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Title: Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English Dictionary by Merriam-Webster Editors ISBN: 0-7857-9186-8 Publisher: Bt Bound Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Library Binding List Price(USD): $15.30

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Summary: The definitive Japanese-English Dictionary
Comment: I have to admit that the primary reason I bought the Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English Dictionary was because it was cheap and I had just dropped a lot of money (for a college student at least) on a copy of the Shogakukan Progressive Dictionary. Now, as my Shogakukan Dictionary rests on the bookshelf under a thick film of dust, I could not possibly be any happier with this book. To begin with, it contains enough information to be useful to an advanced student of Japanese such as myself, but is still easy enough for a beginner to use. The text is all in romaji and English, making it remarkably easy to find what you're looking for. The definitions contain verb conjugations and references to both synonyms and antonyms, making it easy for a beginner to compensate for a limited vocabulary base. Additionally, the book contains appendices which cover basic concepts of Japanese grammar and culture. From Kana charts to verb conjugations to a list of festivals, these reference sections give you convenient access to information that can be a pain to find when deeply entrenched in your work. They are unbelievably useful for solving the problems that arise in completing such difficult tasks as writing compositions and doing lengthy translations. They also prove useful to the beginner who is struggling with conjugating verbs and/or modifying adjectives. The extras don't stop there, however. The back of the book contains a small English-Japanese Dictionary that is so incredibly efficient that a separate English-Japanese Dictionary is often not necessary. As a result, the stack of Japanese dictionaries that I used to find it necessary to use on difficult projects has been replaced by this book alone. In fact, couple the Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English Dictionary with a decent kanji dictionary and you're set! If you are a student of the Japanese Language or are looking for a quick reference guide for translating to and from Japanese, then this is the one book you simply cannot work without.