What you get
8 eBooks + audio + Anki flashcards + app access
It's a digital bundle, so nothing is shipped. Right after checkout we email you a link to download:
How you'll use it
Read, study, listen, review
- ReadRead the whole conversation first, with furigana over the kanji.
- StudyGo through it line by line, with every word and grammar point explained.
- ListenPlay the dialogue, then shadow the speakers.
- ReviewPractice the lines in Anki: translate, then hear the answer.
Each dialogue is short, so one a day is plenty.
JLPT N5 to N4, CEFR A1 to A2 · Best after Genki I
What's inside
8 eBooks, 55 dialogues
Conversations you would actually have, from meeting a coworker to saying goodnight after a date. Each book shows the conversation, then takes it apart line by line.
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Step 1
First conversations
Meeting a coworker and the boss, introducing yourself, chatting with a neighbor, feeling unwell, the weather, coffee after work and plans for the future. 14 dialogues.


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Step 2
Eating out and getting around
Booking a table, ordering, udon, New Year's Eve soba and a donut shop; then the train station, the library, the ward office by subway and the American consulate. 15 dialogues.


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Step 3
Friends and work
A surprise birthday party, a movie about aliens and a new car; then a job interview and meetings with bosses and clients. 11 dialogues.


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Step 4
Dating and idioms
Asking someone out, a polite no, the date itself and saying goodnight; then everyday talk built around idioms like 一石二鳥 and 馬の耳に念仏. 15 dialogues.


- Your goal: real conversations in Japanese
In the app too
Read and listen in the Makoto+ app
All 8 books unlock in the Makoto+ Japanese Explorer app for iPhone, iPad and Android, and on the web. One link in your download adds them all, and if your Makoto+ account uses the same email as your order, they may already be in your library.
- Hear every sentence at normal or slow speed
- Turn furigana on or off
- Tap any word for its meaning
- Save words and quiz yourself
- Pick up where you left off in every book
What learners say
“Every sentence is broken down, it comes with audio, but to me the best part is these feel like real conversations.”
Chandra B.
“I especially value the care taken to explain words and expressions in context. It’s like having an insider whispering in your ear during a daily conversation.”
Ron K.
“Plenty of useful everyday dialogue with some more advanced but still useful words mixed. The audio is not too fast and good quality.”
Chris J.
Who it's for
- Pay once, keep them forever
- Free updates forever
- Instant download
- 60-day money-back guarantee
Questions
What do I get?
8 eBooks as PDF and ePub files, audio of every dialogue, 8 Anki flashcard decks, and practice copies of the dialogues without furigana for Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 7. All 8 books also unlock in the Makoto+ app.
How do I download it?
Right after checkout we email you a download link. Download everything at once on a computer, or open single books on your phone or tablet. You don't need Dropbox or any other account.
Can I read them on my phone or Kindle?
Yes. The ePub files work in Apple Books, Google Play Books and most reading apps, and the PDFs open anywhere. Our eBook guide walks you through each device.
Which books unlock in the Makoto+ app?
All eight. Your download includes one link that adds them all to the app and the website. If your Makoto+ account uses the same email as your order, they may already be in your library.
What level is it?
Beginner to upper beginner, about JLPT N5 to N4. You should know hiragana, and the kanji have furigana. Brand new to Japanese? Start with Beri-Beri Shoshinsha. Want stories next? Try Learn Japanese with Stories Bundle #1.
Is the audio fast?
The dialogues are spoken naturally, so they may feel fast at first. Listen a few times as you learn the words and grammar in the book, and what was hard the first time gets easy.
Is a printed version included?
No, this is the digital bundle. Several of these books are also sold as paperbacks.
What if it isn't right for me?
Tell us within 60 days and we'll swap it for a better-fitting bundle or refund you in full.
TheJapanShop.com bundles are books you own. Makoto+ is a library you join. See how they compare
We run two main sites: TheJapanShop.com and MakotoPlus.com. Here's the gist:
Books you own
TheJapanShop.com bundles
- Pay once and keep it forever
- Download every book: PDF, ePub and MP3 audio, plus Anki decks with many bundles
- Free updates forever, including new volumes we add to the bundle
- Most bundles also unlock in the Makoto app by themselves, as the full eBook plus interactive sentences
- 60-day money-back guarantee
A library you join
Makoto+ membership
- Free, monthly or yearly plans
- Interactive stories in the Makoto app: about a dozen free, dozens with Samurai, up to 200 with Shogun
- Stories in the membership rotate monthly
- A new Makoto magazine issue every month to download and keep (Samurai and Shogun)
- Members save 10% (Samurai) or 20% (Shogun) on bundles
Join once, for good
Makoto+ Lifetime
- Shogun membership for life, with one payment
- Everything we add to Makoto+ later is included
- Bundle downloads are not included, but your 20% member discount works on them
- Sold only during limited-time windows
Many learners do both. The free Makoto+ Japanese Explorer App (iPhone/iPad and Android) puts them side by side: the books you own and the stories in your membership, in one library.
Try before you buy
Try the first dialogue free
Flip through Dialogue 1 of Learn Japanese through Dialogues, Volume 1 exactly as it appears in the book: the conversation with furigana, then every line broken down with vocabulary and grammar notes. Then listen to the dialogue.
Trouble viewing? Open the sample PDF in a new tab.
Jane Introduces Herself to a Coworker Audio
The bundle has all 8 books: 55 dialogues, each with audio and Anki decks.







