 | Making Out in Japanese Phrase Book, Revised Edition by Todd Geers
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $1.19 I've been waiting a while for this updated version to come out. Has really useful (and funny) everyday phrases you won't find in other books!
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 | Berlitz Japanese Phrase Book & Dictionary (Berlitz Phrase Book) by Berlitz Guides
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $0.95 Absolutely indispensable! Covers everything from phone conversations to hospitals and everything in between.
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 | Kodanshas Romanized Japanese-English Dictionary (Japanese for Busy People) by Timothy J. Vance
Buy new: $24.09 / Used from: $16.47 I love the pocket version (which is not being carried by Amazon) of this comprehensive dictionary. They cram in so much info for every word!
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 | Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary Japanese/English English/Japanese by Langenscheidt
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $9.42 For when you're on the go! Not nearly as good as the Kodansha pocket dictionary, but the best Amazon currently has stocked.
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 | Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary by Seigo Nakao
Buy new: $9.88 / Used from: $1.99 Stay away from the Webster's version and grab this essential book instead.
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 | Guide to Learning Hiragana & Katakana: First Steps to Reading and Writing Japanese by Kenneth G. Henshall
Buy used from: $4.94 Excellent tool for learning to write/memorize basic Japanese.
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 | The Oxford Picture Dictionary English/Japanese: English-Japanese Edition (Oxford Picture Dictionary Program) by Norma Shapiro
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $2.99 Oooh...purty pictures. Not essential, but a neat book to have around.
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 | Beyond Polite Japanese: A Dictionary of Japanese Slang and Colloquialisms (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's Children's Classics) by Akihiko Yonekawa
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $4.40 For those with a dirty mouth.
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 | A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters (Tuttle language library) by Kenneth G. Henshall
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $5.99 Ready to move on to the kanji? Good luck, you'll need it! (^_-)
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 | Division Chief Kosaku Shima (Kodansha Bilingual Comics) Volume 4 (English and Japanese Edition) by Kenshi Hirokane
Buy used from: $70.00 Bilingual manga in general is a great (and fun) way to expose yourself to written Japanese and keep up on your slang.
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