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Cover of Japanese Word Origins 1: The Stories Behind Japanese Words Inside the book: the four-panel manga that opens Chapter 1: a fox and a tanuki using おはよう, おやつ, お弁当, もしもし and ありがとう Inside the book: the story behind パン, borrowed from Portuguese, with an example sentence, word notes and audio QR codes Inside the book: the Use it today page for パン, with two example sentences, furigana, word notes and audio QR codes Inside the book: the Chapter 1 reading Lunch first, snacks later, with furigana, the chapter words underlined, vocabulary and audio Inside the book: the Chapter 1 practice page, with questions on the expressions, their origins and the reading Inside the book: the bonus vocabulary cheat sheet: JLPT N5 nouns such as 朝ご飯 and 仕事, with furigana and English
Cover of Japanese Word Origins 1: The Stories Behind Japanese Words
Inside the book: the four-panel manga that opens Chapter 1: a fox and a tanuki using おはよう, おやつ, お弁当, もしもし and ありがとう
Inside the book: the story behind パン, borrowed from Portuguese, with an example sentence, word notes and audio QR codes
Inside the book: the Use it today page for パン, with two example sentences, furigana, word notes and audio QR codes
Inside the book: the Chapter 1 reading Lunch first, snacks later, with furigana, the chapter words underlined, vocabulary and audio
Inside the book: the Chapter 1 practice page, with questions on the expressions, their origins and the reading
Inside the book: the bonus vocabulary cheat sheet: JLPT N5 nouns such as 朝ご飯 and 仕事, with furigana and English

Japanese Word Origins 1: The Stories Behind Japanese Words [eBook + Audio + App]

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The stories behind Japanese words and how to use them today, in seven chapters: Everyday Words, Unexpected Stories · A Taste of Other Languages · Faces and Feelings · Partners and Detours · Behind the Curtain · Words That Keep Time · Games and Music.

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