Table of Contents
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Review Activities
Chapter 1: Travel
Topics/Vocabulary
Travel
Transportation and Schedules
Sightseeing and Travel Planning
Vocabulary
Grammar
1. Making a Suggestion
2. Deciding to Do Something: ...koto ni suru
3. Saying Whether Something Occurred Before or After: mae and ato
4. to Conditionals
5. Commands
6. Admonishment and Prohibition: ~te wa ikenai / ...na
7. The Adverbial Use of Adjectives
8. Expressing Obligation or Duty
...kan
tsureteiku, tsuretekuru
demo
...me
Sentence-Final no
made versus madeni
motteiku versus mottekuruv
...to ieba
Culture Notes
ryokan
midori no madoguchi
ekiben (Station Box Lunches)
onsen
Reading and Writing
Reading 1: Hokkaidoo no annai
Reading 2: toraberu gaido - Sapporo
Kanji
Skills Practice
Language Functions and Situations
Making a Hotel Reservation
Buying a Train Ticket
Listening Comprehension
Chapter 2: At Home
Topics/Vocabulary
Houses
Furnishings and Appliances
Household Chores
Vocabulary
Grammar
9. To Do Things Like Such and Such: ~tari...~tari
10. Expressing a Purpose: ...tame(ni)
11. Giving and Receiving
12. Expressing Permission: ~temoii
13. Negative Request: ~naidekudasai
14. Offering Advice: ...hoogaii
15. Expressing Different States of Actions: ...tokoro
16. Describing a Preparatory Action: ~teoku
bakari
zutsu
shika...nai
Culture Notes
yooshitsu to washitsu
manshon
Describing Living Space
Nihon no kagu
giri
Gift Giving
Renting an Apartment in Japan
Reading and Writing
Reading 1: Ishiguro-san no atarashii ie
Reading 2: koogen no bessoo
Kanji
Skills Practice
Language Functions and Situations
Looking for a House
Inviting People to Your Home
Offering Food to a Guest
Leave-Taking
Listening Comprehension
Chapter 3: Automobiles and Transportation
Topics/Vocabulary
Cars and Driving
Car Maintenance and Repairs
Transportation and Traffic in the City
Vocabulary
Grammar
17. How to Do Something: ~kata
18. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
19. Expressing Results and States of Being: ~tearu and ~teiru
20. Expressing an Attempt
21. Expressing a Just-Completed Action: The Ta- Form of the Verb + bakarida / tokoroda
22. Without Doing: ~naide
kashira (I wonder...)
karada ni warui wayo
The Conjunctive Form of the Verb as a Coordinating Structure
Culture Notes
Driving in Japan
Nihon no kookyoo kootsuu kikan Public Transportation
Reading and Writing
Reading 1: anzen unten
Reading 2: joozu na doraibu no shikata
Kanji
Skills Practice
Language Functions and Situations
Asking for and Giving Instructions
Cheering Up and Encouraging Others
Listening Comprehension
Chapter 4: The Body and Health
Topics/Vocabulary
Body Parts
Feeling and Emotions
Health and Illness
Vocabulary
Grammar
23. Analogy and Exemplification
24. Describing Attributes: The ...wa...ga Construction
25. Talking about Appearance: yoo, ~soo, ...rashii, and ...mitai
26. Causatives
27. Constructions Using Interrogatives
28. Expressing Expectation: ...hazu
Contractions in Colloquial Speech
~temo
Expressing the Frequency of Actions and Events
jibun (self, own)
san-ji juppun mae, san-ji juppun sugi
Culture Notes
Attitudes toward Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs
Health Care in Japan
Reading and Writing
Reading 1: kenkoo soodan
Reading 2: anata mo shiatsu shite mimasen ka
Kanji
Skills Practice
Language Functions and Situations
At a Pharmacy
At a Clinic
Listening Comprehension
Chapter 5: Life and Careers
Topics/Vocabulary
From Cradle to Grave
Careers and Occupations
In the Workplace
Vocabulary
Grammar
29. Describing a Change in State: ...yooninaru
30. Expressing Respect (1): Honorific Forms
31. Expressing Respect (2): Humble Forms
32. Passives
wakaru and shiru
Adjective + suru
Describing an Effort: ...yoonisuru
keego
Study Hint: Practicing Japanese Outside of Class
Culture Notes
Nihon no kyooiku seedo—The Japanese Educational System (1): Elementary School
Nihon no kyooiku seedo—The Japanese Educational System (2): Secondary Education
shakaijin
Reading and Writing
Reading 1: watashi no eranda shigoto
Reading 2: Sakuma-shachoo no oitachi
Kanji
Skills Practice
Language Functions and Situations
At a Job Placement Center: Looking for a Job
Job Interview: At One of Maiko Sushi’s Chain Stores
Study Hint: Practicing Japanese Outside of Class
Listening Comprehension
Chapter 6: Communication and Media
Topics/Vocabulary
Telecommunications
Post Office
Media
Vocabulary
Grammar
33. ba- Conditionals
34. Wanting to Have Something Done: ~tehoshii
35. Expressing Respect (3): Honorifics
36. Causative-Passives
37. Expressing Concession
...dakede[wa]naku
Talking About Occasional Happenings: ...suru koto ga aru
...mama
Expressing Certain Conviction: ...ni chigainai
Culture Notes
kooshuu denwa (Public Telephones)
Special Servies at the Post Office
Television Stations and Newspapers
Japanese Popular Culture (1): manga, anime
Japanese Popular Culture (2): Popular Music
Reading and Writing
Reading 1: tegami no kakikata
Reading 2: rajio no bangumi annai
Kanji
Skills Practice
Language Functions and Situations
Making a Phone Call
At the Post Office
Listening Comprehension
Chapter 7: Nature and Culture
Topics/Vocabulary
Geography
Nature and Environment
Culture and Customs
Vocabulary
Grammar
38. Expressing a Speaker’s Emotional Involvement: ...monoda
39. Various Uses of yoo
40. It’s All Right Not to...: ~nakutemoii
41. Coming to a Conclusion: ...wakeda
42. Even Though: ...noni
Decisions Made by Others: ...kotoninaru
Study Hint: Writing
Culture Notes
koogai (Pollution)
Japanese Poetry
Taboos
Reading and Writing
Reading 1: goruhujoo kensetsu hantai
Reading 2: shohyoo
Kanji
Skills Practice
Language Functions and Situations
Presenting One’s Opinion Clearly and Logically
Listening Comprehension
Appendices
1. Verb Conjugation
2. Adjective and Copula Conjugation
3. Kanji List
Japanese-English Glossary
English-Japanese Glossary
Index
