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The first samurai government, the Mongol invasions, and the Golden Pavilion. In Japanese with furigana, glossed line by line, with an English translation and native audio.

Two classic tales, one sweet and one clever. This audiobook of Learn Japanese with Stories 4 carries you through two folktales in real Japanese: The Mouse Bride Ikkyū-san, the quick-witted young monk Every story is taught in seven passes Story introduction: a short English preview so you know where you are headed. Vocabulary: the key words in Japanese, then English, with room to repeat after a native speaker. Slow speed: the full text read slowly and clearly, every word catchable. Line by line: each Japanese sentence broken into bite-size phrases with their English meanings, then rebuilt. Normal speed: the same text at natural pace. Hear how much more you catch the second time. Comprehension questions: hear the question, pause to answer out loud, then hear the answer. English version: the whole story retold in English so you can confirm you got it. Japanese narration by native speaker Yumi Boutwell, English by Clay Boutwell: the husband-and-wife team behind TheJapanShop.com, helping people learn Japanese since 2002. What you download 17 chapter MP3s (1 hr 8 min) plus an all-in-one MP3 Chaptered M4B audiobook file for Apple Books, BookPlayer, and other audiobook apps 4 bonus tracks: a shadowing practice track and an English-to-Japanese vocabulary review for each story The full PDF of the book, so you can follow the text while you listen A short How to Listen guide No textbook needed and no pages to turn. Press play in the car or on a walk and let the repetition do the work. Perfect for upper beginners (JLPT N5 to N4) ready to move past word lists into real Japanese. Digital download. Your download link arrives by email right after checkout, and your files are always available from your TheJapanShop.com downloads page.

📦 This is a printed magazine, not a digital download. A physical back issue ships to you. US shipping is a flat $6.95, free on orders over $45. International shipping starts at $18. PLEASE NOTE: Mangajin ceased publication in 1998. These back issues may be new or used, but they will not be pristine. A few are still in sealed bags (for mailing), but even those are unlikely to be pristine due to shelf-wear and the amount of time passed. Please consider these as learning tools to be used rather than for collecting. That being said, if condition is important to you, please contact us with specific issues and we'll send you photos of the actual items. Mangajin was a wonderful magazine for learners of Japanese. Each issue somehow had something for every level, but we recommend them most for upper beginners. Those interested in translation will love how Mangajin breaks down the manga it presents, explaining grammar, vocabulary, and cultural references with ease. The cover image above is for this particular issue. The sample pages inside may or may not be from this exact issue.

📦 This is a printed magazine, not a digital download. A physical back issue ships to you. US shipping is a flat $6.95, free on orders over $45. International shipping starts at $18. PLEASE NOTE: Mangajin ceased publication in 1998. These back issues may be new or used, but they will not be pristine. A few are still in sealed bags (for mailing), but even those are unlikely to be pristine due to shelf-wear and the amount of time passed. Please consider these as learning tools to be used rather than for collecting. That being said, if condition is important to you, please contact us with specific issues and we'll send you photos of the actual items. Mangajin was a wonderful magazine for learners of Japanese. Each issue somehow had something for every level, but we recommend them most for upper beginners. Those interested in translation will love how Mangajin breaks down the manga it presents, explaining grammar, vocabulary, and cultural references with ease. The cover image above is for this particular issue. The sample pages inside may or may not be from this exact issue.

📦 This is a printed magazine, not a digital download. A physical back issue ships to you. US shipping is a flat $6.95, free on orders over $45. International shipping starts at $18. PLEASE NOTE: Mangajin ceased publication in 1998. These back issues may be new or used, but they will not be pristine. A few are still in sealed bags (for mailing), but even those are unlikely to be pristine due to shelf-wear and the amount of time passed. Please consider these as learning tools to be used rather than for collecting. That being said, if condition is important to you, please contact us with specific issues and we'll send you photos of the actual items. Mangajin was a wonderful magazine for learners of Japanese. Each issue somehow had something for every level, but we recommend them most for upper beginners. Those interested in translation will love how Mangajin breaks down the manga it presents, explaining grammar, vocabulary, and cultural references with ease. The cover image above is for this particular issue. The sample pages inside may or may not be from this exact issue.

📦 This is a printed magazine, not a digital download. A physical back issue ships to you. US shipping is a flat $6.95, free on orders over $45. International shipping starts at $18. PLEASE NOTE: Mangajin ceased publication in 1998. These back issues may be new or used, but they will not be pristine. A few are still in sealed bags (for mailing), but even those are unlikely to be pristine due to shelf-wear and the amount of time passed. Please consider these as learning tools to be used rather than for collecting. That being said, if condition is important to you, please contact us with specific issues and we'll send you photos of the actual items. Mangajin was a wonderful magazine for learners of Japanese. Each issue somehow had something for every level, but we recommend them most for upper beginners. Those interested in translation will love how Mangajin breaks down the manga it presents, explaining grammar, vocabulary, and cultural references with ease. The cover image above is for this particular issue. The sample pages inside may or may not be from this exact issue.

Hans Christian Andersen's story is a well-known tale in Japan: a little girl's dreams on a cold New Year's Eve, told in Japanese. Every story is glossed line by line, printed again without furigana, and translated into English, with native audio.

➡️ WAIT! Want to save a dollar and get the latest issue each month? Become a member of our Makoto+ club and not only save and download new Makoto issues, but also access web-versions of the past three Makoto issues. Want more? Well, Makoto+ members also get a 10% reusable coupon good for anything at theJapanShop.com and each month, we will post a new eBook for you to download free of charge. Subscribe today with a free 7 day trial. Cancel at any time! Click here to learn more.   Makoto E-Zine series #33Recommended for beginners and lower intermediates of Japanese.FREE MP3s of the stories read by a native Japanese speaker--download link found on the last page. Listen while reading.The Fun Japanese Not Found in Textbooks. If you like our readers and lessons, you will love Makoto, the e-zine filled with articles on kanji, culture, idioms, proverbs, geography, history, etymology, JLPT tips, Japanese trivia, and much more. Not only that, but every issue will include a brand new reader with newly recorded high-quality MP3s for you to download for no extra charge. IN THIS ISSUE: November 2020TWO NEW READERS: Frank and the Obaasan Season Two Episode Five (beginner) + Kachi Kachi Yama Part III (Intermediate) Laughs, Jokes, Riddles, and Puns Vocabulary: 恨みを買う Prefecture Spotlight: Hokkaido Special: About Noboribetsu in Hokkaido Etymology: 九州 Anime Phrase of the Day おすわり！ Haiku: Shiki Kanji Spotlight Grammar Time! Japanese Readers: Frank and the Obaasan Season Two Episode Five (beginner) + Kachi Kachi Mountain Part III (Intermediate)   ➡️ LEARN ABOUT BECOMING A MAKOTO+ MEMBER. CLICK HERE

Essays on Japan's tunnels, including the Blue Tunnel and the Seikan Tunnel. Written for intermediate learners: full furigana, line-by-line vocabulary, the text again without furigana, an English translation, and native audio.

📦 This is a printed magazine, not a digital download. A physical back issue ships to you. US shipping is a flat $6.95, free on orders over $45. International shipping starts at $18. PLEASE NOTE: Mangajin ceased publication in 1998. These back issues may be new or used, but they will not be pristine. A few are still in sealed bags (for mailing), but even those are unlikely to be pristine due to shelf-wear and the amount of time passed. Please consider these as learning tools to be used rather than for collecting. That being said, if condition is important to you, please contact us with specific issues and we'll send you photos of the actual items. Mangajin was a wonderful magazine for learners of Japanese. Each issue somehow had something for every level, but we recommend them most for upper beginners. Those interested in translation will love how Mangajin breaks down the manga it presents, explaining grammar, vocabulary, and cultural references with ease. The cover image above is for this particular issue. The sample pages inside may or may not be from this exact issue.

📦 This is a printed magazine, not a digital download. A physical back issue ships to you. US shipping is a flat $6.95, free on orders over $45. International shipping starts at $18. PLEASE NOTE: Mangajin ceased publication in 1998. These back issues may be new or used, but they will not be pristine. A few are still in sealed bags (for mailing), but even those are unlikely to be pristine due to shelf-wear and the amount of time passed. Please consider these as learning tools to be used rather than for collecting. That being said, if condition is important to you, please contact us with specific issues and we'll send you photos of the actual items.   Mangajin was a wonderful magazine for learners of Japanese. Each issue somehow had something for every level, but we recommend them most for upper beginners.  Those interested in translation will love how Mangajin breaks down the manga it presents, explaining grammar, vocabulary, and cultural references with ease. The cover image above is for this particular issue. The sample pages inside may or may not be from this exact issue. See below for a table of contents (retrieved from http://www.nyx.net/~cbrown/mangajin/mangajin_toc.html)   Japanese Software Specialwhat's available in the US· Kacho Shima Kosakudoes Kyoto FEATURES 特集 tokushu 9 Political Cartoon Newly elected Prime Minister Hosokawa seems to be having problems pruning the mighty oak left behind by the LDP. 11 Software Special No more excuses! It's time to teach your computer Japanese. Douglas Horn examines the current Mac vs. PC options and provides a summary of Japanese application software available in the US. 42 Interview with Takeuchi Akira, creator of Garcia-kun Manga artist Takeuchi Akira has created somthing of a stir with his new series about a foreign laborer (外人労働者, gaijin rodosha) in Japan.   DEPARTMENTS 連載／コラム rensai / koramu 4 Letters & Bloopers The readers write. 7 Brand News Quick pickling. 16 A Tast of Culture: Elizabeth Andoh    Japanese kitchen utensils are as distinctive as Japanese cooking. 20 Book Review    Sakaiya Taichi's What Is Japan? (English translation of a Japanese best seller) is a prime example of the popular Nihon-ron ("theories about Japan") genre. 32 Basic Japanese: Stylized Kanji Most kanji characters are actually highly stylized pictures. In graphic arts, however, the process can go backward, and kanji are altered to take on the shape of the objects they represent. Mangajin presents a selection of these "visual puns." 88 Vocabulary Summary 90 Mangajin · Mono More stuff for study and fun. 94 Classifieds   MANGA 漫画 manga 28 Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson 30 The Far Side, by Gary Larson 38 Tanaka-kun · 田中くん, by Tanaka Hiroshi 40 OL Shinkaron · OL進化論, by Akizuki Risu 42 Garcia-kun · ガルシアくん, by Takeuchi Akira 52 Sanshiro no Koi · 三四郎の恋, by Maekawa Tsukasa 63 Kacho Shima Kosaku · 課長島耕作(Part II), by Hirokane Kenshi

Urashima Tarou, one of Japan's oldest folktales, dating back to the 8th century, with The Young Man Who Slept Three Years and Hanasaki Jiisan, a tale that rewards kindness. Every story is glossed line by line, printed again without furigana, and translated into English, with native audio.

📦 This is a printed magazine, not a digital download. A physical back issue ships to you. US shipping is a flat $6.95, free on orders over $45. International shipping starts at $18. PLEASE NOTE: Mangajin ceased publication in 1998. These back issues may be new or used, but they will not be pristine. A few are still in sealed bags (for mailing), but even those are unlikely to be pristine due to shelf-wear and the amount of time passed. Please consider these as learning tools to be used rather than for collecting. That being said, if condition is important to you, please contact us with specific issues and we'll send you photos of the actual items. Mangajin was a wonderful magazine for learners of Japanese. Each issue somehow had something for every level, but we recommend them most for upper beginners. Those interested in translation will love how Mangajin breaks down the manga it presents, explaining grammar, vocabulary, and cultural references with ease. The cover image above is for this particular issue. The sample pages inside may or may not be from this exact issue.

Level N5–N2 CEFR A1–B2 · mixed levels N5 N4 N3 N2 N1 Just startingNative material Something for every level from Genki I onward From Clay & Yumi, teaching Japanese since 2002. Audio recorded by Yumi and other native speakers. Makoto E-Zine Bundle #97 - #102 This bundle set includes Makoto e-zine issues #97 through #102 for six complete issues, including the redesigned 100th anniversary issue, plus app unlock codes for issues #99 to #102. Download instantly and begin improving your Japanese reading skills (PDFs and ePub), listening abilities (MP3s), and vocabulary. Anki decks are included too! An amazing value! ❝Makoto is a great magazine for not only learning the Japanese language, but it also features articles about Japanese culture and food as well. Furthermore, it holds lots of info about places of interest that one should visit when traveling in Japan.❞ AND NOW GET IT ALL for $20.00 Bulk Discount - Remember, buy more to save more. 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Each issue includes jokes (in Japanese), fun etymologies, grammar lessons, kanji practice, fun phrases, and, of course, Japanese readers. 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Here's what you get in every issue: Jokes, fun phrases, and useful kanji Prefecture Spotlight: each issue introduces a different Japanese prefecture Read about Japanese culture in real Japanese! Yes, as long as you have learned hiragana, you can read real Japanese today with these fully annotated stories. Three stories in every issue: a beginner reader, a new episode of Frank and the Obaasan, and an intermediate reader, with every line and every word explained and defined. Designed specifically for beginners to intermediates. Build your Japanese vocabulary, understand new grammatical patterns, improve your reading skills, and improve your listening abilities Native audio for the stories, recorded by Yumi and other native speakers. Print out the PDFs and drop the MP3s on your phone for on the go studying. App unlock codes: issues #99 to #102 each include a code that adds the issue to the free Makoto+ Japanese Explorer app (iPhone, Android, and web), with inline audio, tappable vocabulary, and furigana on demand. Issues #97 to #99 normally sell for $6.99 each and #100 to #102 for $9.99 each. Bought one at a time, that is $50.94! Er... Nope! It's $20.00. Perfect for the beginner to intermediate student of Japanese. Reminder: This is the digital versions of the books. There will be NO shipping charges since nothing will be shipped :) Please note: Immediately after ordering, you will receive an email with your download link. You will be able to access all the files from any device. If you do not immediately see the email, please check your spam folder. NOTE: Print Versions are Available! 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Meet Frank, an alien who needs a job, and the obaasan who is not impressed. Fifteen short episodes for beginners, told almost entirely in dialogue, with furigana and native audio.