(Links are to Amazon.co.uk).

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Current sources of vocabulary:-

Japanese the Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to Grammar and Structure

Breaking into Japanese Literature - Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text

Princess Mononoke 'film comic' in Japanese.

Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary


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Japanese for Busy People: Kana Version Vol 1

This is the coursebook we used in class ('Japanese 1'). I can't overstate the importance of using the kana version of the book rather than the romaji version.

If I have a criticism of the book, it's that the content is rather dry. As the title perhaps implies, it's aimed at serious, business types. But of course you augment this with other materials, so that's not a serious failing.

The explanations of grammar are excellent, progress is structured, and the appendices are invaluable when it comes to revision for exams.

A kana workbook, an audio CD and I believe a video, are all available to accompany the book.


A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns


Oxford Japanese Grammar and Verbs


A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar


The Handbook of Japanese Adjectives and Adverbs


The Learner's Kanji Dictionary: Find Any Compound Using Any of Its Component Characters


Kodansha's Effective Japanese Usage Dictionary (A Kodansha Dictionary)


Making Sense of Japanese


The Japanese Language