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Cover of Learn Japanese with History & Essays Volume 4: Essays on Modern Japan Inside the book: the Before You Read notes for the 梅雨 essay, explaining 梅雨, 湿気, 洗濯物, 梅雨明け and two grammar patterns Inside the book: QR codes for the video and the slow and normal audio of the 梅雨 essay Inside the book: a sentence about the countdown to the 令和 era, with furigana, and each word below it with its meaning Inside the book: a photo of the オオスズメバチ, the Asian giant hornet, from the hornet essay Inside the book: a page of the 令和 essay in Japanese only, with no notes Inside the book: the 梅雨 Review & Practice page: true or false statements and comprehension questions in Japanese with furigana Inside the book: Kanji in Focus for 柄, with stroke order, readings, meaning, the parts 木 and 丙, the example 人柄 and a memory hint
Cover of Learn Japanese with History & Essays Volume 4: Essays on Modern Japan
Inside the book: the Before You Read notes for the 梅雨 essay, explaining 梅雨, 湿気, 洗濯物, 梅雨明け and two grammar patterns
Inside the book: QR codes for the video and the slow and normal audio of the 梅雨 essay
Inside the book: a sentence about the countdown to the 令和 era, with furigana, and each word below it with its meaning
Inside the book: a photo of the オオスズメバチ, the Asian giant hornet, from the hornet essay
Inside the book: a page of the 令和 essay in Japanese only, with no notes
Inside the book: the 梅雨 Review & Practice page: true or false statements and comprehension questions in Japanese with furigana
Inside the book: Kanji in Focus for 柄, with stroke order, readings, meaning, the parts 木 and 丙, the example 人柄 and a memory hint

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Essays on the new Reiwa era, the rainy season in Japan, and Japan's giant hornet.

Written for intermediate learners: full furigana, line-by-line vocabulary, the text again without furigana, an English translation, and native audio.

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