Tokidoki Tokyo

Textbook: Tobira: Beginning Japanese I. This is one of the three resources that are paid. I really like this text book because it's colorful (which, it did matter for me) and physical (which, I did Marugoto, but I prefer turning the pages myself, if that makes sense). You could probably borrow this from z the library.

Genki and Minna no Nihongo are definitely more popular and would have more third-party supplementary material (like on YouTube), but I found they're catered more to university students or classroom learning which does not fit me.

Tobira has a self-study guide containing how they'd suggest you use their textbook to study on your own, and links to videos and audio materials which help you review vocabulary and explain grammar points found in the book. Disregard how their vocabulary videos has beginning spelled as begging. IDK how that got past quality control, but I mean everything else was sound.

Anki decks: And while I understand that Anki is not for everyone (and I suspect I am not too, but I am still in my trying-to-embrace-Anki-phase). Making a deck is a productive form of procrastination, but I digress.

Tatsumoto's Kana (Writing Sub-deck)

Tatsumoto's AnkiDrone Sentence Pack V7

Custom Tobira: Beginning Japanese I Vocab Deck

Dictionaries and similar:

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. The second paid resource in this list, sorry! The e-book sold on Amazon does not have good reviews as it's a scanned copy of the book, rather than a properly formatted e-book. I have the physical book copy.

Rikaitan browser extension I use on Firefox with installed JMDict English V4, JMExtra, 日本語文法辞典(全集), and Kanjium

Takoboto site (online) and app (with offline access) dictionary

Youglish site for pronunciation examples.

Stardew Valley Japanese Wiki because no one can stop me from playing this in Japanese even if my pronunciation will likely suffer but I don't care I will complete a playthrough in Japanese! The wiki is free, but the game isn't. I had been playing Stardew Valley years prior to my Japanese learning journey and I love it. Update 1.7 can't come fast enough, but in ConcernedApe and his team I trust.

Ultra Handy Japanese Verb Conjugator because help!

Immersion Kit provides audio and picture examples for Japanese words and phrases. It helps you look up things when you're immersing.

Game:

Wagotabi. This is the third and last paid resource in this list. It's a role-playing game which starts off in English, then gradually changes to Japanese as you play through and learn kana, kanji, vocabulary, and grammar points. It's fun and I have yet to beat my in-game rival because I don't know left from right yet. I am stuck LMAO. I barely know my directions in my native language of Filipino, you can't expect me to know this immediately in Japanese PLEASE.

Grammar: Because if you can't get your hands on a textbook or prefer to just read through the grammar points, there are available free alternatives online which I do refer to from time to time as well.

Cure Dolly Script. This is a transcript based on the YouTube series by Cure Dolly. Whether you're put off by the robotic voice the original creator used or you just want something to read along or refer to, this one is for you.

Sakubi: Yesterday's Grammar Guide

Kanji:

The Kanji Map is where you can search for kanji, their radical, and what other kanji can be related to them.

Handwritten Kanji Search as it says on the tin.

Writing:

Kakikata Generator for Japanese writing sheets. I like how customizable it is, which is very useful for me since there are certain kana characters I would really like to be legible.

Watching:

Famelack. I like the shop channel especially because all I can understand from it so far are the numbers. LOL

Slow Japanese with Yuki. If you're familiar with Comprehensive Input in Japanese on YouTube or in their website, you've likely seen her before. She's the same creator, but this is her post-CIJ venture.

Japanese Media Recommendations that I have yet to go through, but I have it in my bookmarks.

Reading:

Reader Ttsu for reading Japanese materials on a browser, used in conjunction with Rikaitan, since I couldn’t find an e-book reader that I can install a Japanese dictionary in.

Todaii Japanese site and app for easy news reading. Has a one-time lifetime paid option to unlock all the features. It has audio that plays along as you read.

Mangaz for manga if you're into that. Features independent and/or older, more niche work. Also has adult content if you're into that. This site disappeared for a bit because of that whole payment processor issue which like, plagued half the internet last year, but they came back! Not completely beginner friendly, but it's fun to look at!

Tadoku for easy reading materials which really is for beginners.

Open Access Readers is a list of reading resources gathered by the University of British Columbia.

Watanoc is a free web magazine written in simple Japanese.

Prompt 12:

あなたは休みの日に何をしますか。What do you do on your days off?

休みの日＝やすみのひ (days off, holiday)

Prompt 13: 

あなたの町や国ではいつどんなイベントがありますか。

What kind of events are there in your country or town, and when are they?

他の人に一番紹介したいイベントは、なんですか。

Which one (event) would you most like to describe to someone?

町＝まち (town)

どんな＝what kind of

イベント＝event

他の＝ほかの (other)

一番＝いちばん (favorite, the most)

紹介したい＝しょうかいしたい (want to introduce; conjugated from 紹介する: to introduce, to present)

Prompt 14:

あなたの町のどこかに行きます。何に乗りますか。

You’re going somewhere in your town. What form of transport are you going to take?

どこかに＝somewhere (versus どこにも: anywhere)

乗ります＝のります (to ride, as in a form of transport)

Prompt 15:

旅行のお土産によくお菓子を買います。日本中に有名なお菓子がたくさんあります。

Japanese people often buy cakes, biscuits and sweets on trips as souvenirs. There are a lot of famous cakes, biscuits and sweets from all over Japan.

あなたの国ではどうですか。How about in your country?

旅行＝りょこう (trip, travel)

お土産＝おみやげ (souvenir)

お菓子＝おかし (sweets)

買います＝かいます (buy; conjugated from 買う)

日本中に＝にほんじゅうに (throughout Japan)

有名な＝ゆうめいな (famous)

Prompt 16: 

日本から友達が来たら、あなたの国や町で、どこに行きたいですか。何を見せたいですか。

If a friend from Japan came to visit your country or town, where would you like to go and what you like to show him/her?

地図を見て、話しましょう。どこに行きたいですか。何を見たいですか。

Look at the map (below) and talk. Where would you like to go and what would you like to see?

地図＝ちず (map)

見て＝みて (te-form of 見る: to look)

や＝or (in other contexts, it can mean "and" to refer to an inexhaustive list of items that implies that there are other items not listed)

見せたい＝みせたい (want to show; conjugated from 見せる: to show someone something)

Life and Culture

Prompt 2:

あなたは他の人をどう呼びますか。How do you address other people?

他の人はあなたをどう呼びますか。How do other people address you?

他の人＝ほかのひと (other people; ほか: other; ひと: person, people)

どう＝how

呼びます＝よびます (呼ぶ: to name, to call someone)

Prompt 3:

私の家族とほかの人の家族では、呼び方が違います。

The way I address my family and other people’s families is different.

家族 (かぞく) ＝ family

呼び方 (よびかた) ＝ how/way of addressing someone (方: method, way of)

違います (ちがいます) = is different; is wrong (conjugated from 違う)

あなたの国ではどうですか。How about in your country?

国 (くに) ＝country

Prompt 4:

あなたの国にはどんな店がありますか。安いですか。美味しいですか。早いですか。

What kinds of restaurants do you have in your country? Are they inexpensive? Delicious? Fast?

あなたはファーストフードの店で食べますか。Do you eat at fast food restaurants?

店 (みせ) ＝ restaurant, shop

安い (やすい) ＝ cheap, inexpensive

美味しい (おいしい) ＝ delicious

早い (はやい) ＝ fast

Your Neighborhood

Prompt 5:

あなたの家の近くに何がありますか。デパートはありますか。公園はありますか。レストランはありますか。

What things are there near your house? Is there a department store? A park? A restaurant?

家＝いえ

〜の近くに＝〜のちかくに

何＝なに

公園＝こうえん

Prompt 6:

あなたの家を書きましょう。住みたい家でもいいです。Draw your house, or a home that you want to live in.

あなたの家の絵を使って案内しましょう。Show someone around your house using the picture.

書きましょう＝かきましょう (let's write/draw; from 書く: to write, to draw)

住みたい家＝すみたいいえ (the home/house you want to live in; 住む: to live in a place)

〜でもいいです＝it's okay to〜 (as in, "it's okay to do X")

絵＝え (picture, image)

使って＝つかって (て-form of 使う: to use)

案内しましょう＝あんないしましょう (let's show A around; 案内する: to show someone around a place)

Prompt 7:

部屋をどう使いますか。How do you use your rooms?

部屋＝へや (room)

Daily Life

Prompt 8:

あなたの一日を話しましょう。何をしますか。何時しますか。

Talk about your daily routine. What do you do? What time do you do it?

一日＝いちにち (daily, every day)

話しましょう＝はなしましょう (let's talk; conjugated from 話す: to talk)

何時＝なんじ (what time)

Prompt 9:

あなたの来週のスケジュールはどうですか。What is your schedule for next week like?

あなたはいつ暇ですか。When are you free?

来週＝らいしゅう (next week)

いつ＝when

暇＝ひま (free, available; 暇な: free as in "free time")

Prompt 10:

朝何時ごろ何をしますか。What do you do in the morning and what time do you do it?

夜何時ごろ何をしますか。What do you do in the evening and what time do you do it?

朝＝あさ (morning)

何時ごろ＝around what time (ごろ: around, approximately)

夜＝よる (night, evening)