The Making Out in Japanese phrasebook and guide has been popular among fans of Japanese culture for years. It is a fun and unique approach to learning how to speak Japanese as it's really spoken. This book focuses on phrases that are specific to relationships, such as flirting with boys or girls, having sex, dealing with breakups, telling someone off as well as colloquial Japanese used in all kinds of other everyday informal interactions from eating with friends in a restaurant, doing small talk to cursing and insults and even fighting words.

It is a great way to supplement traditional textbooks, which although very often can be a great base for studying, focus only on proper and polite Japanese and don't explain how to use such aspects of language as slang and curse words.

Updates in the third edition: 
The new edition has eliminated some outdated phrases and added some vital ones while retaining the book's original concept of providing you with all the words, phrases, and culture needed to get around Japan.

Book structure:
The book contains an introduction and 15 units, organized by type of a situation, like saying yes and no, eating and drinking, telling about the way ones feel, curses and insults, or love and sex.

In the introduction section, you will find a guide to Japanese pronunciation, an explanation of basic Japanese grammar, and the differences between the male and female languages.

Phrases in every unit include both romanized (romaji) and Japanese (kanji and kana with furigana) forms, as well as an additional explanation of in what kind of situations a given phrase can be used in real life. You will also find many interesting notes about Japanese culture, such as izakaya culture, gokons (group date), Visual Kei, and many more. Each chapter finishes with a humoristic comic that shows real examples of how the phrases from the guide can be used.

Recommended if:
- You study Japanese from textbooks but feel like it is not enough to prepare you for a real-life
- You never studied Japanese, but you are going to travel to Japan soon and would like to have a more meaningful experience

And also if:
- You would like to sound more authentic when you speak Japanese in real life and on social media
- You want to explore clubs and bars in Japan
- You would like to flirt with Japanese people
- You would like to know if somebody is cursing at you

And many more!

About this volume:
Original Title: Making out in Japanese
Pages: 192
ISBN: 978-4-80531-224-7
Book Size: 10,3cm x 19cm
Languages: English
Publication Date: 02 Sep 2014

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