleeping alone — I wake, and the frosty night enlightens me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rj\" style=\"margin:.7rem 0 0;font-style:normal;font-size:.85rem;\"\u003eKigo: 霜夜 \u003cem\u003eshimoya\u003c\/em\u003e, a frosty night — winter. The book gives four translations of this one, then takes apart けり, the classical ending that makes the realization land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-audio\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ac\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003e🎧 The haiku, read by Yumi\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003caudio controls preload=\"none\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1214\/2784\/files\/chiyoni-h01-waking-alone-to-frost-haiku.mp3?v=1789075741\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"\u003eYour browser does not support the audio element.\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sub\"\u003eEvery one of the 75 poems is recorded, poem and explanation both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ac\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003e🎙️ The explanation, in simple Japanese\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003caudio controls preload=\"none\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1214\/2784\/files\/chiyoni-h01-waking-alone-to-frost-explanation.mp3?v=1789075741\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"\u003eYour browser does not support the audio element.\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sub\"\u003eThis is the graded-reading part, and it is recorded too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-pdf\" id=\"hkuPdf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-pdf-bar\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"hku-pdf-btn\" id=\"hkuPrev\" type=\"button\" disabled\u003e‹ Prev\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-pdf-ind\"\u003ePage \u003cspan id=\"hkuCur\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e \/ \u003cspan id=\"hkuTot\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"hku-pdf-btn\" id=\"hkuNext\" type=\"button\" disabled\u003eNext ›\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-pdf-stage\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hku-pdf-load\" id=\"hkuLoad\"\u003eLoading sample…\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ccanvas id=\"hkuCanvas\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"hku-pdf-fallback\"\u003eTrouble viewing? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1214\/2784\/files\/Chiyo-ni-Sample.pdf?v=1789075741\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOpen the Chiyo-ni sample PDF in a new tab\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr class=\"brush\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ================= WHAT'S INCLUDED ================= --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"hku-h\"\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-rule\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"hku-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3 complete digital books\u003c\/strong\u003e — Chiyo-ni, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, and Natsume Sōseki, 513 pages in total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDF, ePub, and a Kobo-ready .kepub\u003c\/strong\u003e of every book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e150 audio tracks\u003c\/strong\u003e — the poem and the Japanese explanation, separately, for all 75 haiku, with Yumi narrating the Chiyo-ni book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnki flashcard decks\u003c\/strong\u003e — a poem deck for each book, plus vocabulary decks for Akutagawa (105 cards) and Sōseki (115 cards)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA vocabulary cheatsheet for every book\u003c\/strong\u003e — 1,267 words in total, each tagged with its JLPT level and the poem it came from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn unlock code in every book\u003c\/strong\u003e for your digital extras at MakotoPlus.com\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFree lifetime updates.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every new haiku volume we publish, all the way to ten, at no extra cost, plus the full native-speaker re-recording of the Akutagawa and Sōseki audio, coming very soon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-box blue\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy more, save more, no coupon needed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Add two digital bundles to your cart for an automatic 5% off your entire digital order, three for 10% off, or five or more for a full 20% off everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr class=\"brush\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ================= WHO IS THIS FOR ================= --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"hku-h\"\u003eWho Is This For?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hku-rule\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have finished a first textbook — Genki I, or the equivalent — you can start here. 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