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Mastering Conversational Japanese for Beginners

Thu, 07 May 2009 22:22:29 -0400

Mastering Conversational Japanese for Beginners

Thousands of people need to communicate in Japanese for practical reasons, but don't have the time or opportunity to devote the many years it takes to speak formal Japanese correctly. Tuttle Japanese for Beginners is a sensible learning tool enabling beginners to pick-up a functional knowledge of spoken Japanese in just a few days, rather than a few years. By providing realistic dialogue that reflects actual situations you might encounter in Japan, comics to make learning easier and many...

Etiquette Guide to Japan

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:27:49 -0400

Etiquette Guide to Japan

Etiquette Guide to Japan offers an inside look at the social norms of the Japanese-when to bow, how to propose a toast, when to pay the bill, the careful art of gift-giving, how to deal with public transportation, dating, weddings, funerals, and last, but not least, how to say good-bye at the end of your stay. If you want to save yourself from possible embarrassment during your stay in Japan, you will find the Etiquette Guide to Japan to be a much-needed companion. Publshed by Tuttle. Written...

A Guide To Writing Kanji & Kana Book 2 ~ A Self-study Workbook For Learning Japanese Characters

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:26:50 -0400

A Guide To Writing Kanji & Kana Book 2 ~ A Self-study Workbook For Learning Japanese Characters

A Guide to Writing Kanji & Kana Book 2 continues Book 1's systematic approach to learning how to write Japanese characters. With 1,166 entries, this workbook completes the study of all 1,945 characters prescribed for everyday use by the Japanese Ministry of Education. For a complete course that covers reading as well as writing Japanese, it is recommended that these workbooks be used with Kanji & Kanji: A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System, also available from Tuttle Publishing. Great for...

The Samurai Sword (A Handbook)

Thu, 17 May 2007 22:59:47 -0400

The Samurai Sword (A Handbook)

The samurai sword: symbol of the spirit of old Japan it embodies the samurai's steely discipline, unswerving devotion, and peerless skill. A feat of craftsmanship by hereditary artisans, the samurai sword is often judged superior to the famed blades of Western Damascus and Toledo. This complete handbook reveals the lore of the samurai sword, fascinating both for owners and for the intrigued. Detailing the origins and development of the samurai sword, its historical background, styles, famous...

Japanese Homestyle Dishes

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:57:03 -0400

Japanese Homestyle Dishes

Dishes like sushi or Teriyaki may look difficult to make, but Japanese Homestyle Dishes shows you how the Japanese prepare their food at home - with minimum effort, for maximum flavor. Try a Steamed Egg Custard, Salmon Teriyaki, Sesame Chicken Loaf, or Japanese Sponge Cake - or delicious noodle dishes like Cold Soba Noodles or Tofu and Udon Noodles in Clear Soup. Or, if you're entertaining, choose from sushi and sashimi recipes, or party favorites such as Sukiyaki, Shabu-Shabu, Tempura, and...

250 Essential Kanji Vol 1 ~ For Everyday Use

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:23:37 -0400

250 Essential Kanji Vol 1 ~ For Everyday Use

This book is indispensable for any non-native speaker trying to make it through a day in Japan. Covering 21 everyday situations, this book deals with a variety of topics ranging from the cordial (How do you do?) to the crucial (Going to the hospital.) Fully illustrated with line drawings throughout, 250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use Volume I offers valuable information for learners and visitors alike. As many classroom students can tell you, the kanji taught in most textbooks is not always...

The Handbook of Japanese Verbs

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:17:56 -0500

The Handbook of Japanese Verbs

Intermediate level, students of the Japanese language are continually scratching their heads over the usage of verbs. It is no wonder that they should feel the need for a solid reference book, one they can continually turn to throughout their studying careers. The Handbook of Japanese Verbs is just that book. The Introduction takes the first step toward comprehension by pointing out the features of Japanese verbs that stand in contrast to their English counterparts, such as tense, politeness...

Afternoon Mar 2012

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:53:13 -0500

Afternoon Mar 2012

Afternoon is the premiere manga magazine of Kodansha Publishing, carrying some of the most respected, famous and innovative serial stories ever told in Japan. Each issue features over 800 pages of grade-A manga , such as the long-running Ah! My Goddess and the always-badass Vinland Saga, plus news, previews, and of course omake (free stuff)! IN THIS ISSUE: New chapters for 33 of your favorite manga, including Ah! My Goddess, Vinland Saga, Okiku Furikabutte (Big Windup), Blade of the Immortal...

Japanese in Mangaland Vol. 2: Basic to Intermediate Level

Sun, 18 May 2008 23:46:45 -0400

Japanese in Mangaland Vol. 2: Basic to Intermediate Level

With this second installment of the world-wide known Japanese in Mangaland series, the student of Japanese will continue his dive into the process of mastering Japanese. The methods in this book will help you graduate from the elementary to the intermediate level of the Japanese language. So, strap a headband around your head, for this time things are going to get rough - from now on, forget about romaji! The 15 lessons included here continue exactly from where the first book left you...

Ghost in the Shell Bilingual manga - NEW TRANSLATION

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:59:15 -0400

Ghost in the Shell Bilingual manga - NEW TRANSLATION

Crash and burn into the original hard hacker manga phenomenon Koukaku Kidoutai (Ghost in the Shell) by world-famous artist (and recluse) Masamune Shirow with an all-new and very accurate translation by renowned translator and Japan-guru Frederik L. Schodt. This manga is a fully bilingual publication sold only in Japan by Kodansha. Return to the original story, with the original translator Fredrick L. Schodt. 370 pages of English text and extensive footnotes, accompanied by the original...

Arcade Mania! - The Turbo-Charged World of Japan's Game Centers

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:18:35 -0400

Arcade Mania! - The Turbo-Charged World of Japan's Game Centers

Japan has a unique and powerful presence in the world of video games, and is a country where the game arcade scene is still flourishing. Arcade Mania! takes you on a turbo-charged tour through a typical Japanese arcade, from the crazy crane games, sticker picture machines, and rhythm games that beckon from the entrance, then on to the fighting games, shooting games, retro games, games of chance, and card-based games you'll find inside. Covering classic games from Space Invaders to Street...

Genshiken 2 Daime no. 1 (Genshiken vol. 10)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:33 -0500

Genshiken 2 Daime no. 1 (Genshiken vol. 10)

Genshiken, or "The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture", is back! Manga artist and author Kio Shimoku returns to the series that made him famous as an interpreter of "real life otaku" in Japan, showing the human stories of a group of college students brought together by bonds of shared interest and friendship. The story in this new volume takes up just slightly after where the earlier series ended, with Ogiue as the new chairman of the club and bunch of new freshman members. Under...

Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential: How Teenage Girls Made a Nation Cool

Sun, 09 May 2010 22:07:14 -0400

Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential: How Teenage Girls Made a Nation Cool

From manga and anime to movies, magazines, video games, advertising and music, Japanese schoolgirls are everywhere. For years, schoolgirls have shown up in internationally popular anime such as Sailor Moon , The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , and Blood: The Last Vampire . Films such as Battle Royale inspired Quentin Tarantino to include a fighting schoolgirl in Kill Bill ; and recently, Rinko Kikuchi received an Oscar nomination for her role as a schoolgirl in the film Babel. There are...

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns

Thu, 17 May 2007 22:54:51 -0400

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns is a fundamental learning tool for all students of the Japanese language, whether they be unblemished beginners or scarred veterans. With both types of struggling student, as well as for all the gradations that fall in between, there is a strong tendency, in the heat of battle, to lose sight of the essential nature of the Japanese sentence. It is for just such people that this dictionary has been created, to help them keep their eyes fixed firmly...

13 Secrets for Speaking Fluent Japanese

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:52:00 -0500

13 Secrets for Speaking Fluent Japanese

13 Secrets for Speaking Fluent Japanese presents tested shortcuts for Japanese language acquisition. Identifying two groups of people who actively and effectively study Japanese to the point of fluency successful non-native learners and Japanese children Giles Murray has collected from both groups the most rewarding and universal techniques which can be put to immediate use by both beginner and advanced students of Japanese. This book is designed for people who have tried orthodox textbooks and...

The Ultimate Japanese Phrasebook: 1800 Sentences for Everyday Use Incl. CD

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:41:04 -0500

The Ultimate Japanese Phrasebook: 1800 Sentences for Everyday Use Incl. CD

No matter how long you've been studying the language, no matter how many words you've memorized, it seems you never stop wondering, How do I say X in Japanese? The Ultimate Japanese Phrasebook, the world's first comprehensive book of colloquial Japanese phrases, was designed to answer that question. Going beyond the scope of standard phrasebooks for tourists, this compact volume presents all the expressions a student, businessperson, teacher, homemaker, or other professional will need not only...

Building Word Power in Japanese: Using Kanji Prefixes and Suffixes

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:29:59 -0500

Building Word Power in Japanese: Using Kanji Prefixes and Suffixes

Having grasped the rudiments of Japanese grammar, what the student needs next are more words, more phrases, more turns of phrase. In short, more ways to get across the ideas that can be expressed so easily in English but for which the student simply doesn't have the requisite Japanese vocabulary. One answer to this problem is found in affixes -- nifty little prefixes and suffixes, written with a single kanji, that can be attached to ordinary words to create new ones. They function much like...

Japanese in Mangaland Vol. 3

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:09:20 -0400

Japanese in Mangaland Vol. 3

This is the third installment of the best selling Japanese in MangaLand series, where students will consolidate and further expand their Japanese skills at the intermediate level. Very much like Japanese in MangaLand 2 this book offers another set of 15 lessons in which intensive study of grammar and conversation is combined with examples taken from manga that introduces "real" everyday spoken Japanese - not the typical "textbook Japanese" stuff. The conversational lessons, included within...