This is a timeless cuisine: the traditions techniques ingredients & recipes. You can discover the philosophy & traditions that influence Japanese food preparation its specialist equipment cooking techniques & presentation. It

Includes:: a photographic identification guide to Japanese ingredients from abura-age to yuzu. It features classic & contemporary Japanese dishes from salmon teriyaki & vegetarian tempura to cold somen noodles & slow-cooked shiitake with shoyu. All courses are covered: sushi & rice; soups & noodles; vegetables & seaweed; beans tofu & eggs; fish & shellfish; poultry & meat; & desserts. It features over 140 timeless recipes including such famous regional dishes as sashimi tempura teppan yaki miso soup jewel-box sushi & h&-rolled sushi. This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of Japanese cuisine from its history & underlying philosophy to the unique ingredients methods of preparation & cooking techniques. Over 140 recipes ranging from simple miso soups to raw fish sashimi explain how to make all the well-known Japanese dishes as well as regional variations. Each of the recipes is presented with clear step-by-step instructions & stunning photographs. Published here in a handback format the original volume won the World Cookbook prize as the best book on an Asian subject. It will be treasured by all who enjoy creating simple & elegant food.

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Japanese for Busy People is the most popular Japanese language textbook series in the world. With over 20 components including texts workbooks CDs videos & teacher's manuals it is also one of the most comprehensive. Now a decade after its first revision the entire series has been redesigned updated & consolidated to meet the needs of 21st-century students & businesspeople who want to learn natural spoken Japanese as effectively as possible in a limited amount of time. The book features not only a sleek new design but also a unit structure that groups thematically linked lessons together making it easier than ever to learn Japanese. Moreover it now comes with a CD containing audio for the dialogues & listening exercises from the text. The exercises in the book have also been thoroughly revised to incorporate more comprehension & production tasks. Many of these exercises are illustrated making for a stimulating learning experience & the purpose of each one is clearly stated. This first of three volumes introduces survival Japanese"-the absolute minimum amount of Japanese needed to live in Japan. Thus the vocabulary & grammatical items it introduces are limited to about a third of what is typically introduced in a first-year course. In addition the book features notes on Japanese culture intended to expand the learner's understanding of Japan its customs & people. Japanese for Busy People I is available in two formats: romanized & kana. The Romanized Version uses romanized Japanese throughout with kana in the Opening Dialogues of each lesson. The Kana Version-exposing students to hiragana & katakana from the very beginning-uses only kana. The content of the two books is otherwise exactly the same. The companion volume Japanese for Busy People 1: The Workbook for the Revised 3rd Edition contains a variety of illustrated exercises for mastering the basic sentence patterns presented in the main text." ...

Volume I dealt with survival Japanese" for tourists & other short-term travelers & newcomers to Japan. Volume II meanwhile turns to the basics of Japanese syntax. The book is by no means only about grammar however. Rather it is designed to help learners consolidate their understanding of syntactical structure through lessons that focus on how to talk about topics relevant to daily life. In addition to serving learners continuing from Volume I Volume II will benefit those who have already studied beginning Japanese to some extent but wish to brush up on syntax. Major Features of Japanese for Busy People II Revised 3rd Edition Japanese for Busy People II Revised 3rd Edition will enable learners to progress smoothly through the equivalent of the latter half of a typical first-year Japanese course while gradually building speaking & listening skills. Learners approaching mid-beginner status often find themselves suddenly faced with syntax & vocabulary much more complex than what they have studied before. Such grammar & vocabulary do not appear as frequently in everyday conversation as those words & structures they have learned up to this point necessitating that they spend ample time on review. Moreover learners at this stage are expected to become familiar with verb tense & aspect time expressions conditional clauses & other topics that require them to have a solid grasp of context & speaker intent if they are to fully understand the differences in meaning conveyed by each. Such points cannot be mastered by reading through grammatical explanations alone. In short the mid-beginner level is a difficult one for many adult learners who unlike students in school have neither time nor opportunities to take repeated tests or to otherwise gauge their progress. Japanese for Busy People II Revised 3rd Edition helps overcome the above obstacles through grammar & content topics carefully selected to be appropriate to learners at this level of Japanese proficiency. The book is designed so that by practicing talking about each topic learners will gradually & effectively acquire sentence patterns & vocabulary related to that topic. Like Volume I Volume II is organized into several large units each covering topics grouped under a particular theme. In this way the book enables learners to achieve a well-balanced understanding of grammar sentence structure & context. Themes & lesson objectives of the five units in Volume II are as follows. Unit 1: Souvenir Shopping Following up on Volume I Unit 1 presents survival Japanese related to shopping thus providing learners with a thorough review of simple clauses. The unit also goes beyond what was covered in Volume I by showing ways of asking someones opinion while shopping making comparisons between items & describing an items characteristics. The overall theme is "picking souvenirs " a subject that should be relevant to learners both in Japan & abroad. The verbal skills & dialogue patterns studied here may be applied not only to shopping but also more broadly to any situation that involves choosing between options. Unit 2: Building Rapport with Colleagues This unit introduces the plain forms of verbs-a crucial component of Japanese compound sentences-along with several sentence-final elements that make use of these forms. Topics are selected from among those that typically come up when interacting with people from work. Covered are constructions for indicating interest in anothers actions inviting someone to do something outside of work asking for help or offering advice & otherwise interacting with people in ways that help build relationships of trust & understanding. Unit 3: Returning to Japan for Work This unit explains how to build sentences using temporal clauses direct & indirect"ation & attributive modifiers. Through talking about factual events in ones life history or in th" ...

Building on the grammar & vocabulary presented in Volume II Japanese for Busy People III will enable readers to initiate sustain & close most basic conversations. With numerous speaking listening reading & writing tasks. quizzes & illustrations to make the learning process both fun & effective this book prepares readers for Level 3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. ...

Learn to speak Japanese--the fast & easy way Japanese is the gateway to the rich culture of the exciting & complex island nation of Japan. Some people get intimidated by the prospect of speaking Japanese--worried that it's just too complex & different--but these fears are unfounded. While you can devote a lifetime to the study of this or any language picking up the basics of Japanese doesn't require any more than an interest & a willingness to try something new. Japanese For Dummies has everything you need to start speaking the language. Author & Professor of Japanese Eriko Sato introduces the essentials of grammar & pronunciation giving you a working sense of the language before showing you Japanese in action. You'll also discover social customs formalities & manners from how & when to bow to how to unwrap a present.

Includes:: vocabulary summaries a mini-dictionary & an audio CD full of conversations & pronunciations Assumes no prior knowledge of Japanese on your part--providing the perfect guide for a quick-but-thorough lighthearted-but-not-lightweight introduction to the language CD lets you hear Japanese as it's really spoken & reinforces lessons from the book Whether you simply want to introduce yourself to the Japanese language say a few words to a neighbor or coworker or you're planning a major trip or study abroad in Japan Japanese For Dummies will enable you to get the basics fast & work towards your own goal at your own pace. CD-ROM/DVD & other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file but are available for download after purchase.

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The Japanese garden like all gardens is more than mere nature; it is nature crafted by man. It needs the hands of the designer to give it meaning. The Japanese garden belongs to the realm of architecture; at its best it is nature as art. The phases of its history document the constant redefinition of mans position within & towards nature. Its changing forms respond both to socio-economic developments & to religious & philosophical trends & thereby reflect the spiritual climate in which its architecture was conceived. At the same time as detailing the characteristics distinguishing & differentiating each of the five major epochs in the history of the Japanese garden the author identifies the common motif which underlies them all: the recurrent attempt to unite beauty as natural accident & beauty as human-perfected type to achieve an aesthetic symbiosis between the seeming randomness of natural form & the strict geometry of the right angle. ...

The Ship Craft series provides in-depth information about building & modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class highlighting differences between sister-ships & changes in their appearance over their careers. This

Includes:: paint schemes & camouflage featuring colour profiles & highly-detailed line drawings & scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths & weaknesses of available kits lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships & provides hints on modifying & improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales & the book concludes with a section on research references
- books monographs large-scale plans & relevant websites.rnrn This volume is devoted to the largest cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Built in defiance of treaty restrictions they were the fastest & most powerful heavy cruisers of their day & were heavily engaged in every campaign from Pearl Harbor to the end of the Pacific War.


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Japanese Language & People is the ideal introduction to the language & culture of Japan whether youre learning for business or going on holiday. These six 75-minute audio CDs are designed to accompany the Japanese Language & People course book which is available to buy separately (9780563519492). Closely integrated with the course book the audio helps you to develop your listening & speaking skills with conversations & stage-by-stage pronunciation practice. Whether learning at home or in a class Japanese Language & People can help you to reach the equivalent level of a first qualification such as GCSE. ...

Japanese Language & People is the ideal introduction to the language & culture of Japan whether youre learning for business or going on holiday. This 326-page course book is designed to accompany the Japanese Language & People CDs which are available to buy separately (9780563519515). Japanese Language & People will help you speak & understand Japanese as well as introduce you to the basics of the written language. Dialogues & language notes introduce new language in a relevant context while activities allow you to practise new language & reinforce learning. This new edition

Includes:: up-to-date cultural information about life in Japan to give you an insight into both modern Japanese society & traditional customs. It also

Includes:: a useful reference section with a two-way glossary & grammar guide.



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Among the first titles published at Timber Press & with more than 150 000 copies in print Japanese Maples" is a classic. Japanese maples are unlike any other tree. They boast a remarkable diversity of color form & texture. As a result of hundreds of years of careful breeding they take the center stage in any garden they are found. In the last decade the number of Japanese maple cultivars available to gardeners has doubled & there is a pressing need for an up-to-date reference. This new fourth edition offers detailed descriptions of over 150 new introductions updates to plant nomenclature & new insights into established favorites. Gardeners will relish the practical advice that puts successful cultivation within everyones grasp. Accurate identification is made simple with over 600 easy-to-follow descriptions & 500 color photographs." ...