Japanese Textbook Reviews

Besides the Kanzen Master Series, this set of JLPT prep books are my absolute favourite. They should be familiar names to those who have…

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I… cannot decide how I feel about this book and this is quite a rare occurrence because usually I’m quite clear about how I…

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I can’t believe I haven’t written about these books when I had them for years! The new Kanzen Master (新完全マスター) series have been my…

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If you are looking for a low-intermediate Japanese textbook that uses English explanations, furigana and also dedicates a section to teaching Kanji, you have…

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Proverbs! So much wisdom encapsulated in such few words. It’s fascinating how some proverbs seem to have quite the same literal translation in different…

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More books of course. Received these in the mail and believe me, I was like a little kid grinning and all excited! Tuttle books…

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Many have asked me how I studied Japanese as a beginner. Genki or Minna no Nihongo is probably what most people have used, but…

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A grammar dictionary is a must-have book on your bookshelf if you are studying a foreign language. The best time to purchase one is…

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Looking for a good intermediate Japanese textbook? This is the one. As you guys may have already known, I’m very much reliant on textbooks…

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As some of you might know, I had a love-hate relationship with Japanese. I gave up on it several times (not a deliberate decision)…

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