Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of Contents V
3. Acknowledgments VI
4. Introduction VII
5. Lesson 1. Phonology: Pronunciation 1
6. Lesson 2. Phonology: Accent and Intonation 16
7. Lesson 3. "After class, leaving the Classroom" 26
8. Lesson 4. "On the Street" 42
9. Lesson 5. "In front of Prof. Nakamura's office 62
10. Lesson 6. Review (Lessons 3–5) 83
11. Lesson 7. "Books, magazines, and newspapers" 94
12. Lesson 8. "Going to a coffee shop" 108
13. Lesson 9. "On traveling" 122
14. Lesson 10. Review (Lessons 7–9) 140
15. Lesson 11. "Ishii's visiting Minoru" 150
16. Lesson 12. "About the family" 165
17. Lesson 13. Review (Lessons 11–12) 184
18. Lesson 14. Introduction to Japanese Writing System 192
19. Lesson 15. Review Exercise (Lessons 1–14) 203
20. Appendix I. Abbreviations 211
21. Appendix II. Sentence Structure (Phrase Structure) 212
22. Appendix III. Relationals 212
23. Appendix IV. Conjugation Table 214
24. Appendix V. Dialog – English Equivalent 217
25. Appendix VI. Glossary 221
26. Appendix VII. Index to Notes 233