A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns (Kodansha Dictionary)

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Summary: Very useful book!
Review: This is one of the best Japanese grammar books that I have seen! I'm teaching myself Japanese, so this book is very useful for me. I especially like the way the example sentences are shown: Japanese script on the top, roomaji in the middle, and the English translation of the example sentence on the bottom. Formal and informal sentence patterns are shown, which is another reason why I like this book. (Most Japanese grammar books that I've seen only show the formal sentences.) The author gives detailed explanations of the sentence patterns. The formulas that she uses to clarify the sentence patterns are especially useful. This book is a must-have for anyone studying Japanese!

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Summary: Good as a side book
Review: This was my first book to learn about the Japanese language, and I find this pretty good once I understand it's pattern. I had to re-read several times. And this is really just about learning sentence structures, not on learning vocabulary.

What I like about it is that it also includes the Japanese language and not just the English Romanji.