Taking 3 years of Japanese in Highschool gave me a good foundation, but I really want to speak not just know characters. I tried other stuff, but I don’t want to pay. Until found this podcast which not only teaches you casual speaking, but has a dialogue for you to look at which is in Japanese character, romanji, and in English for you to understand and read for yourself. They also answer questions at the end of podcast that is emailed and give you additional information on the topic. They make it easy to learn!