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Shin Kanzen Master vs Sou Matome vs TRY! for JLPT N4 — verified Amazon Japan prices (a 3x spread), and why N4 teaches the Japanese people actually speak.

Shin Kanzen Master vs Sou Matome for JLPT N2 — verified Amazon Japan prices, the new #1 bestseller nobody mentions, and what N2 Japanese still won't do for you.

Shin Kanzen Master vs Sou Matome vs TRY! for JLPT N3 — real Amazon Japan prices, sourced learner verdicts, and a native speaker's honest calibration.

An honest italki review from a native Japanese speaker in Osaka: real teacher prices, trial-lesson rules, the Kansai test, and who shouldn't use it.