Handbook of Modern Japanese Grammar

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Summary: best japanese grammar book ever.
Review: i just wish it was still in print because i hate buying things off of the interenet. because the of the waiting part. but i can wait. any one who is finnished with the bigging part of learning japanese, you must buy this book.

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Summary: Excellent - all the Japanese I should have learned in school
Review: This wonderful text covers so many words and phrases that are missing from basic Japanese training. The sections on verb-following and noun-following expressions are invaluable. The abstract words that nevertheless are crucial in everyday speech are here. I'm not very articulate tonight, but I am so glad I stumbled across this book (ordered it here but found it in a new Borders by luck). I wish the author would write a workbook to go with it. Very, very helpful, even for a low intermediate speaker like me. (An English-Japanese index would be a good addition to the next edition.)