'Take confident first steps in Japanese; learn basic vocabulary and grammar in bite-size lessons; practice with hundreds of skill-building exercises"--Front cover.

Gain the esential language skills for confident communication in Japanese. This guide and workbook covers all of the aspects of Japanese grammar that you need to master, and then progresses to show how these building blocks connect to create complex sentences. Numerous realistic examples are them followed by dozens of varied exercises that will build your understanding of the Japanese language, and allow you to put your language skills into use.

Text in English and Japanese.