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You might try the on-line service YesJapan.com It's excellent.

Not a big fan of Rosetta stone. It's OK for listening practice, but not much practical stuff in there. It gives you 4 pictures, and a sentence that corresponds in Japanese to one of the pictures. Many times the picture and the sentence it matches are incredibly vague. Also, on the lower levels, it might say something like "She is driving the green car." Well, there is only one picture with a green car, so if you know the word for green you can easily pick the correct photo. Not much help in my opinion. You will NEVER hear sentences for ordering lunch, buying a train ticket, or anything else that will help you really communicate. Really, how many times have you said "The boy is on the table."? So for listening practice, great. But that's a hefty price tag for listening help.