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Bridge the gap between what you learn in Japanese class and what you actually need to converse!

The Complete Japanese Expression Guide enables students to speak and understand idiomatic Japanese with the ease and fluency of a native speaker.

Much more than a Japanese phrasebook, this entertaining guide to Japanese slang is full of interesting and hilarious anecdotes and advice.

"For the person who has already mastered the fundamentals, the present volume, profuse with diagrams and photographs, will serve as a handy guide to expanding [the options]."-Yomiuri Shimbun Practi

Influenced by the surrounding islands, China, and other parts of Asia, the cuisine of Singapore has long bewitched prominent taste makers such as James Oseland, the editor-in-chief of Saveur magazi

Bridges, the least known and understood of China's many wonders, are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess.

Featuring over 200 stunning photographs, this Chinese design book captures the modern, yet nostalgic style of the Chinese home. Twenty-first century China is a country on the move.

Textiles provide a visual history of a country's culture and crafting traditions in a way few other things can accomplish. In Textiles of Southeast Asia, Dr.

Master Japanese Aikido with this illustrated martial arts guide. Aikido, while uniquely beautiful among the martial arts, is also deceptively powerful, effective, and efficient.

This is a pocket sized Indonesian Dictionary Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Indonesia Pocket Indonesian Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating i

This is a pocket sized Malay Dictionary Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Malaysia Pocket Malay Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating in Malay.

This is a clear, simple and compact guide to colloquial, everyday Japanese. - Acquire basic proficiency in spoken Japanese. - A streamlined, efficient approach.

A handy Tagalog phrasebook and guide to the official language of The Philippines, Survival Tagalog contains basic vocabulary necessary for getting around.

This is a compact and user-friendly Indonesian to English dictionary.

Learn the sensual secretes of Eastern beauty practices with this informative and readable guide.