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• Chapter 1 :
• - Japanese history: the imperial family and warriors
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Reading Japan offers the student readings on geopolitics, education, language, Japanese-ness and ethnicity, gender and history, with the dual aims of broadening students' understanding of Japan and of providing opportunities to read authentic Japanese texts. Each chapter contains an essay in English, a selection of readings in Japanese, comprehensive vocabulary lists, discussion questions and a list of sources and additional readings. Pitched at Intermediate to Advanced and B1-C1 level, this reader is not simply a language textbook; it offers students a chance to learn and think in depth about Japan as they build confidence in reading real-world Japanese texts.
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"Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1828) was a poet and lay Buddhist priest. With Basho, Buson and Shiki - "the Great Four"- Issa is regarded as one of Japan's true haiku masters. This is a new translation of Issa's fine work from Professors John White and Kemmyo Taira Sato, authors of The Buddhist Society's The Haiku of Basho (Spring 2019)." --Amazon.com.

• Words about nature: earth, sky, wind, water, and fire
• Words about the four seasons and living things
• Words about the human heart
• Essays on modes of living

The connotations and denotations of 96 words in the Japanese language. Each is given a few pages of discussion, and many also have an accompanying two page color illustration
"Beautiful words have an ageless quality, regardless of when they first appeared in a language. The Japanese language testifies to that truth. This book introduces a balanced mix of new and old words that reflect the singular beauty of the Japanese language. The beautiful words of the Japanese language are not--as some people say--simply old, antiquated terms. Discerning beauty in a language requires more than having an antiquarian's ear; it requires certain sensibilities and sensitivities. Only by submerging ourselves in a language can we perceive its splendid subtleties, and appreciate its true beauty. This book offers readers an opportunity to delve into to those nuances of Japanese, explore the language's history, and savor its unique beauty"-- Back cover

A collection of seven great works of Japanese literature in the original language, along with the English translation and a newly-revised custom dictionary - plus downloadable audio. Breaking into Japanese Literature lets readers enjoy seven classic stories in the original Japanese. thanks to a unique 2-page layout featuring the Japanese text in large type, an easy-to-follow English translation, and a custom dictionary, newly revised for this edition. Also includes downloadable audio, notes about the stories and authors, and original illustrations.
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• Cover; Title Page; Contents; About This Book; About the Japanese Language; Word order and particles; Postpositions; Dropping pronouns; Verb morphology; Counters; Honorifics; LESSON 1 Sound It Out in Japanese!; Basic Sentences; Basic Vocabulary; Structure Notes; 1.1. Pronunciation; 1.2. Rhythm; 1.3. Syllables; 1.4. Voicing; 1.5. Vowels; 1.6. Vowels in sequence; 1.7. Consonants; 1.8. Flapped; 1.9. Syllabic nasal; 1.10. Accent; LESSON 2 What? Where? Who? .; Basic Sentences; Basic Vocabulary; Structure Notes; 2.1. Nouns and pronouns; 2.2. Prenouns; 2.3. Place words (relative location).

• 5.3. Modifier clauses made with a copula5.4. Modifier clauses made with adjectival nouns; 5.5. The noun の no; 5.6 ... の (ん) です ... no (n) desu; 5.7. Verb + でしょう desho; 5.8. ... かね ... ka ne; 5.9. ので no de; 5.10. のに no ni; 5.11. Plain negative ... ない ... nai; 5.12. Negative infinitive ... ず ... zu; 5.13. Imperfect negative + de ... ない で ... nai de; 5.14. はず hazu; 5.15. ところ tokoro; 5.16. Verbs for leaving; 5.17. ... 前に ... mae ni and ... 後で ... ato de; 5.18. まで made and うち uchi; 5.19. Verbs meaning 'know'There are two verbs often translated; 5.20. Talking a language; LESSON 6 Going Shopping Again; Basic Sentences; Basic Vocabulary.

• 4.7. Uses of the plain imperfect and perfect4.8. Uses of the infinitive; 4.9. The plain negative; 4.10. Particle も mo; 4.11. Expressing the time of the event 'when ... ' (... と ... to ... 時 ... toki ... aida); 4.12. Particle から kara meaning 'since' and 'because'; 4.13. Multiple particles; 4.14. こと koto; 4.15. つもり tsumori; 4.16. More adverbs; 4.17. More gerund expressions; 4.18. Gerund (te-form) + いる iru; 4.19. あそぶ asobu; LESSON 5 Because It's for Business; Basic Sentences; Basic Vocabulary; Structure Notes; 5.1. Modifiers; 5.2. Modifier clauses made with adjectives.

• 2.4. Adjectival nouns2.5. Untranslated English words; 2.6. Particles; 2.7. は wa; 2.8. が ga; 2.9. か ka; 2.10. の no; 2.11. に ni; 2.12. Words meaning 'is'; 2.13. Inflected words; 2.14. Dropping subject nouns; 2.15. Words of relative reference and question words; 2.16. Words for 'restaurant'; 2.17. Words for 'toilet'; 2.18. 何 nani/nan 'what'; LESSON 3 Actions! Actions! Actions!; Basic Sentences; Basic Vocabulary; Structure Notes; 3.1. Time words (relative time expressions); 3.2. Nouns with and without particles; 3.3. Particles から kara, まで made, and へ e; 3.4. Particle ね ne; 3.5. Particle で de.

• 3.6. Particle を o3.7. Particle と to, meaning 'with' and 'and'; 3.8. Expressions for accompaniment; 3.9 Verbs, polite moods; 3.10. Use of the gerund (or te-form); 3.11. Use of the imperfect, perfect, and tentative moods; 3.12. Negatives; 3.13. Words for 'work'; 3.14. Verbal nouns (... する ... suru); 3.15. Going in vehicles; 3.16 'As soon as'; LESSON 4 What's the Weather Like; Basic Sentences; Basic Vocabulary; Structure Notes; 4.1. Adjectives; 4.2. Plain and polite forms; 4.3. Shapes of the plain forms; 4.4. Learning the forms; 4.5. Irregular verbs; 4.6. Adjectives and the copula.

This best-selling Japanese language textbook has brought basic fluency in Japanese to thousands in the US and beyond. Basic Japanese is a user-friendly guide for beginners designed for use in a classroom or for self-study. It adopts a very different approach from other Japanese language books teaching you the underlying sentence structures and patterns of Japanese along with key vocabulary and phrases so you can attain basic fluency quickly. The emphasis is on acquiring a working knowledge of simple, everyday Japanese sentences. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect the way Japanese is actually spoken in Japan today. Manga illustrations have been added for each dialogue along with the latest jargon for Internet, social media, cellphones and IT, and a bidirectional dictionary is included at the back. Each self-contained lesson is designed to ease learners into new material through a simple four-step method: Basic Sentences: Each lesson begins with a few simple sentences. Key vocabulary and phrases are learned within the context of these sentences. Audio recordings by native speakers are in the free CD-ROM in the book. Communication Notes: A detailed discussion of each sentence follows, to assist you in understanding the underlying structure and how to form new sentences based on the same pattern. Everyday Conversations: Authentic dialogues with manga illustrations and native-speaker recordings show you how people communicate naturally in Japan today through simple, everyday interactions. Exercises: Several sets of easy exercises help reinforce your understanding of the key points presented in the lesson and review what you have learned so you can move on to the next lesson. Two accomplished teachers have teamed up to revise this work to make learning Japanese manageable, practical and fun!.
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This user-friendly Japanese language book is a complete course, pocket dictionary and Japanese phrasebook in one. Easy Japanese is designed for Japanese language beginners who are planning a visit to Japan or already living there and wish to learn spoken Japanese quickly and easily on their own or with a teacher. This book introduces all the basics of the spoken language with an emphasis on practical daily conversations and vocabulary. It enables you to begin communicating effectively right away. Key features of Easy Japanese include: Structured, progressive lessons Focuses on daily communication Native-speaker audio recordings. All dialogues are highly practical and authentic and illustrated with manga illustrations for easy memorization. Useful notes and explanations about the Japanese writing system, pronunciation and accent, greetings and requests, sentence structure, vocabulary, verb conjugations, honorific forms, idiomatic expressions and Japanese etiquette dos and don'ts are provided throughout the book. A useful Japanese dictionary of commonly-used words and phrases is included at the back. The free CD-ROM that comes with the book provides hours of native-speaker audio recordings of all the dialogues, vocabulary and exercises enabling the reader to learn to pronounce all Japanese words and phrases in the book correctly.
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