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Word(s)

Usage: To search for a Japanese or English word, type in a partial word, and press the Search button:

Parts of Speech

Usage: To extract all Japanese entries by part of speech, choose a part of speech and press the Go button:

Select a Part of Speech:

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Usage: Press the Select button in either column to access either the Japanese or English dictionary. Use the alphabetic index within each dictionary to retrieve words sorted by their first letter. Enter all or part of a keyword in the textfield to search for one or more words.

Note: Syntax: [ (The) rules for ] building sentences, such as sentence structure, word order in a sentence.

Pattern Practices

Posted Dialogues

[ 1 ] 3 Sentence and Verb Types	Model for ALL types of sentences (stories, conversations ), transitive and intransitive verbs
[ 2 ] Standard Phrases	Idioms for greetings, apologies, mealtimes
[ 3 ] Basic Sentences	Syntax for simple questions and answers
[ 4 ] Interrogatives	Using interrogatives: where, what, which, who, how, when, why
[ 5 ] Questions Syntax	Word order for asking questions
[ 6 ] Demonstrative Pronouns	Using demonstrative pronouns to answer where, what, which, who, how, when, why
[ 7 ] Verbs: Be and To have	Syntax and conjugations for being or having
[ 8 ] Verbs: All Others	Conjugations for a sampling of verbs of doing or motion, [ other than to be (desu, iru, aru) ]
[ 9 ] Verb Conjugations	Verb conjugation patterns for both masu tai and short or abrupt forms
[ 10 ] Adjectives	Adjectives and modifiers
[ 11 ] Adjective Conjugations	Conjugation patterns for adjectives and modifiers
[ 12 ] Numbers and Counting	Numbers, counting and counters
[ 13 ] Dates of Our Lives	Days of the week, months of the year, date-related questions
[ 14 ] Going Out	Syntax for short sample dialogues for eating out in Japan
[ 15 ] Shopping	Syntax for short sample dialogues for shopping in Japan
[ 16 ] Hiragana Syllabary	Japanese verbal sounds, their "alphabet"
[ 17 ] Katakana Syllabary	Japanese "alphabet" for imported words, names and other "non_Japanese" words

Who are You	Mutual introductions: Who are you?
Going Somewhere	Going somewhere, such as school
Where is What	Being in a place or something existing
Eating Out	Deciding to eat out together and selecting an ethnic restaurant
Going to School	Q and A about going to school and returning home
About Japan	Japan's population and geographic data
At a friend's house	Visit your friend, admire the baby, eat some (Japanese) cakes
Where in the world	Distances between Japan and U.S. West Coast, China, Korea, etc.