For legal and ethical reasons, obtain Minna no Nihongo through libraries, authorized sellers, or buy used copies; supplement with reputable free resources (NHK, Tae Kim) and structured study (12-week plan above) to cover Lessons 1–25 effectively.

Expressing time and conditions using toki (when) and to (whenever/if).

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If you’d like, I can:

Yes. The Third Edition was announced and is being published starting in the autumn of 2025. So in 2026, the new edition will be the standard for new learners.

The first 25 lessons (Shokyu I) build your foundational Japanese skills:

Whether you pay or find a free copy, the most important thing is to Open Lesson 1, learn "Watashi wa ... desu," and take the first step toward your Japanese dream. Ganbatte kudasai!

Deep dive into the verbs of giving and receiving favors ( ~te agemasu , ~te moraimasu , ~te kuremasu ).

Search for "Minna no Nihongo Shokyu 1" to find community-uploaded scans and archived versions.

Opinions, giving/receiving, conditional clauses, simple sentence structure.

Plain form + と思います (thinking/speculating)