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Summary: A Great Japanese Dictionary
Review: This is a great Dictionary if you're planning to study abroad in Japan, or on a trip to Japan. I just got back from Tokyo, to study Japanese for two months. I really wish I had this book. The words that you WILL NEED are in there. If you're hesitant to buy it because someone said they don't have certain words in it, it's false. The words you will need are in there, it also gives you examples how to use them, which is critical, because Japanese use the same words for many different things, and to know how to use it correstly can be difficult. This dictionary is the best I've seen. I went to Japan with a cheap dictionary, and it didn't help at all. The price is high, yes, but the money is well worth it. It is also a good resorce for those who are studing Japanese.
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Summary: Unbelievably Incomplete!!
Review: This is my first review. But I just had to write it after using this dictionary. I am a beginning Japanese student. This dictionary is so incomplete it is amazing! I have been using it a relatively short period of time. I've looked up about 25 words. Here is a list of words I have found (so far) that are NOT in this dictionary: illegal, grandfather, forgive. And I've only used it a short time. What other "basic" are missing, I wonder. Yet, they do include "Nostril". Now there's a word I use everyday! I am just going to have to buy another. This is too incomplete.
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Summary: Maybe the Most Useful English-Japanese Dictionary Ever
Review: This is the English-Japanese dictionary I use the most. I own 10 dictionaries and grammer books on the Japanese language and am a beginning-intermediate level student of the language. This one, containing 1500 + pages of extremely helpful guidance on how to correctly use the most "basic" words, is by far the most helpful on a daily basis. Whether for sending e-mail to a Japanese friend or completing a homework assignment for a Japanese language class, this dictionary has no equals in its niche. While modestly claiming to be only a "basic" dictionary, it is much more than that. It is the only book I have found on the market which has taken the time and effort (which must have been considerable) to provide samples sentences in both English and romaji and hiragana/kanji for the many different meanings and applications of about 4,500 basic English words. This book is well worth the investment. I wish all language dictionaries were as helpful as this one.
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