This fast and easy language guide features: clear and straightforward explanations of Japanese grammar fundamentals; numerous examples of simple and complex sentence structures; Japanese hiragana, katakana, and kanji with phonetic transliterations for all Japanese words; helpful writing and speaking exercises that bring the Japanese language to life; coverage of everyday topics as well as conversational expressions; and, quizzes at the end of each chapter to reinforce new material.

"A self-teaching guide" --Cover.

Introduction -- Part One: Identifying people and things -- 1. Pronouncing and writing Japanese words -- 2. Identifying people and things -- 3. Asking questions -- 4. Describing people and things -- 5. Expressing existence and location -- Part Two: Talking about actions -- 6. Expressing coming and going -- 7. Expressing what you do -- 8. Talking about the past -- 9. Using the te-form -- 10. Asking for permission -- Part Three: Stating facts -- 11. Stating your opinions -- 12. Creating adverbs and adverbial clauses -- 13. Comparing people and things -- 14. Creating complex phrases and clauses -- 15. Indicating change -- Part Four: Expressing implication, attitude, and perspective -- 16. Expressing implication -- 17. Expressing attitude -- 18. Considering and planning your actions -- 19. Changing the perspective -- 20. Using honorifics -- Final exam -- Appendix A: Sentence predicates in Japanese -- Appendix B: Verb forms -- Japanese-English glossary -- English-Japanese glossary -- Answer key.