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Dondon Yomeru! Nihongo Short Stories w/ Annotation in English, CHinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese Vol.1Alc PublishingInteresting stories
This is book is great! All the words have furigana and each story has an illustration. I recommend this book if you're at the n3 level.
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Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese Learning Through Content and Multimedia (Gateway to Advanced Japanese)Mayumi Oka / Michio Tsutsui / Junko Kondo / Shoko Emori / Yoshiro Hanai / Satoru IshikawaExcellent
Great book for N3-N2 level. It teaches you so many vocab and grammar that other famous book teach. Recommend it to anyone who wants to advance in Japanese.
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New Perfect Master Grammar Japanese Language Proficiency Test N23A NetworkNice book
For JLPT N2 this book is a necessity. You learn so much useful grammar and frankly you do need it. Combine this book with Shin Kanzen Master grammar book and you will definitely pass it.
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Nihongo So-Matome (for JLPT) N2 Grammar (with English, Chinese and Korean Translation)Sasaki Kimiko, Matsumoto NorikoExcellent
For JLPT N2 this book is a necessity. You learn so much useful grammar and frankly you do need it. Combine this book with Shin Kanzen Master grammar book and you will definitely pass it.
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Nani Ka Na? Nani Ka Na? Doraemon (Doraemon First Book)Toko F Fujio / Original Writer Kuri Harami Saki / EFunny Character of Doraemon
I have done to read this book! funny doraemon characters appear in here. It's remembering me when I was childhood. Doraemon is the best cartoon all the time for everyone :D.
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Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko) (Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko)Shinkai Makoto, ChikoExcellent book
One of the few rare ones that have such a beautiful and touching story. Also BlueRay version has such stunning visuals.
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Alice's adventures in wonderland (Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko)Lewis Carroll, Shoichiro Kawai, okamaGreat edition for those learning
EN: Tsubasa Bunko editions are for elementary scholl students, these contain simple texts, with full furigana cover for all kanjis, as beautifull illustrations by Japanese manga artists. As someone who is learning the language this kind of edition is a way to go for more complex reading. As a curiosity note, despite being called Bunko, they have the size of a Tanko manga. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PT-BR (Sem acentuacao): Edicoes Tsubasa Bunko sao focadas em estudantes do fundamental japones, todos os livros tem seus textos escritos de maneira mais clara e modernizada para os padroes atuais da lingua, assim como trazem furigana para todos os kanjis presentes. Estas edicoes tambem trazem belas ilustracoes por artistas de mangas. Como alguem que esta estudando a lingua japonesa, estas edicoes sao uma boa maneira de se desafiar com uma leitura um pouco mais complexa. A titulo de curiosidade apesar de trazer Bunko no nome, as edicoes tem o tamanho de mangas tanko.
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Minna no Nihongo Intermediate Japanese Level1 Translation and Grammatical Notes [Portuguese Edition]3A NetworkExcelent!!
The layout is very simple and organized. There's a ton of words to learn and good explanations which makes easier to follow. If you have Minna no Nihongo Intermediate exercise book you must buy this one.
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Japanese Language Proficiency Test Official Exercise Book N3Kokusai Koryuu KikinReview
If it's your first time doing the JLPT I recommend you get this book. You get a full test with answer sheets where you can practice marking your answers. There's also pages that give you more detailed information on how the test works.
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Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3 Complete Mock Exams (Japanese Language Proficiency Test Kanzen Moshi Series)Ako Watanabe, Tomiko KikuchiReview
I was really surprised {in a good way} when I got my hands on this book! Not only it gives you 3 complete mock exams, but there are also very detailed explanations about the correct answers and pages with vocab, grammar etc you need to be ware of. Helps you get the best of your preparations for the test (I passed, yayy).
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New Perfect Master Dokkai (Reading Comprehension) Japanese Language Proficiency Test N33A NetworkRecommended
Plenty of exercises, a must-have for anyone preparing for the JLPT I'd say. Shows you where you need to be careful in which format of text and what to pay attention to if you want to pass smoothly, with a good score and some excess time, too so you can go over the questions again. I came across a bunch of new vocab in the book, too. Got full points on the reading part, I don't regret my purchase at all :)
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Kanji Puzzle & Quiz JLPT N 2 / N 3Aoyama Mika / ChoRecommendation
I'm having so much fun with this book! There's many interesting facts about kanji and about Japan itself as well. A way to make your kanji study more enjoyable and pick up new vocab while you're at it, too.
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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (Futabasha Junior Bunko)Sumino YoruGreat Book
Amazing story, if you liked the film adaptation, you're a fan and can read japanese totally worth it
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Dobutsu Pet Sticker (Marugoto Sticker Book)ShogakukanLittle sticker book
Sweet little sticker book, it is about 9,5x10cm. The pictures were adorable. Lots of stickers! Love it!
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Minna no Nihongo Intermediate Japanese Level1 Main Textbook3A NetworkFor a hardworking japanese lover!
I'm in love with this book! At first I was afraid it was going to be too different that could be complicated to learn, compared to the Minna no Nihongo beginner books it is in fact a bit different, but in a good way. The activities became more extensive and it has a lot more content to learn, but the stories and characteres make it way more intuitive and fun! It is a must-buy! Amazing book!!
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Minna no Nihongo Elementary Japanese Level2 Main Textbook [Second Edition]3A NetworkThis Book is exactly what I expected
The presentation and care for shipping is excellent and the book is excellent condition. I’m be recommending highly
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Nihongo ga IppaiRi Tokuei, Naomi Ogi, Masahiro Toma, Yoko Yonezawa, CuiYueYanA great Japanese learning book!
I'm starting learning Japanese on my own, and I found a small review of "Nihongo ga Ippai" (actually I only found one in Spanish, none in English). I ordered the second printing, which has a green line and circle on the cover (they are red on the first published printing). I only found it in a couple of Japanese websites, like CDJapan, and in Amazon.com or Amazon.co.jp (it's not in Amazon.es). The book (in both printings) is in English and Japanese. I have recently received the book (it took a while from Japan to Spain, but it arrived perfectly), and I find it really good and useful! I just started with it, and it's very clear, very easy to understand and follow. It has conversations, vocabulary, grammar, exercises (it includes a separate booklet with the answers), all very well organized. The explanations are very easy to understand, and it also has some notes about the use of the language, and even some pieces about the culture. A very good book to get a basic knowledge and to advance from it. I strongly recommend it! Congratulations to the authors on this great book, and thank you very much for having created it! (I'm so glad I found it!).
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Nihongo Kihon Bunpo Jiten: A Dictionary of Basic Japanese GrammarSeiichi Makino, Michio Tsutsui, Japan TimesExcellent
Easy to understand with concise explanation and example sentences. The size is also very convenient. This is a very good reference book for studying Japanese and should be a part of every Nihongo student’s library. Kudos to CD Japan for the very efficient service and timely delivery. I received my book in 8 days. This was my second time to order because I was really happy when I received my first set of order. I’m hooked to ordering books from CD Japan now.
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Naze? Doshite? Sekai wa Fushigi 2 NenseiNiida YumikoGreat for Beginners!
Great book for learners of the Japanese language. The characters are quite large, all kanji have furigana and there are small spaces between words - making it perfect for beginners. If you like learning about the world and want to improve your Japanese, this book is for you.
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New Perfect Master Grammar Japanese Language Proficiency Test N43A NetworkComprehensive
I think this book is fantastic. Be warned that there really is not much English in this book. The format is basically this: Left side of page - introduces 2-3 grammar points that are similar. Includes a very short English explanation and several example sentences. Right side of page - 10 to 25 practice problems (answers in the back of the book) The thing that is so good about this book is that the example sentences and practice problems are extremely well designed. They are not just random sentences that happen to contain the grammar point, they are carefully crafted to be clear and easy to understand while demonstrating a specific way to use the grammar point. A great example about being clear is in the section about ni vs de. One of the practice problems basically says (my translation, from memory): "We built a window [in] the room. Afterwards the room was brighter." They could have just written the first sentence, but they included the second to remove any trace of ambiguity (are they building the window INTO the room or are they building A window in room that is going to be placed somewhere else (is that possible?)). I absolutely appreciated when they did that, every time. I was familiar with 75% of the grammar going into this book, but I learned something worthwhile on every page. If you have any doubt about your N4 grammar, pick up this book.