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Great Tools for Learning Beginning Japanese
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Take Off in Japanese (With Audio CD)Take Off in Japanese (With Audio CD)
Buy used from: $14.50
great way to quickly learn japanese
How to Learn Any LanguageHow to Learn Any Language by Barry M. Farber
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $0.33
this really helps organize a schedule for your daily language learning
Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary Japanese/English English/JapaneseLangenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary Japanese/English English/Japanese by Langenscheidt
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $8.99
nice little portable dictionary
How to Tell the Difference between Japanese Particles: Comparisons and ExercisesHow to Tell the Difference between Japanese Particles: Comparisons and Exercises by Naoko Chino
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $10.79
not yet released, but I am sure it will be good--Naoko Chino is a great writer
Japanese Grammar (Barron's Grammar Series)Japanese Grammar (Barron's Grammar Series) by Carol Akiyama
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $3.47
the best japanese grammar guide i have ever come across!
Learn Japanese: New College Text (Learn Japanese) volume 1Learn Japanese: New College Text (Learn Japanese) volume 1 by John Young
Buy new: $17.85 / Used from: $2.02
after you have bought the first book on my list, this is a great one to buy!
Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version (Vol 1)Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version (Vol 1) by AJALT -Assoc. Japanese Language Teaching
Buy used from: $2.46
in my opinion, the very best way for a beginner to learn the kana
Japanese Particle WorkbookJapanese Particle Workbook by Taeko Kamiya
Buy new: $18.96 / Used from: $4.00
after this book, it is extremely difficult not to know most or all of the particles
Master the Basics Japanese (Master the Basics Series)Master the Basics Japanese (Master the Basics Series) by Nobuo Akiyama
Buy used from: $0.01
Master The Basics! title explains perfectly what this book will help you do.
Japanese VocabularyJapanese Vocabulary by Carol Akiyama
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01
this book helped me a lot to expand my vocabulary. great for beginner or a person who wants to brush up on vocab.