Want to speak Japanese? Dont have a lot of time? Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is designed to help you learn quickly & easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings & expressions to grammar & conversations youll grasp the essentials & start communicating right away. This completely practical portable learning system lets you set your own pace & skip around to explore topics that interest. Three one-hour CDs introduce the basics of Japanese get you familiar with the languages structure & prepare you to use the language in real-world situations. You can play them on any car or home stereo copy them to your computer & load the pre-converted files onto your mp 3 to play them wherever & whenever you want. A 96-page compact guide helps you find your way around the CDs & handy Japanese/ English dictionary for quick reference on the go. Youll discover how to:* Begin communicating in Japanese on a basic level* Handle greetings & introductions* Ask questions & understand the answers* Build your vocabulary* Talk about numbers time & the calendar* Ask for directions* Order a meal at a restaurant* Understand Japanese parts of speech* Form complete sentences & converse in Japanese If youre ready to start speaking Japanese Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is the most effective convenient & friendliest tool you can use. ...

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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This book is a companion volume to Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units & Their Aces 1931-1945" published by Grub Street in 2002. As such it also represents a major updating & rewriting of Messrs Hata's & Izawa's earlier book of similar title published in the USA some 20 years ago. The book commences with a comprehensive account of the operations of navy fighter units throughout the period under review. This is followed by individual sections detailing the history & achievements of each unit involved be it l&-based or aircraft carrier-based. A major section then provides biographical details regarding all pilots claiming eight or more aerial victories. As might be expected of such a work prolific appendices provide detailed listings of all pilots known to have claimed five or more victories (and thus considered to be 'aces'); listings of the graduation from training of all Japanese Navy fighter pilots & of fighter pilot casualties. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs maps & artist's side-view drawings & paintings of aircraft relevant to each of the units described." ...

This title is presented in quick easy-to-use & a perfect size to fit in your pocket. It is organized by subjects such as everyday phrases hotels travelling around &

Includes:: an extensive menu section. It uses a simple & effective system of imitated pronunciation.

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Compact & easy to use this handy guide

Includes:: travel & language tips plus a two-way mini-dictionary so

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This volume reproduces 139 Japanese woodblock colour prints by 43 famous masters of ukiyo-e the popular art of the 17th to the 19th century. The originals are in the Riccar Art Museum in Tokyo the worlds largest & most celebrated collection of such prints. On account of their rarity & value 87 of them have been designated Japanese National Treasures or Major National Cultural Heritage Items. The introductory essay Ukiyo-e
- Origins & History" by the Curator of the Riccar Art Museum Mitsunobu Sato familiarizes the reader with the history of this art form. This is followed by the chapter " Cherry
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- Blossom" in which Thomas Zacharias Professor at the Munich Academy of Art examines the technique content & style of Japanese prints & their influence on European art at the turn of the century. The major section of the book consists of the 139 reproductions grouped by artist each accompanied by a detailed sensitive commentary. Street scenes lovers trysts festivals portraits of courtesans & actors landscapes & travelogues
- these are the motifs of the ukiyo-e print. The dominant theme however is womans beauty the grace of her posture & attitudes & the decorative aesthetics of her flowing garments. Amongst the most celebrated of the artists featured here are Utamaro with his beautiful courtesans & geishas; Sharaku with his portraits of actors on the kabuki stage; Hokusai with his landscapes among them the "36 Views of Mount Fuji"; & Hiroshige with his "53 Stations on the Tokaido" & his "100 Views of Famous Places in & around Edo". The ten-page appendix

Includes:: a glossary of technical terms & biographies of all 43 artists."





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This is a gorgeous & practical guide to combining Japanese fabrics & traditional Oriental quilting style with fast super-easy techniques. All the quilt designs are accompanied with beautiful photography & clear diagrams to support the text instructions. Each of the ten quilts is made up in two different colourways for maximum inspiration & instructions are shown for how to finish them using both as hand & machine quilted designs. Quilt designs include traditional Japanese motifs such as fans & kimonos. The instructions include traditional Japanese quilting techniques such as Sashiko. As an added bonus there are also simple-to-make homestyle projects for using up leftover quilt blocks. Japanese patchwork style is incredibly versatile & the finished projects will be at home in the most modern interiors as well as rustic cottages. These quilted projects include a Rice Bag Floor Cushion & Table Runner. ...