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Kodansha’s Hiragana Workbook

ISBN 9781568364414 112 pages 7.5 x 10.5 in

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  1. Basic Hiragana
  2. Read and Write p.11
  3. Read and Write p.12
  4. Read and Write p.13
  5. Read and Write p.15
  6. Read and Write p.16
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  17. Long Vowels p.31
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  24. Double Consonants p.41
  25. Double Consonants p.41
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  55. Similar-Looking Hiragana p.93
  56. Similar-Looking Words p.93
  57. Long Vowels I p.94
  58. Long Vowels II p.94
  59. Contracted Sounds I p.95
  60. Contracted Sounds I p.95

Kodansha’s Katakana Workbook

ISBN 9781568364773 112 pages 7.5 x 10.5 in

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  1. Basic Katakana
  2. Read and Write p.10
  3. Read and Write p.12
  4. Read and Write p.13
  5. Read and Write p.14
  6. Read and Write p.15
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  49. Read and Write p.79
  50. Combinations with Small-Vowel Katakana p.84
  51. Read and Write p.85
  52. Read and Write p.86
  53. Read and Write p.87
  54. Read and Write p.88
  55. Similar-Looking Katakana p.92

Japanese for Busy People I, Kana Version

ISBN 9781568363851 296 pages 7.5 x 10.5 in

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  1. Unit 1: MEETING PEOPLE

    1. Lesson 1
      1. Track 1
      2. Track 2
      3. Track 3
      4. Track 4
    2. Lesson 2
      1. Track 5
      2. Track 6
      3. Track 7
      4. Track 8

  2. Unit 2: SHOPPING

    1. Lesson 3
      1. Track 9
      2. Track 10
      3. Track 11
      4. Track 12
    2. Lesson 4
      1. Track 13
      2. Track 14
      3. Track 15
      4. Track 16
    3. Lesson 5
      1. Track 17
      2. Track 18
      3. Track 19
      4. Track 20

  3. Unit 3: GETTING AROUND

    1. Lesson 6
      1. Track 21
      2. Track 22
      3. Track 23
      4. Track 24
    2. Lesson 7
      1. Track 25
      2. Track 26
      3. Track 27
      4. Track 28

  4. Unit 4: A WEEKEND EXCURSION

    1. Lesson 8
      1. Track 29
      2. Track 30
      3. Track 31
    2. Lesson 9
      1. Track 32
      2. Track 33
      3. Track 34
      4. Track 35

  5. Unit 5: DINING OUT

    1. Lesson 10
      1. Track 36
      2. Track 37
      3. Track 38
      4. Track 39
    2. Lesson 11
      1. Track 40
      2. Track 41
      3. Track 42
      4. Track 43

  6. Unit 6: VISITING A JAPANESE HOME

    1. Lesson 12
      1. Track 44
      2. Track 45
      3. Track 46
      4. Track 47
    2. Lesson 13
      1. Track 48
      2. Track 49
      3. Track 50
      4. Track 51
    3. Lesson 14
      1. Track 52
      2. Track 53
      3. Track 54
      4. Track 55

  7. Unit 7: GOING TO A FESTIVAL

    1. Lesson 15
      1. Track 56
      2. Track 57
      3. Track 58
      4. Track 59
    2. Lesson 16
      1. Track 60
      2. Track 61
      3. Track 62
      4. Track 63

  8. Unit 8: ON BUSINESS OUTSIDE TOKYO

    1. Lesson 17
      1. Track 64
      2. Track 65
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      4. Track 67
    2. Lesson 18
      1. Track 68
      2. Track 69
      3. Track 70
      4. Track 71

  9. Unit 9: SEEING A MUSEUM

    1. Lesson 19
      1. Track 72
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    3. Lesson 21
      1. Track 80
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  10. Unit 10: AT THE OFFICE

    1. Lesson 22
      1. Track 84
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    2. Lesson 23
      1. Track 88
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      3. Track 90
      4. Track 91

  11. Unit 11: SOCIALIZING

    1. Lesson 24
      1. Track 92
      2. Track 93
      3. Track 94
      4. Track 95
    2. Lesson 25
      1. Track 96
      2. Track 97
      3. Track 98
      4. Track 99

Japanese for Busy People I Workbook

ISBN 9781568363998 128 pages 7.5 x 10.5 in

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  1. Lesson 1

    1. Track 1
    2. Track 2
    3. Track 3
    4. Track 4
    5. Track 5

  2. Lesson 2

    1. Track 6
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  3. Lesson 3

    1. Track 10
    2. Track 11
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  4. Lesson 4

    1. Track 13
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  5. Lesson 5

    1. Track 16
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  6. Lesson 6

    1. Track 19
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  7. Lesson 7

    1. Track 23
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  8. Lesson 8

    1. Track 26
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    3. Track 28

  9. Lesson 9

    1. Track 29
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    3. Track 31
    4. Track 32

  10. Lesson 10

    1. Track 33
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    3. Track 35

  11. Lesson 11

    1. Track 36
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  12. Lesson 12

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  13. Lesson 13

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  14. Lesson 14

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  15. Lesson 15

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  16. Lesson 16

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  17. Lesson 17

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  18. Lesson 18

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  19. Lesson 19

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  20. Lesson 20

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  24. Lesson 24

    1. Track 92
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  25. Lesson 25

    1. Track 96
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    4. Track 99

Japanese for Busy People II

ISBN 9781568363868 328 pages 7.5 x 10.5 in

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  1. Unit 1: SOUVENIR SHOPPING

    1. Lesson 1
      1. Track 1
      2. Track 2
      3. Track 3
      4. Track 4
      5. Track 5
      6. Track 6
    2. Lesson 2
      1. Track 7
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      3. Track 9
      4. Track 10
      5. Track 11
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      7. Track 13
    3. Lesson 3
      1. Track 14
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  2. Unit 2: BUILDING RAPPORT WITH COLLEAGUES

    1. Lesson 4
      1. Track 19
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  3. Unit 3: RETURNING TO JAPAN FOR WORK

    1. Lesson 7
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    2. Lesson 8
      1. Track 48
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      3. Track 50
      4. Track 51
    3. Lesson 9
      1. Track 52

  4. Unit 4: PLANNING A VACATION

    1. Lesson 10
      1. Track 53
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      3. Track 55
    2. Lesson 11
      1. Track 56
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    3. Lesson 12
      1. Track 59
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  5. Unit 5: SOLVING PROBLEMS

    1. Lesson 13
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    2. Lesson 14
      1. Track 79
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      6. Track 84
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      8. Track 86
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      10. Track 88
      11. Track 89
      12. Track 90
    3. Lesson 15
      1. Track 91
      2. Track 92
      3. Track 93
      4. Track 94

Japanese for Busy People II Workbook

ISBN 9781568364025 176 pages 7.5 x 10.5 in

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Japanese for Busy People III

ISBN 9781568364032 328 pages 7.5 x 10.5 in

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  1. Unit 1: HUMANS & PETS

    1. Lesson 1
      1. Track 1
      2. Track 2
      3. Track 3
      4. Track 4
      5. Track 5
    2. Lesson 2
      1. Track 6
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    3. Lesson 3
      1. Track 10
      2. Track 11
      3. Track 12

  2. Unit 2: HUMANS & NATURE

    1. Lesson 4
      1. Track 13
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    3. Lesson 6
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  3. Unit 3: CRIME & EDUCATION

    1. Lesson 7
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      4. Track 28
    2. Lesson 8
      1. Track 29
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      3. Track 31
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    3. Lesson 9
      1. Track 33
      2. Track 34
      3. Track 35

  4. Unit 4: BUSINESS

    1. Lesson 10
      1. Track 36
      2. Track 37
      3. Track 38
      4. Track 39
      5. Track 40
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    2. Lesson 11
      1. Track 42
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    3. Lesson 12
      1. Track 45
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  5. Unit 5: COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

    1. Lesson 13
      1. Track 47
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      3. Track 49
      4. Track 50
    2. Lesson 14
      1. Track 51
    3. Lesson 15
      1. Track 52
      2. Track 53
      3. Track 54
      4. Track 55
      5. Track 56
      6. Track 57

Japanese for Busy People III Workbook

ISBN 9781568364049 144 pages 7.5 x 10.5 in

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  1. Unit 1

    1. Lesson 1
      1. Track 1
      2. Track 2
      3. Track 3
      4. Track 4
    2. Lesson 2
      1. Track 5
      2. Track 6
      3. Track 7
    3. Lesson 3
      1. Track 8
    4. Unit 1 Review
      1. Track 9

  2. Unit 2

    1. Lesson 4
      1. Track 10
    2. Lesson 5
      1. Track 11
    3. Lesson 6
      1. Track 12
    4. Unit 2 Review
      1. Track 13

  3. Unit 3

    1. Lesson 7
      1. Track 14
    2. Lesson 8
      1. Track 15
    3. Lesson 9
      1. Track 16
    4. Unit 3 Review
      1. Track 17

  4. Unit 4

    1. Lesson 10
      1. Track 18
      2. Track 19
      3. Track 20
      4. Track 21
    2. Lesson 11
      1. Track 22
      2. Track 23
      3. Track 24
      4. Track 25
      5. Track 26
    3. Lesson 12
    4. Unit 4 Review
      1. Track 27
      2. Track 28

  5. Unit 5

    1. Lesson 13
      1. Track 29
    2. Lesson 14
      1. Track 30
      2. Track 31
    3. Lesson 15
    4. Unit 5 Review
      1. Track 32
    5. Comprehensive Review
      1. Track 33

Japanese for Young People I, Kana Workbook

ISBN 9781568364247 144 pages 7.125 x 10.125 in

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Japanese for Professionals: Revised Edition

ISBN 9781568365992 216 pages 7.125 x 10.125 in

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