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BEGINNER
JAPANESE
BEST OF YES JAPAN
YesJapan.com has achieved cult status
with students of Japanese language with
its innovative online study tools, kanji
quiz materials, and originally produced
television shows that make it fun to
learn about Japan. “Best of YesJapan”
is loaded with their best shows, each
fi lled with fun topics related to Japan or
the Japanese language. Included are
“Tricks to sound good in Japanese,”
“Techniques to impress your Japanese
friends,” “Brushing off people in
Japanese,” and the famous “Date with
Keiko” episodes.
Vol. 1 DVD
ALL • #YJ001 • DUB ONLY • 480 mins • $17.96
CONTEMPORARY
JAPANESE
This series was designed for beginning
students of the Japanese language at
the university level, and intended for
use in the classroom as well as for selfstudy.
Each lesson is based on a single
communicative objective and uses a
“guess and try” approach to learning,
which encourages problem-solving
instead of rote learning. Each volume
comes with an audio CD.
Vol. 1 + Audio CD
ALL • #080483377X • 272 pgs • $47.95
ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
Designed for people beginning their
study of the Japanese language at the
basic level. It covers the fi rst semester
of college-level beginner’s Japanese,
and contains 14 lessons, each
representing one week’s instruction.
Each volume includes a CD-ROM.
Vol. 1
ALL • #0804835047 • 400 pgs • $59.95
Vol. 2
ALL • #0804835063 • 464 pgs • $59.95
HANDBOOK OF
JAPANESE VERBS
Even at the intermediate level, students
of the Japanese language are often
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 introduction takes
the fi rst step toward comprehension by
pointing out the features of Japanese
verbs that stand in contrast to their
English counterparts.
ALL • #4770026838 • 256 pgs • $19.00
JAPANESE FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
>ENGLISH & ROMAJI TEXT
A resource for any student! Provides
grids for writing practice, reading
exercises and writing exercises. The
lessons are composed of dialogues,
notes on grammar, vocabulary,
exercises and quizzes. The appendicies
in the back of the book include answers
to the exercises in the chapters to
further self-study. This book features
romaji instead of kanji and kana. It
can be used independently, but is best
when used in conjunction with the
“Japanese for Busy People” audio CDs
and workbooks (sold separately).
Vol. 1
ALL • #4770018827 • 232 pgs • $25.00
Vol. 2
ALL • #4770018843 • 288 pgs • $27.00
Vol. 3
ALL • #477001886X • 248 pgs • $29.00
>ENGLISH & KANA TEXT
Same as the above, but focuses on
pushing the usage of kana and kanji
over romaji. RECOMMENDED.
Vol. 1
ALL • #4770019874 • 256 pgs • $25.00
Vol. 2
ALL • #4770020511 • 296 pgs • $27.00
Vol. 3
ALL • #477002052X • 296 pgs • $29.00
>COMPANION AUDIO CDS
Learn to correctly pronounce the words
you’re learning! Each companion audio
CD set contains 2-3 audio CDs that
correspond to the textbook volumes.
Vol. 1 (2 disc set)
ALL • #4770019092 • 120 mins • $45.00
Vol. 2 (3 disc set)
ALL • #4770021364 • 200 mins • $60.00
Vol. 3 (3 disc set)
ALL • #4770021372 • 200 mins • $60.00
JAPANESE FOR
EVERYONE
Designed for classroom use as well as
self-study, this book’s objective is to
lead beginning students to the point
where they are able to communicate
effectively in practical, everyday
encounters. It presents dialogues and
expressions in Japanese together with
useful cultural information, enabling
students to use the language as a
native speaker would in a variety of
real-life situations. Focuses on kanji
and kana over romaji.
ALL • #870408534 • 384 pgs • $29.00
JAPANESE IN MANGALAND
>TEXTBOOK
For anyone interested in the language
and the culture of the “Land of the
Rising Sun,” this book is an ideal
alternative as it offers an entertaining
(WAIT! READ THIS!!)
So now you’ve done it. You’re totally hooked on anime and manga and all you
want is more, more, more! While you could wait for everything you want to
fi nally get picked up for the States, you could also take the next step and learn
Japanese yourself! To help you along on your quest, Right Stuf has created
the section you see before you. We’ve gathered some of the top textbooks
and learning aids to get you started along with many cultural books. Looking
for something that you don’t see here? Drop us a line and let us know what
you’re searching for!
Now, before you leap into this section, here are some notes on the Japanese
language for total beginners:
Japan has three different sets of writing: hiragana (a syllabic alphabet usually
used for native words), katakana (a syllabic alphabet usually used for foreign
words), and kanji (symbols representing whole words/concepts). “Kana”
refers to both hiragana and katakana. You’ll want to start out learning kana,
and then work your way up to kanji.
You’ve probably also heard the term romaji tossed around. Romaji is basically
writing out Japanese words using the western (“Roman”) alphabet. So while
“dog” is “” in written Japanese, you may also see its romaji form of “inu”
in Western textbooks.
The best way to get a true grasp on the language is to start with a series
that focuses on hiragana and katakana, but some Westerners aren’t
as comfortable learning that way. For those of you who just want a quick
jumpstart, you may want to check out the books that focus on romaji. We’ve
tried to mark which style each book uses.
way of learning the basics of Japanese.
Whether or not you are interested in
manga, you can pick up the basics from
these clear and concise lessons divided
into 30 chapters with plenty of practical
exercises and a mini-guidebook of the
160 essential kanji. An appendix in the
back of the book contains answers to
and explanations for the exercises in
the chapters, furthering self-study.
Vol. 1
ALL • #4889961151 • 269 pgs • $24.00
Vol. 2
ALL • #4889961860 • 208 pgs • $21.00
Vol. 3
ALL • #4889961879 • 208 pgs • $22.00
JAPANESE THE MANGA
WAY: AN ILLUSTRATED
GUIDE TO GRAMMAR
AND STRUCTURE
This is a “real manga, real Japanese”
approach to learning. Presenting all
spoken Japanese as a variation of three
basic sentence types, this book shows
how to build complex constructions
step by step. Every grammar point
is illustrated by an actual Japanese
manga to show how the language is
used in real life.
N/R • #1880656906 • 312 pgs • $24.95
PRACTICAL JAPANESE:
YOUR GUIDE TO
SPEAKING QUICKLY
Initially written for the tourist visiting
Japan, Practical Japanese is actually
a very handy reference for anyone
interested in quickly acquiring a working
knowledge of spoken Japanese. With
approximately 350 essential words and
130 pages of practical conversational
usage, this handy book provides
the basics needed to converse in
simple Japanese. Over 200 simple
illustrations allow even beginners to
express themselves.
Released 10/30/06
N/R • #4805308524 • 96 pgs • $12.95
INTERMEDIATE
TO ADVANCED
JAPANESE
ALL ABOUT PARTICLES:
HANDBOOK OF JAPANESE
FUNCTION WORDS
All students of Japanese, whether they
have studied physics or not, know the
word “particle,” and they realize that
particles, like English prepositions,
require a special effort to master. All
About Particles covers 69 particles;
the most common ones along with the
less frequent. These particles have
over 200 usages - suffi cient to keep
most students hard at work for a good
many years.
ALL • #4770027818 • 128 pgs • $16.00
BEYOND POLITE
JAPANESE:
DICTIONARY OF SLANG &
COLLOQUIALISMS
For people wanting to take a step
beyond the textbooks; for anyone
wishing to speak like a native without
spending two or three decades in the
country learning how to do it - for such
people as this, Beyond Polite Japanese
has collected some 500 words and
phrases of prodigious interest.
ALL • #4770027737 • 176 pgs • $17.00
BREAKING INTO
JAPANESE LITERATURE:
7 MODERN CLASSICS IN
PARALLEL TEXT
Reading great books in the original
language should be the culmination
of language study, but reading
Japanese literature unassisted is a
daunting task that can defeat even
the most able of students. Breaking
into Japanese Literature is specially
designed to help you bypass all the
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