OUR NEWEST DIGITAL BUNDLE For Beginners to Intermediates Each biography contains two versions of the essay. First, read a simpler version with mostly JLPT N5-N4 beginner-level vocabulary and grammar. Then, tackle the intermediate version which covers basically same information but longer and with more difficult grammar and vocabulary. Bulk Discount - Remember, buy more to save more. Add two bundles to your cart and get an automatic 5% off your entire digital order; Buy three, get 10% off; Buy five or more and get a whopping 20% off your entire digital order! No coupon is needed! ➡️ How to read the eBooks in your bundle? You may need to follow the steps outlined in our eBook guide P.S. All our bundles have: ✅ Multiple formats (PDF, ePub, MP3s, plus many have Anki flashcard decks)✅ One-time payment✅ Discounted compared to buying individually on Amazon✅ Free lifetime updates to this bundle✅ Instant download gratification✅ [Satisfaction Guaranteed] - Seriously, if you aren't happy with it because it's too easy or difficult, just let us know and we'll swap it with a bundle better suited for you or we'll refund your money. WHAT'S INCLUDED? Some of these biographies were first published in our Makoto Magazine (click here to learn about becoming a Makoto member), but we have greatly edited and expanded those essays. In addition, each book includes a shorter beginner-level version of the essay. Review the vocabulary and grammar notes, read the beginner-level essay, and then tackle the full intermediate essay. We are launching with four full eBooks but will soon add book #5.  Purchase the bundle now before the price increase and get future updates for no additional charge! This is a bundle of eBooks in digital format. Download instantly and begin improving your Japanese reading skills (PDFs), listening abilities (sound files - slow and normal speed), and vocabulary (Anki flashcard decks). Use the Anki flashcard decks to quickly learn vocabulary. An amazing value! WHO IS THIS FOR? This bundle is recommended for upper beginners to intermediate students of Japanese. If you are just starting out, no problem! We have a bundle just for you. Click here to learn about our Beri- Beri- Shoshinsha Beginner's Bundle. ---  Each volume sells on Amazon and elsewhere for $4.99. But remember, you will get lifetime updates including new eBooks in the series and supplementary material. THE BIOGRAPHIES: 1 Natsume Souseki - Author and scholar 2 Tezuka Osamu - Manga artist 3 Shibasawa Eiichi - Super businessman 4 Fukuzawa Yukichi - Education is key 5 Yamaha Torakusu - Music and more! 6 John Manjiro - COMING SOON 7 Kitasato Shibasaburou - COMING SOON 8 Tsuda Umeko - COMING SOON Learn important kanji from the essays with Kanji in Focus BENEFITS: Each essay (both easier and intermediate essay) includes two sound files. One read slowly and one read at normal speed Use the QR code so you can scan to instantly hear the sound file streamed to you on demand! An easy and fun way to introduce yourself to important Japanese figures while also improving your vocabulary, grammar, and kanji. Best for upper beginners, however even beginners who have a solid knowledge of hiragana and basic grammar can enjoy this bundle. (Don’t know hiragana yet?! No problem. See our Beri- Beri- Shoshinsha digital bundle here.) Every single line and every word are explained and defined. Designed specifically for upper beginners to intermediates. Build your Japanese vocabulary, understand new grammatical patterns, improve your reading skills, and hone in your listening abilities Each essay includes two MP3s recorded by a native Japanese voice actress. Print out the PDFs and drop the MP3s on your phone for on the go studying. Anki decks - Use the provided Anki flashcard decks to help you learn the vocabulary found in the stories. These decks are included free of charge. These books sell individually for $4.99. Get them all together for a single low price! Reminder: This is the digital versions of the books. There will be NO shipping charges since... nothing will be shipped :) Please note: you will receive a Dropbox link which can be accessed from any device (phone, tablet, or computer) instantly. If you are on a computer, you can download it all by clicking on the Download button at the top right. NOTE: Print Versions are Available! (Not included in this digital-only bundle) Click here for the print versions - Clay and Yumi's Paperbacks If you choose a digital version, you'll instantly get the download links in a minute after purchasing. The print versions also come with the digital files. You do not need to have a Dropbox account or pay anything further to access or download the files. You will be able to instantly download all files on a PC or Mac (computer or laptop) and/or access any individual file on any of your mobile devices. Learn more here. If you don't see the email after the order, please check your spam folder or email us for support. These books are available on Amazon.

UPDATED! Bunbuku Tea-Kettle - a shape-shifting tanuki, disguised as a tea kettle, performs various tricks and brings fortune to a junk dealer. Bulk Discount - Remember, buy more to save more. Add two bundles to your cart and get an automatic 5% off your entire digital order; Buy three, get 10% off; Buy five or more and get a whopping 20% off your entire digital order! No coupon is needed! This bundle has popular Japanese short stories that will make your Japanese learning FUN. Every word is defined, grammar points are explained and kanji are explored. You will understand Japanese culture as well while polishing your grammar and learning new vocabulary words. ➡️ How to read the eBooks in your bundle? You may need to follow the steps outlined in our eBook guide P.S. All our bundles have: ✅ Multiple formats (PDF, ePub, MP3s, plus many have Anki flashcard decks)✅ One-time payment✅ Discounted compared to buying individually on Amazon✅ Free lifetime updates to this bundle✅ Instant download gratification✅ [Satisfaction Guaranteed] - Seriously, if you aren't happy with it because it's too easy or difficult, just let us know and we'll swap it with a bundle better suited for you or we'll refund your money. WHAT'S INCLUDED? As with the first Learn Japanese with Stories bundle, this bundle is complete with ten eBooks. While we won't add brand-new books to this bundle, we will add revisions and worksheets for the content. Purchase the bundle now before the price increase and get future updates for no additional charge! This is a bundle of eBooks in digital format. Download instantly and begin improving your Japanese reading skills (PDFs), listening abilities (sound files - slow and normal speed), and vocabulary (Anki flashcard decks). Most of the stories have Anki flashcard decks to quickly learn vocabulary (we'll add decks to all books soon). An amazing value! WHO IS THIS FOR? This bundle is recommended for upper beginners to intermediate students of Japanese. If you are just starting out, no problem! We have a bundle just for you. Click here to learn about our Beri- Beri- Shoshinsha Beginner's Bundle. ---  Each volume sells on Amazon and elsewhere for $4.99. That's a $44.91 value currently -- but remember, you will get lifetime updates including new eBooks in the series and supplementary material. THE STORIES: Kachi Kachi Yama - A raccoon rascal is taught a lesson The Tenjo - A folk story about celestial maidens who come down with feathered robes. Princess Uriko - a Cinderella story about a girl born of a melon Hikoichi and the Kitsune Story 1 and 2 Kicchomu and the Falling Star - Can you sweep a star from the sky with a broom? Well, Kicchomu can. Kicchomu Selling Crows - Kicchomu finds a somewhat tricky way to sell his unwanted wares Hikoichi, Sitting in the Middle of Eight - The lord tests Hikoichi with a difficult problem [Includes free Anki flashcard deck for vocabulary] Hikoichi, Fishing for Kappa - What is Hikoichi up to now? Why, he's fishing for a Kappa [Includes free Anki flashcard deck for vocabulary] [Includes free Anki flashcard deck of vocabulary] Bowl-wearing Princess - Her mother commanded her to wear a bowl upon her head. It brought her shame and embarrassment, but can it also bring her true love? [Includes free Anki flashcard deck of vocabulary] The Wisdom of Oooka Echizen - This story is reminiscent of Solomon the Wise. [Includes free Anki flashcard deck of vocabulary] Kicchomu's Mouse Carving - Kicchomu shows his skill exceeds that of a master carver. Well, maybe not skill; more like cunning.  Kicchomu's Ferryboat - A troublesome samurai gets outsmarted by Kicchomu Kicchomu's Big Rock - Kicchomu has a big rock in his field. How does he get rid of it without lifting a finger? Kicchomu and the Rice Cake Shop Owner - Someone tricked Kicchomu into selling his horse. Read how he gets it back  Kicchomu and the Fire - Kicchomu's attempt to heed sage advice during a village crisis yields unexpected and comical results.  Kicchomu's Horse - His cunning ruse involving a seemingly magical horse leaves the wealthy headman utterly speechless.  Bunbuku Tea Kettle - a shape-shifting tanuki, disguised as a tea kettle, performs various tricks and brings fortune to a junk dealer. [NEW] BENEFITS: Each story includes two sound files. One read slowly and one read at normal speed NEW! Now our eBooks include a QR code so you can scan to instantly hear the sound file streamed to you on demand! An easy and fun introduction to Japanese folklore, tales, and stories—these are the classic stories every single Japanese person knows and loves, but few Westerners have even heard about! Read the most famous and interesting Japanese tales in real Japanese! Yes, as long as you have learned hiragana, you can read real Japanese today with these fully annotated stories. (Don’t know hiragana yet?! No problem. See our Beri- Beri- Shoshinsha digital bundle here.) Every single line and every word are explained and defined. Designed specifically for upper beginners to intermediates. Build your Japanese vocabulary, understand new grammatical patterns, improve your reading skills, and hone in your listening abilities Traditional stories with a running gloss, each with two MP3s recorded by a native Japanese voice actress. Print out the PDFs and drop the MP3s on your phone for on the go studying. Anki decks - Most books (will eventually be all) include Anki flashcard decks to help you learn the vocabulary found in the stories. These decks are included free of charge. Over the years, thousands of people have enjoyed these stories sold individually for $4.99 or more each. Now, for the first time, you can get them all together for a single low price! Perfect for the beginner to intermediate student of Japanese. NOTE: Print Versions are Available! (Not included in this digital-only bundle) Click here for the print versions - Clay and Yumi's Paperbacks If you choose a digital version, you'll instantly get the download links in a minute after purchasing. The print versions also come with the digital files. You do not need to have a Dropbox account or pay anything further to access or download the files. You will be able to instantly download all files on a PC or Mac (computer or laptop) and/or access any individual file on any of your mobile devices. Learn more here. If you don't see the email after the order, please check your spam folder or email us for support. These books are available on Amazon.

A collection of the most important Japanese grammatical patterns with explanation and many examples.If you are a beginner, I would recommend A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar instead. But if you are a teacher or an upper beginner (and above) student and you are looking for a single book that covers the most important grammar, this 700+ page book is an excellent resource.Contents:Each entry gives construction, multiple example sentences (more than the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar series), and explains the meaning and differences between similar grammatical patterns.  744 Pages | ISBN 978-4-874246788

This bundle includes FIVE full-length audiobooks. These are the audiobook versions of our Learn Japanese with Stories bundle found here. Eventually, this bundle will include all 10 books as audiobooks. Buy the bundle now and get future audiobooks free.   Sample of the line-by-line feature: iamclayb · Inch-high Samurai Line-by-line sample    Runtime: Audiobook 1: Hikoichi (4 stories): Runtime: 3:12:00 (three hours) Audiobook 2: Momotaro & Tortoise and the Hare: Runtime: 00:56:41 Audiobook 3: Inch-high Samurai & Kaguya-hime, the Moon Princess: Runtime: 1:42:45 Audiobook 4: The Mouse Bride & Ikkyuu-san: Runtime: 44:08 Audiobook 5: Shitakiri Suzume & Kobutori-jiisan: Runtime: 1:06:35 --- HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM THE AUDIO IN OUR REGULAR EBOOK BUNDLE? This bundle covers the same material as our Learn Japanese with Stories eBook bundle. However, for this Audiobook Bundle, you don't need to refer to any paper material (although a PDF of the material is included). You can listen and learn anywhere and at any time. With our regular eBook bundle edition, the audio is limited to slow and normal speed recordings of the stories. --- NOTE: This bundle is recommended for upper beginners to intermediate students of Japanese. These audiobooks make listening to native material easier and less intimidating, but it may be too frustrating for true beginners. If you are just starting out, no problem! We have a bundle just for you. Click here to learn about our Beri- Beri- Shoshinsha Beginner's Bundle. ---  Each audiobook sells on Audible and elsewhere for $6-10. Get the first four audiobooks for a discounted price. Pay once and get lifetime updates (that includes 5 more future audiobooks!). Future updates and future volumes will be added free of charge even though this bundle's price will increase as we add more.     聞き取り練習しましょう。Let's practice listening comprehension.   Each audiobook presents each story in four ways: Story read slowly Story read line-by-line with each vocabulary word defined in English Story read normal speed English summary   You'll receive a download link immediately after purchase. If you want to practice a particular section, you'll get MP3s for each section of every story. If you just want to drop it into your phone or audio player as one big audiobook, you'll also find a single MP3 for each book. A PDF of each book is also provided (but not required.)   This video is the first story in the first volume (which contains four complete stories). While the format isn't exactly the same as the audiobook version, it is very close:   Learn Japanese with Stories Audiobook Version Here’s a quick preview of the valuable information you can get now—INSTANT GRATIFICATION! YOU WILL GET THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONS OF ALL STORIES IN IN THE SERIES Hikoichi and the Young Lord Hikoichi and the Living Umbrella Tengu’s Straw Raincoat Momotaro, the Peach Boy Usagi to Kame (the Tortoise & the Hare) The Cut-Tongue Sparrow The Mouse Bride Ikkyuu-san and the Tiger in the Folded Screen Inch-High Samurai Kaguya-hime, the Moon Princess More coming soon! (free updates if you buy this bundle now)   Impress your Japanese friends with knowledge of Japanese folktales and stories while polishing your grammar and learning new vocabulary words. 日本語を磨こう！ Let’s polish our Japanese!       Here’s what you get with each of the stories: An easy and fun introduction to Japanese folklore, tales, and stories—these are the classic stories every single Japanese person knows and loves, but few Westerners have even heard about! Listen to the most famous and interesting Japanese tales in real Japanese! Yes, you can understand real Japanese today with these stories. We don't, however, recommend this for true beginners.  Every single line and every word are explained and defined audibly. You don't need the written material, but a PDF of the book is included. Listen while walking the dog, doing dishes, or as you go to sleep in bed. Build your Japanese vocabulary, understand new grammatical patterns, improve your listening skills, and hone in your pronunciation by shadowing after the speaker. Get MP3s as individual tracks as well as one big file. A PDF of the stories is also provided, but the audiobook is designed so you don't need it.   Perfect for the beginner (but not absolute beginner) to intermediate student of Japanese. But if you get this now, future content will be FREE FOREVER. Please Note: This is audiobook version. There will be NO shipping charges since nothing will be shipped :) You will receive a Dropbox link which can be accessed from any device (phone, tablet, or computer) instantly. If you are on a computer, you can download it all by clicking on the Download button at the top right. You do not need to have a Dropbox account to access or download the files.  If you don't see the email after order, please check your spam folder or email us for support.

  Each book in the Mimi Kara series concentrates on one aspect of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. This one is on the grammar found on the level N3 (Intermediate Level). It includes a CD to help with mastery. 127 pages Includes a detachable answer key

Tobira is designed for students who have completed a basic textbook series but need help solidifying the grammar, vocabulary, and kanji they have learned. This book covers grammar and writing power by giving practice beyond the Tobira textbook. The main textbook can be found here: Tobira Textbook. 205 Pages Published by Kurosio

  The acclaimed, best-selling Japanese grammar dictionary series now complete!A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar, the third volume in the widely-acclaimed, bestselling Japanese grammar dictionary series, is designed to introduce students of Japanese to advanced-level Japanese grammar expressions and help them deepen their understanding of the critical and subtle differences in meaning and usage between the target expressions and other synonymous expressions. Following the same format as the previously published volumes, A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar and A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar, the book offers approximately 230 Japanese grammar items that are believed to be highly important for students striving to master advanced-level Japanese and also for instructors who teach Japanese at that level. This book is especially useful when reading advanced-level materials such as newspapers, professional journals, technical/business/legal documents, academic papers, and literature.Contents: --Special Topics in Advanced Japanese Grammar This section focuses on six topics: adjective classification in Japanese, interpretations of “N1 no N2,” concepts of politeness and formality, meanings of rhetorical questions, metaphorical expressions, and number marking in Japanese.--Main Entries Which have been carefully selected by examining upper-level textbooks and other teaching materials. Each entry offers detailed and lucid descriptions of its meanings and usages, along with abundant examples showing authentic usage. In-depth comparisons between the target expression and expressions similar to it in meaning or form (approximately 430 items in all) are also included. --IndexesThe English Index enables students to look up the book’s main entries using English. The Japanese Index is comprehensive; it includes all the main entries and related expressions that appear in this book and in DBJG and DIJG.  

UPDATED! We've added Anki flashcard decks for ALL the stories in this bundle. Bulk Discount - Remember, buy more to save more. Add two bundles to your cart and get an automatic 5% off your entire digital order; Buy three, get 10% off; Buy five or more and get a whopping 20% off your entire digital order! No coupon is needed! This bundle has popular Japanese short stories that will make your Japanese learning FUN. Every word is defined, grammar points are explained and kanji are explored. You will understand Japanese culture as well while polishing your grammar and learning new vocabulary words. ➡️ How to read the eBooks in your bundle? You may need to follow the steps outlined in our eBook guide P.S. All our bundles have: ✅ Multiple formats (PDF, ePub, MP3s, plus many have Anki flashcard decks)✅ One-time payment✅ Discounted compared to buying individually on Amazon✅ Free lifetime updates to this bundle✅ Instant download gratification✅ [Satisfaction Guaranteed] - Seriously, if you aren't happy with it because it's too easy or difficult, just let us know and we'll swap it with a bundle better suited for you or we'll refund your money. WHAT'S INCLUDED?  This bundle is now complete with 10 full-length volumes. We will, however, add free updates and edits to the bundle as they are completed. This bundle set includes ten books in the Japanese Reader Collection in digital format. Download instantly and begin improving your Japanese reading skills (PDFs), listening abilities (MP3s), and vocabulary. An amazing value! NEW! Anki decks included with vocabulary from the stories. Use the free flashcard software Anki to learn all the vocabulary from the stories. You'll find the decks in the /Anki folder for each book. (Not all books have one yet, but we are working on it.!) Download sound files for ALL the stories. Each story has two recordings: one read slowly and one read at normal speed. NEW! Use the QR codes to scan and hear the audio on-demand by streaming (you can still download all the files locally)   WHO IS THIS FOR? This bundle is recommended for upper beginners to intermediate students of Japanese. If you are just starting out, no problem! We have a bundle just for you. Click here to learn about our Beri- Beri- Shoshinsha Beginner's Bundle. INCREDIBLE VALUE Each volume sells on Amazon and elsewhere for $4.99. All ten volumes plus 2 added bonuses would cost $59.88. Get them all today for half the cost.  Pay once and get lifetime updates including updates and supplementary material. EXAMPLE CONTENT Here are the example sound files from the story, The Wise Child. Normal speed and slow speed. To give you an idea of the format with the audio, the image below is the first page of The Wise Child running gloss. STORIES INCLUDED: (eBooks + Sound Files) YOU GET ALL THE STORIES IN TEN OF THE BOOKS IN THE SERIES Hikoichi and the Young Lord Hikoichi and the Living Umbrella Tengu’s Straw Raincoat Momotaro, the Peach Boy Usagi to Kame (the Tortoise & the Hare) The Inch-High Samurai Kaguya Hime The Mouse Bride Ikkyuu-san The Cut-Tongue Sparrow Kobutori Jiisan Yuki Onna Anchin and Kiyohime  Little Match Girl  Hikoichi and the Wonderous Box Hikoichi and the Trickster Tanuki  The Oni's Mask and the Girl The Fountain of Youth  The Hundred Tales Game  The Wise Child Urashima Tarou The Young Man Who Slept Three Years Hanasaka Jiisan Hikoichi and the Hanami EXTRA BONUSES: Hiragana, the Basics of Japanese plus Magazine #1 [So, actually, the full value of this bundle is $59.88!] Impress your Japanese friends with knowledge of Japanese folktales and stories while polishing your grammar and learning new vocabulary words. 日本語を磨こう！ Let’s polish our Japanese! Hiragana is the first Japanese syllabary a student often learns. It forms the basis for everything else. And you really need to know hiragana to use the readers to their fullest purpose. So, as an extra bonus, we are also including our book on Hiragana, also a $4.99 value.     BENEFITS Here’s what you get with each of the 24 stories: An easy and fun introduction to Japanese folklore, tales, and stories—these are the classic stories every single Japanese person knows and loves, but few Westerners have even heard about! Read the most famous and interesting Japanese tales in real Japanese! Yes, as long as you have learned hiragana, you can read real Japanese today with these fully annotated stories. (Don’t know hiragana yet?! No problem. See our special BONUS at the bottom of this page!) Every single line and every word are explained and defined. Designed specifically for beginners to intermediates. Build your Japanese vocabulary, understand new grammatical patterns, improve your reading skills, and hone your listening abilities Traditional stories with a running gloss, each with two MP3s recorded by a native Japanese voice actress. Print out the PDFs and drop the MP3s on your phone for studying on the go. Over the years, thousands of people have enjoyed these stories sold individually for $4.99 or more each. Now, for the first time, you can get them all together for a single low price! Perfect for the upper beginner to the intermediate student of Japanese.   Anki is a free flashcard software. How to install: Simply double-click the supplied Anki files to install the deck to your Anki software. Or you can send it to your phone to open it in the mobile Anki version. We add the decks to the first volume and will add more for the rest soon.      NOTE: Print Versions are Available! (Not included in this digital-only bundle) Click here for the print versions - Clay and Yumi's Paperbacks If you choose a digital version, you'll instantly get the download links in a minute after purchasing. The print versions also come with the digital files. You do not need to have a Dropbox account or pay anything further to access or download the files. You will be able to instantly download all files on a PC or Mac (computer or laptop) and/or access any individual file on any of your mobile devices. Learn more here. If you don't see the email after the order, please check your spam folder or email us for support. These books are available on Amazon.