A Handbook of Common Japanese Phrases

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Summary: Helpfulf for advanced students or those living in Japan
Review: This book gives a number of formulaic sentences for covering situations in the workplace or while entertaining, such as appropriate ways to congratulate someone for a promotion, express sympathy for a loss, commiserate while visiting someone in the hospital, apologize for a guest having to witness a domestic scene. Each sentence has a lenghty commentary describing its apporpriate use. This would be very helpful for an advanced student living in Japan. However, beginners can't use it very well.