Mastering Japanese

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Greetings and Introductions....Pages 3-10
The Family Car....Pages 11-17
Eating at Home....Pages 18-27
After Dinner....Pages 28-39
The Next Morning....Pages 40-54
Shopping — 1 Going to the Bookshop....Pages 55-65
Shopping — 2 At the Post Office....Pages 66-74
At Mr Maeda’s Office....Pages 75-85
On the Ginza....Pages 86-94
By Taxi and by Train....Pages 95-109
Feeling Ill....Pages 110-119
At the Doctor’s....Pages 120-131
Shopping and Business Trips....Pages 132-140
The Young People Arrive....Pages 141-152
Planning a Trip....Pages 153-166
The Japanese Family....Pages 167-177
Eating Out....Pages 178-187
Language for Men and Women....Pages 188-196
At the Bank and at the Garage....Pages 197-207
A Japanese Inn....Pages 208-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
A Note on Written Japanese....Pages 227-228
Translation of Dialogues in Chapters 1–20....Pages 229-251
Answers to Exercises....Pages 252-288
Answers to Revision and Self-assessment Tests....Pages 289-296
Numerals....Pages 297-298
Time....Pages 299-300
Days, Dates, Months....Pages 301-303
Counters....Pages 304-305
Verb Tables....Pages 306-307
Supplementary Vocabulary....Pages 308-309
Grammar Summary....Pages 310-329
Hiragana....Pages 330-331
Katakana....Pages 332-333
Common Kanji....Pages 334-335
Words Frequently seen in Kana....Pages 336-337
Useful Books and Addresses....Pages 338-339