A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar by The Japan Times is the second installment in what many consider to be the most comprehensive resource for Japanese grammar available. It contains in-depth explanations in English and Japanese of approximately 200 grammatical concepts that make up the foundation of the Japanese language.

Organized alphabetically from amari to zo, each grammar point is broken down step by step and includes abundant examples to illustrate context and usage.

The appendix contains useful guides for hard-to-keep-straight grammar concepts, including charts of compound verbs, compound particles, conjunctions, and affixes. They also walk you through the rules that govern the transcription of loan words into katakana. Yes, apparently there are rules for that.

Whether studying a textbook, taking a Japanese class, or reading your favorite manga, A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar is the ideal companion, covering virtually all essential grammar concepts you are likely to encounter.

We highly recommend A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.

Also available for basic and advanced students.

See also
A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar

About this volume

• Original Title: 日本語文法辞典【中級編】A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar
• Pages: 840
• ISBN: 978-4789007757
• Original Publishing Date: June 1995
• Current Printing Date: April 2019

Table of contents

Special Topics in Intermediate Japanese Grammar（中級文法で特筆すべきトピック）
1. Discourse Grammar（談話文法）
2. Newspaper Grammar（新聞表現の文法）
3. Conversational Strategies（会話におけるストラテジー）
4. Toward Better Reading Comperhension: Analyzing Sentences Accurately（文構造の正確な分析）

Main Entries（本編）
　amari ～ zo（あまり～ぞ）

Appendixes（巻末）
1. Katakana Word Transcription Rules（カタカナ語への変換ルール）
2. Compound Verbs（複合動詞）
3. Compound Particles（複合助詞）
4. Conjunctions（接続詞）
5. Affixes: Prefixes and Suffixes（接頭辞と接尾辞）
6. More Counters（助数詞）
7. Cooccurrence（共起）
8. Functional Expressions and Grammatical Patterns（機能表現と文型の関係）