NOBUO AKIYAMA

This pocket-size volume translates over 6000 words and expressions, categorized by subject for quick reference.

A concise summary of Japanese grammar is presented for beginning students of the language. Topics include parts of speech, sentence structure, idioms, and pronunciation advice. All Japanese words are presented phonetically. Important points of grammar or vocabulary, as well as subject heads, are printed in a second color as a quick-reference aid for students. New to this edition is a Japanese-English vocabulary list.

Here''s how to learn Japanese painlessly for vacationing, shopping, making phone calls, dining, sightseeing, and generally getting around Japanese cities and countrysides. Vocabulary cards, gummed labels and other fun-learning features come as part of the book.