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- VerbsGodan, ichidan, and irregular verbs.
- する verbsNouns that verb with する — 勉強する, 電話する.
- NounsThe biggest group in the language.
- い-adjectivesTrue adjectives that conjugate.
- な-adjectivesAdjectival nouns that take な.
- AdverbsWords that shape how actions happen.
- CountersThe counting words Japanese attaches to numbers.
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