Conversational Japanese by Kaneko, Anne -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Contents Introduction Chapter 1: The Fundamentals

1.01 Greeting People 1.02 Follow-up Expressions 1.03 Commenting on the Weather 1.04 Being Introduced 1.05 Saying Goodbye 1.06 Expressing Gratitude 1.07 A Few Notes on Respect Language 1.08 Apologizing 1.09 Asking Permission 1.10 Making Requests 1.11 Leading up to a Request 1.12 Refusing Requests

Chapter 2: The Neighborhood

2.01 Calling on the Neighbors 2.02 Buying Sweet Potatoes 2.03 Asking About Restaurants 2.04 Ordering a Restaurant Delivery 2.05 Admiring a Neighbor’s Garden 2.06 Warning Neighbors About a Party 2.07 Complaining About Noise 2.08 Asking Someone to Move a Car 2.09 Apologizing to a Neighbor 2.10 Reporting a Robbery 2.11 Going on Vacation 2.12 Words and Expressions

Chapter 3: The Telephone

3.01 Answering the Telephone 3.02 Asking for Someone 3.03 Starting a Conversation 3.04 Taking a Call for Someone Else 3.05 Leaving a Message 3.06 Using your Cell Phone 3.07 Buying a Phone 3.08 Asking for Directions 3.09 Calling in Sick 3.10 Making an Appointment 3.11 Changing an Appointment 3.12 Calling Directory Assistance 3.13 Phoning Emergency Services 3.14 Some Phone Numbers 3.15 Words and Expressions

Chapter 4: Traveling

4.01 Riding Subways and Trains 4.02 Buying Express Train Tickets 4.03 Canceling a Train Reservation 4.04 Missing a Train 4.05 On the Train 4.06 Renting a Car 4.07 Asking for Road Directions 4.08 Calling for Help 4.09 Planning a Trip 4.10 Confirming a Room Reservation 4.11 Asking the Way 4.12 Asking Where to Go 4.13 Using the In-house Telephone 4.14 The Hot Spring 4.15 Public Holidays in Japan 4.16 Words and Expressions

Chapter 5: Shopping

5.01 At a Convenience Store 5.02 At the Pharmacy 5.03 More Ailments 5.04 Going to a Dry Cleaner 5.05 Trying on a Garment 5.06 Shopping for Shoes 5.07 Discount Terms 5.08 Internet Shopping 5.09 Bargaining 5.10 Getting Gas 5.11 Returning a Product 5.12 Complaining About Defects 5.13 Describing Breakdowns 5.14 Words and Expressions

Chapter 6: Banks and Delivery Services

6.01 Changing Money 6.02 At the Bank 6.03 Opening an Account 6.04 At the Post Office 6.05 Mailing Money 6.06 Wiring Money Abroad 6.07 Delivery Services 6.08 Words and Expressions

Chapter 7: Business

7.01 Visiting a Client’s Office 7.02 Introducing People 7.03 Meeting with a Client 7.04 Starting a Conversation 7.05 Year-end Courtesy Call (1) 7.06 Year-end Courtesy Call (2) 7.07 New Year Courtesy Call 7.08 Introducing a Successor 7.09 Seniority in a Company 7.10 Words and Expressions

Chapter 8: Entertaining

8.01 Inviting People 8.02 Confirming an Invitation 8.03 Declining an Invitation 8.04 Receiving Guests at Home 8.05 Visiting Someone’s Home 8.06 Having Friends to Dinner 8.07 Taking Clients Out to Dinner 8.08 Taking Friends Out to Dinner 8.09 Special Diets 8.10 Taking Your Leave 8.11 Words and Expressions

Chapter 9: Children

9.01 Child’s Play 9.02 Admiring a Baby 9.03 Asking About a Kindergarten 9.04 Introducing Yourself 9.05 Telephoning the School 9.06 Writing an Absence Note 9.07 Inviting Children to a Party 9.08 Visiting the Pediatrician 9.09 Describing Ailments 9.10 Asking About Swimming Lessons 9.11 Meeting Your Child’s Teacher 9.12 Words and Expressions

Chapter 10: Officialdom

10.01 Extending Your Visa 10.02 Forgetting to Renew Your Visa 10.03 Obtaining a Re-entry Permit 10.04 Losing Your Registration Card 10.05 Getting Stopped for Speeding 10.06 Words and Expressions

Chapter 11: Gifts

11.01 Having Something Gift-wrapped 11.02 Offering a Gift 11.03 Opening a Gift 11.04 Expressing Thanks for a Gift 11.05 Gift Suggestions 11.06 Telephoning to Say Thank You 11.07 Gift Papers and Money Envelopes 11.08 Words and Expressions

Chapter 12: Weddings

12.01 Replying to an Invitation 12.02 Arriving at the Reception 12.03 Leaving the Reception 12.04 Wedding Speeches 12.05 Giving a Formal Speech 12.06 Giving an Informal Speech (1) 12.07 Giving an Informal Speech (2) 12.08 Proposing the Toast 12.09 Taboo Words 12.10 Sending a Telegram 12.11 Epigrams 12.12 Words and Expressions

Chapter 13: Funerals

13.01 Being Informed of a Death 13.02 Visiting the Home 13.03 Offering Incense 13.04 Expressing Your Condolences 13.05 Sending a Telegram 13.06 Offering Branches of Sakaki 13.07 Writing a Letter of Sympathy 13.08 Words and Expressions

Chapter 14: Speeches

14.01 Introducing Yourself 14.02 Beginning a Speech 14.03 Ending a Speech 14.04 Giving a Thank-you Speech 14.05 Giving a Welcome Speech 14.06 Proposing a Toast 14.07 Words and Expressions

Chapter 15: E-mails and Letters

15.01 Internal E-mail Messages 15.02 External e-mail Communication 15.03 More e-mail Language 15.04 A Notice by E-mail 15.05 Christmas Cards 15.06 Family Newsletter 15.07 New Year Cards 15.08 Formal Postcards 15.09 Addressing Postcards 15.10 Formal Letters 15.11 Thank you Letters 15.12 A letter to a Friend 15.13 Addressing Envelopes 15.14 Words and Expressions

Appendix 1: Table of JapaneseVerbs (Respect language) Appendix 2: Calendar (Western calendar and Japanese era names, 1910 – 2014) Back Cover