Japanese Language

Part 1 : Building Up Conversation

Part 1 is categorized by language functions such as "making requests", "giving advice", "making suggestions and invitations", "making comparisons", etc.
Each Chapter contains dialogues, example sentences and explanations. You can efficiently acquire the necessary skills to build up conversations by understanding the language functions further in a step-by-step approach.
All of the sentences presented in each dialogue and key sentences are actually used in our daily lives. Just try to memorize them; you will be surprised how useful they are when you have conversations in Japanese.
This part is composed of 40 Chapters.

Chapter 1.	How do you do. I'm Brown.
Chapter 2.	What time is it?
Chapter 3.	What day is today?
Chapter 4.	What is this?
Chapter 5.	Whose PC is this?
Chapter 6.	How much is it?; Shopping
Chapter 7.	Eating out; Restaurant
Chapter 8.	Where is it?
Chapter 9.	Ginza please; Taxi expressions
Chapter 10.	It's hot in summer in Tokyo.
Chapter 11.	I'll go to the embassy tomorrow.
Chapter 12.	How will you get there?
Chapter 13.	Are you at home on Saturday?
Chapter 14.	What will you do tomorrow?
Chapter 15.	I'll give a present to my child.
Chapter 16.	Shall we go to lunch?
Chapter 17.	Do you like Thai food?
Chapter 18.	I want to go to the beach.
Chapter 19.	Which is hotter, Tokyo or London?
Chapter 20.	Casual Speech & Plain Form
Chapter 21.	I think she is Itoo's wife.
Chapter 22.	So, therefore, because & but
Chapter 23.	He is watching a video tape now.
Chapter 24.	Please make some copies.
Chapter 25.	Have you ever been to Hokkaido?
Chapter 26.	When I leave home, I'll call you.
Chapter 27.	If Kent is sold out, what do you want?
Chapter 28.	I intend to go, but I might be late.
Chapter 29.	You had better take a train.
Chapter 30.	He told me he would be late.
Chapter 31.	The book which I bought yesterday
Chapter 32.	Do you know whether or not I need it?
Chapter 33.	I can't come tomorrow.
Chapter 34.	Do I have to pay all at once?
Chapter 35.	The Japanese seem to be fond of comics.
Chapter 36.	It looks; Expressing one's impression
Chapter 37.	If you take the expressway; -ba Form
Chapter 38.	I want you to translate this letter.
Chapter 39.	I had my friend draw a map.
Chapter 40.	Let's go!

Part 2 : Words & Expressions

Part 2, in contrast to the Part 1, is categorized by the various daily scenes such as "at the bank", "At the restaurant" and "At the railway station".
There are a large number of necessary words and practical examples for each scene listed in each Chapter. You can learn each Chapter non-sequentially according to your need.
This part is composed of 40 Chapters.

Chapter 1.	Numbers
Chapter 2.	Numeral, number counters
Chapter 3.	Time words
Chapter 4.	Frequency, quantity & degree
Chapter 5.	Measurement, size
Chapter 6.	Form and shape
Chapter 7.	Colors
Chapter 8.	Foods & drinks
Chapter 9.	Restaurant
Chapter 10.	Electrical store
Chapter 11.	Department store
Chapter 12.	Asking directions
Chapter 13.	Bank
Chapter 14.	Post office
Chapter 15.	Transportation
Chapter 16.	Car
Chapter 17.	Japanese inn
Chapter 18.	Telephone
Chapter 19.	Animals & Pets
Chapter 20.	Plants
Chapter 21.	Geography
Chapter 22.	Weather
Chapter 23.	Body
Chapter 24.	Illness
Chapter 25.	Work
Chapter 26.	TV, concert, play
Chapter 27.	Sports
Chapter 28.	Family
Chapter 29.	Clothes
Chapter 30.	Delivery
Chapter 31.	Repair
Chapter 32.	Hair cut
Chapter 33.	Holidays
Chapter 34.	Handy expressions: Greetings
Chapter 35.	Handy Word: dekimasu
Chapter 36.	Handy Word: arimasu
Chapter 37.	Handy Word: narimasu
Chapter 38.	Handy Word: onegai shimasu
Chapter 39.	Kana characters
Chapter 40.	Kanji signs

Part 3 : Grammar Focus

In this section, grammatical points in Part 1 and 2 are explained in more detail in order to develop further understanding.
This section aims to improve your ability in applying new skills by classifying and explaining each grammatical point.
This part is composed of 45 Chapters.

Chapter 1.	Sentence structure
Chapter 2.	Verbs
Chapter 3.	Particles
Chapter 4.	Adjectives
Chapter 5.	Adverbs
Chapter 6.	Formal & Casual
Chapter 7.	I think, I guess
Chapter 8.	I believe, It must be
Chapter 9.	Might, perhaps, possibly
Chapter 10.	So, therefore and because
Chapter 11.	But, however
Chapter 12.	Let's do it, Shall we do it
Chapter 13.	I like, I want
Chapter 14.	More than; Comparison
Chapter 15.	I like; Choice and preference
Chapter 16.	It looks; Expressing impressions
Chapter 17.	I'm doing; Now in progress
Chapter 18.	Please; Request & order
Chapter 19.	I have done it before; one's experiences
Chapter 20.	Before, after & when
Chapter 21.	If, Conditional
Chapter 22.	Even, Even if
Chapter 23.	I intend to do; Expressing intention
Chapter 24.	be scheduled, be supposed
Chapter 25.	It seems, It looks
Chapter 26.	He said, he told me, I heard
Chapter 27.	be able to do, can do
Chapter 28.	Book which I bought yesterday
Chapter 29.	Whether or not, If or not
Chapter 30.	You had better, You should do
Chapter 31.	have to do, must do
Chapter 32.	May I do, You don't have to do
Chapter 33.	Become; Expressing change
Chapter 34.	Expressing decision
Chapter 35.	Something has been completely finished
Chapter 36.	Someone does something nice for someone
Chapter 37.	I try to do
Chapter 38.	I try to do; Expressing one's effort
Chapter 39.	Do something in advance
Chapter 40.	Something has been done
Chapter 41.	-n desu; Emotional emphasis
Chapter 42.	for, in order to; Expressing purpose
Chapter 43.	-te, de & -kute; te form
Chapter 44.	I was hit by a man; Passive voice
Chapter 45.	I make someone do; Causative

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Japanese@once - Contents

Part 1 : Building Up Conversation

Part 2 : Words & Expressions

Part 3 : Grammar Focus