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JAPANESE FOR BUSY PEOPLE
PANESE
FOR
BUSY
PEOPLE
Kana Version
Association for Japanese-Language Teaching
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KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL
Tokyo = New York London
The Authors: The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching
(AJALT) was recognized as a nonprofit organization by the
Ministry of Education in 1977. It was established to meet the
practical needs of people who are not necessarily specialists on
Japan but who wish to communicate effectively in Japanese. In
1992 the Association was awarded the Japan Foundation Special
Prize.
The Association maintains a web site on the Internet at
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Preface vii
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About the Kana Version of Japanese for Busy People 11 V111
Appendices
A. Plain Forms and Connective Patterns
B. Verb Conjugations
C. Grammatica1 Patterns and Common Constructions
Quiz Answers
Japanese-English Glossary
English-Japanese Glossary
Index
Fu11 Text with Kanji
Preface for the Kana Version of Japanese for Busy People
When Japanese for Busy People I was first published in 1984, rnany non-native learners,
particularly frorn non-kanji cultures, considered Japanese one of the world's rnost difficult
languages because of its seerningly inaccessible writing systern. Japanese for Busy People
was designed especially for such learners-be they businessrnen frorn English-speaking
countries or learners of Japanese-as-a-second-language frorn other parts of the world-
people wished to learn natural, spoken Japanese as effectively as possible in a limited
arnount of time. To this end, rornanized Japanese was included in the Japanese for Busy
People series so that learners both incide and outside Japan, as well as non-native instruc-
tors, could use the textbook to its fu11 extent without the need to read Japanese script. As
a rneasure, however, kana and kanji were progressively introduced through volurnes I to
111.
But in the decade since Japanese for Busy PeopleS first publication, there has been a
growing increase in the number of people learning Japanese-as-a-second-language through-
out the world. Many of thern are now interested in studying Japanese in a more compre-
hensive way, and wish to learn to read and write as well as speak and understand what is
said to thern. Educationalists have pointed out the problerns of teaching and learning accu-
rate and natural pronunciation through rornanization, as well as the inconvenience of not
being able to read and write at an early stage. AJALT has received rnany requests to drop
rornanization and include more exercises in kana and kanji. In this, the Kana Version of
Japanese for Busy People, al1 rornanization has been omitted so that the learner can now
learn Japanese directly through native script frorn Book I.
We sincerely hope that the book will be of much use for the rnany people interested in
Japan and the Japanese language.
Septernber 1995
Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT)
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About the Kana Version of Japanese for Busy People 11
How can Japanese for Busy People help you learn Japanese?
The aim of Japanese for Busy People is to help you learn essential Japanese quickly as pos-
sible, so that you can actually comunicate with native speakers in their own language. It
has been prepared under the guidance of a working group of AJALT's experienced and
specially-trained language instmctors who have tested and revised the material in a class-
room environment. Japanese for Busy People ZZ aims to help you learn Japanese by increas-
ing your awareness of just what kind of language Japanese actually is through basic
conversation patterns.
The Kana Version is a basic textbook for students who intend to master the native
kana and kanji scripts early on in their studies. This edition is designed so that it can be
used by those attending a course in Japanese and for self-study in combination with either
the cassette tapes or compact discs (and indeed al1 other components in the Japanese for
Busy People series).
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The strutture of Japanese for Busy People II
Each lesson is based on one distinct conversational situation, and in a total of twenty
lessons are included two reading reviews in Lessons 10 and 20. At the back of the book
you will find three appendices covering among other things, particles and verb conjuga-
tions. We have also included suggested answers to the Quiz sections, two glossaries, and a
fu11 index of the main grammatical items introduced in this book. The Opening Dialogues
are presented in the standard vertical form of Japanese writing in the Supplement. The
map of Japan printed on the front endpapers and the list of new kanji used in this text-
book printed on the back endpapers should also prove useful to your studies.
Typically the lessons evolve around a practical topic or a cultural theme such as
reserving hotel rooms and discussion of the d e s of sumo wrestling. The title of the les-
son and the English topic sentence at the beginning of the lesson should give you a f i m
idea of the content of the dialogue or reading passage.
A new feature in Book I1 is the use of kanji throughout this textbook. On its first
occurrence on a page, a kanji is accompanied by hrigana (the contextual reading of the
character in hiragana printed below the kanji.) An exception to this rule is made in the
sections about Grammar & Lesson Objectives and Notes where furigana is added to al1
the kanji.
An idiomatic English translation of the dialogue or reading passage appears immedi-
ately after the Japanese text. New vocabulary and new usages of previously learned vocab-
ulary are introduced in a list with their English equivalents. Note that new vocabulary is
treated in exactly the same way when it appears for the first tirne in the Practice section.
New sentence patterns are explained in Grammar & Lesson Objectives. Since the
same constmctions may appear at earlier and advanced levels, grammatical explanations
are not always treated comprehensively in one place and may to some extent be repeated.
When appropriate, explanations include related constructions and patterns.
More detailed analysis of important words and phrases is included in the Notes section
of each lesson. Here, we aim to explain, as accurately and briefly as possible, points that
many non-native learners commonly find difficult to grasp. Although we have concentrated
chiefly on offering linguistic information, in some cases we thought it necessary to add
some social or cultural references.
The Practice section reinforces the main points of the topic. Key Sentences are given
in both Japanese and English to provide further examples of language patterns and vocab-
ulary usage. Many non-native learners will find these examples useful for reference even
after completing al1 twenty lessons. Exercises encourage you to learn new vocabulary, to
practice conjugating verbs, and to acquire many other communication skills. Short Dia-
logues summarize aii new points introduced in the lesson through variations on the main
situation.
Finally we have included a selection of problems in the Quiz section to enable you to
check how weii you have acquired the new language skills.
The two reading review lessons (Lessons 10 and 20) are somewhat different from
other lessons in that they are presented in the form of written Japanese. In our experi-
ence, students leam Japanese most effectively when studying both conversational and
written Japanese from the very beginning. The underlying rationale being that the two
modes of communication, ora1 and written, are different, and it is thought best to highlight
the difference at an early stage. When simply talking, speaker and listener share much
STRUCTURE
information that could be ornitted from the conversation without detriment to comunica-
tion. In a story, report, or letter, however, it is essential to be more organized, structured,
and explicit in order to comunicate effectively.
Both kai and ;i't sha are the on readings, so the furigana are written in katakana as
4 -ì i-. Since ;i't has no kun reading, no furigana are given next to the boxes showing
the stroke order. The kanji also has the kun reading au, which is given under the
kanji in hiragana. Since a u is a verb, the verbal suffix appears in parentheses.
The complete stroke order for every kanji is shown progressively in the boxes, with
the total number of strokes appearing in parentheses to the right. The stroke order is
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x KANJI
important both for miting and in order to know the number of strokes in a kanji. When
looking up a word in a dictionary, even if you do not know the meaning or reacimg of a
kanji, you can find it in the index listing characters by the number of strokes.
Some 220 kanjz are introduced in Book I1 which together with the 120 new kanji in
Book I11 makes a total of 340 characters. Additional kanjz are also used throughout the
text to m i t e persona1 and place names as well as to refer to everyday words such as
?%k"No Parking." These characters are only provided for recognition and the learner
need not remember how to m i t e them, only to read them.
The kanji chosen focus on the core requirements of Levels 3 and 4 of the Japanese
Language Proficiency examination, augmented with a few characters that are widely used
in business and everyday life. This means that learners who have mastered the 340 kanji
covered in Books I1 and 111, are well prepared to pass Level 3 of this internationally recog-
nized Japanese language qualification.
This Kana Verszon has been designed so that learners are required to master an aver-
age of eleven kanji per lesson in Book I1 and six kanji per lesson in Book 111. Furzgana
(pronunciation guides in the phonetic hiragana) are printed below a kanji the first time
that it appears on a page. An exception to this rule is made in the Vocabulary, Grammar &
Lesson Objectives, and Notes sections where furigana has been added to all kanjz regard-
less of how many times that a kanji is repeated.
Al1 220 kanji introduced in Book I1 are used indiscriminately throughout the textbook.
For example, a total of 31 kanji are used in Lesson 1. There is, however, no need for the
learner to try and master al1 these characters at once. At the end of Lesson 1, we have
selected the eleven new kanji that we recommend to be studied at this stage. When
selecting kanji, priority has been given to those characters appearing in the Opening Dia-
logue. Severa1 kanji required for Levels 3 and 4 do not appear in any of the dialogues in
either Book I1 or 111. In such cases, the kanji was identified and picked up from the Key
Sentences, Short Dialogues, or Exercise sections. The important Level 4 kanji 5 "west"
has been presented as a new kanji in Lesson 20 of this volume, even though it does not
appear anywhere in Books I1 and 111.
Abbreviations
aff. affirmative
neg. negative
ex. example
Aa answer, affirmative
An answer, negative
i\ adj. i \ adjective
adj. 6'adjective
Other publications in the Japanese for Busy People series
Teachers and learners alike will find the following publications useful supplementary
materials.
The opening dialogues, reading reviews, key sentences, and short dialogues for al1
twenty lessons in Japanese for Busy People 11 have been recorded in authentic,
natura1 Japanese on four audio cassette tapes and three compact discs.
A workbook for Japanese for Busy People 11 provides drills, tasks, and activities to
KANJI
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irnprove ora1 and written fluency. Learners may also find the two sixty-minute
audio cassette tapes of the workbook particularly helpful to self-study.
The Kana Version of Japanese for Busy People 111 is currently being prepared by
an experienced group of instructors at AJALT. This title will focus on further
speech levels and styles.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS for Japanese for Busy People 11
Four AJALT teachers have written this textbook. They are Ms. Miyako Iwami, Ms.
Shigeko Miyazaki, Ms. Masako Nagai, and Ms. Kimiko Yamamoto. They were assisted by
two other teachers, Ms. Kumiko Endo and Ms. Chikako Ogura.
For background information, many sources were consulted. The authors would particu-
larly like to thank the Japan Sumo Association for making it possible to write Lesson 14,
and the Meterological Agency for materia1 included in Lesson 20. They also wish to
express their appreciation to the editors at Kodansha International for assistance with
translating and rewriting, as well as the usual editoria1 tasks.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS x i Ii
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Ms. Watanabe, Mr. Kimura, and Mr. Sat6 are other staff members of ABC.
Other characters appearing in this book are Linda, who is a friend of Mrs. Smith, and
Mr. Yamakawa of the M Design Office.
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Mr. Chang tells Mr. Smith about taking a rush hour train for the
first time.
After meeting Mr. Chang in the elevator Mr. Kato advises him to
take the rest of the day off.
Kato: CYour) complexion isn't good. Caught cold?
Chang: Eh, I went to the doctor the dai before yesterday and got medicine, but it's not get-
ting any better. My temperature this morning was 38 degrees.
Kato: In that case it's better to go home early and get some rest.
Chang: Actually, since this project has just started-
Kato: It's better not to overdo it. Next week'll be (even) busier. It'd be better if you got
well right away.
Chang: Weil then, I'm s o n y but 1'11 leave after asking Suzuki or Kimura (to look after) the
rest (of my work).
Kato: I just asked Suzuki (to do) some other work. It'll have to be Kimura.
Chang: I see. Good-bye, then.
Kato: Take care of yourself.
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not any/at all
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dt i \i\T+,although recently the dictionary form has also come to be used. For nega-
tive~,whether verbs or adjectives, always use the plain l'a' i \ form. For either type of
adjective, use the ordinary form, such as 3 i \ i3 idc t \ i \ T t or 4 X, 'I ta' l3 i
+'*l l\ i\ T t . After nouns add the particle a>.
"The letter (I've been waiting for) from Tanaka hasn't arnved."
4. Z a ) 7°0./r7 bfic ,t:lfd"iT?td\bo
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The sense of this is that by leaving before others, one is doing something one should
excuse oneself for. It is a very cornmon expression, often shortened to either % 35 I: or
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I Review: Study the examples again and convert the verbs into the 2 form.
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CI Vocabulary
get well, be f i e d
(heatingl stove
inform
health
announce, publicize
announcement
Chinese cooking
Monday
Tuesday
Shinjuku (area in Tokyo)
weekly magazine
PaY
LI Vocabulary
serious, important
coughing, cough
stop
Thank you (lit. "Thanks to [youl")
considerably, greatly
from now (on)
stop by, drop in
something is wrong
leg, foot
(be) hurt
injury, wound
I Read this lesson's Opening Dialogue and answer the following questions.
1% 68 QUIZ
I1 Put the appropriate particles in the parentheses.
In Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs indicated.
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QUIZ 69 'IM
V Choose a sentence to mal iggestion appropriate to the situation
described.
A. Your friend is embarrassed about having left his bag on the train.
NEW KANJI 71
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LESSON
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MR. JOHNSON'SARRIVAL
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Mr. Kato and Mr. Suzuki are talking about Mr. Johnson's arriva1
tomorrow.
Kato: Tomorrow is the day Mr. Johnson comes to Japan, isn't it?
Suzuki: Yes, that's right.
Kato: Won't someone be going to meet (hirn) at Narita Airport?
Suzuki: 1'11 go. I have time.
Kato: Will the work (I) asked (you to do) this morning be f i s h e d today?
Suzuki: Yes, I can (do it).
Kato: Al1 right, please meet him. By the way, do you know Mr. Johnson?
Suzuki: He's (one of the) people in the London Office, I believe.
Kato: Right.
Suzuki: (I've) seen (his) picture.
Kato: His arriva1 time at Nanta Airport is 14:50. Since planes sometimes arrive early,
please finish lunch earlier and leave.
SuzLlki: Yes, sir. Where's the hotel Mr. Johnson's staying at?
Kato: Ms. Watanabe knows. Please ask her.
Suniki: I see.
Lì Vocabulary
someone, anyone
go to meet
meet, greet
London
oifice
early
lunch
finish
VOCABULARY 73
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La-if?
leave
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departure
raa stay, stop at *
e Modifying nouns
A pattern corresponding to the relative clause in English is made by placing the modi-
fiers before the noun. A verb appearing in the rniddle of the sentence is in a plain form,
as noted earlier (p. 29).
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ex. #C7 kt 2 +l L< 'Won't you please come?"
Some other interrogatives of the same type as tifi+ are iijld',
- "something," i \Td., +.
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"Ousually go to Osaka on the Shinkansen, but sometimes (D go by plane."
2 . 5r eL ia0r. a -fI+ra d \ i \ r % -fa Z Y ~h l ~ t ,
L:r ?t
"Saturday is a day off, but sometimes meetings are held."
"Japanese rniddle schools teach English to (their) students, but there are some
schools which teach French."
Li KEY SENTENCES
1. X t X 5 L I i ABCT 7 dhzLT-It,
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1. Mr. Smith is a lawyer who works for ABC.
2. Kyushu is a warm region, but in winter it sometirnes snows.
CI Vocabulary
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example given.
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78 EXERCISES
IV Make dialogues by changing the underlined parts as in the example given.
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Lì Vocabulary
lesson
lesson (counter)
stranger
raise
he
irnplement, machine, appliance, t001
boiled egg
cut
toilet
heavy
carry, transport
bake, griil, roast
go throughlpast
even (emphasis)
chat
marital disagreement
husband and wife
quarrel, fight
~ P P ~propose
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attend
attendance
wear, put on (glasses)
cough
stand up
VOCABULARY 79
voice
laugh, smile
short
by oneself
oneseif
choose
(one's own) wife
promise, appointment
keep, obey
once in a while
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80 SHORT DIALOGUES
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I Read this lesson's Opening Dialogue and answer the following questions.
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Mr. Chang, who's thinking about a trip to Kyoto, asks MI-. Kato for
advice.
Chang: Around August 10, I think I'd like to take a (pleasure) trip to Kyoto. Which is more
convenient, the Shinkansen or a plane?
Kato: I reckon the Shinkansen is more convenient. But then I'm afraid there aren't any
more Shinkansen reserved tickets. Plane tickets are probably sold out, too.
Chang: Why is that?
Kato: The O-Bon Festiva1 is around the middle of August. There are hordes of people
returning to their home towns. This homecorning rush begins around the tenth. It'd
t
be best to give up your trip.
Chang: I heard Suzuki's going back to his home in Kyoto on the tenth, too.
Kato: Um. He said he bought a ticket a month early.
Chang: 1s that so? How long does it take to Kyoto by car?
Kato: I guess it'd take more than ten hours. Suzuki went by car last year and he said the
congestion was terrible.
Chang: It's because Japan has a lot of people and cars, wouldn't you say? I'd hke to go some
Kato:
Chang:
place where it's not crowded.
There is a place without crowds.
Where's that?
-
Kato: Where do you think it is? It's Tokyo around O-Bon.
Chang: I see.
Ci Vocabulary
think
reserved ticket
appointment, designation, specification
ticket
anylno more, any/no longer
sold out
around the middle
O-Bon (midsummer festiva11
home town, birthplace, country
hordesllots of people
homecoming
rush
give up, stop
house, home
more than h) fi - es-h
congestion, traffic jam P
many, much
I see, it's reasonable
L t:, (He said)
.. . Y <
$ obviously signals quot:ed rnater,ial. It should be note8 that when a third per-
son's statement is cited, the verlbis . . . Y: $ - , - T \ \ & Lt:or ... Y $77\\&-#-.
ex. +%.*Llil t : $ 7 7 \ \ &Ltz0
IiCL + i i Z i.
If the emphasis is on the action of saying, the verb S i is used in the same way as other
verbs, e.g., %$21 L l i tzikl: Si 2 L :7' d\, "Whom did Mr. Suzuki say (it) to?"
\
L t: is found in story-telling style, written or verbal. See Book III, Lesson 12.
A verb tense form in quoted material has no relation to the tense form of the verb end-
ing the sentente, so it may be the same or it may be different. It is also quite cornrnon
for negation to be expressed in the first, rather than the main verb, and this sometimes
contrasts with the pattern in English, as in 2 2 21 ILli ;k> L t: - 7 2 ~ \ Y ,E\
6t
\ 2
Verbs
Present Past
aff. neg. aff. neg.
Reg. I i%i
3 1).
l%.htìL\
30'
4%*.7 t:
7
@bia'4",
70'
t:
Reg. 11 i\& \\+i-\
1 I\t: i\t671\7 t:
Irr. &a \
$t: 4 ~ 7 2 dt:> ~
-fa La\\ L t: L 7271.7 t:
Adjectives, Noun + T*
Present Past 1
aff. neg. aff. neg.
i\adj. %
h*
<Q \ \ * d \ 7 t:
h*
$7
h n.
< Q d . 7 t:
TL r i,seen in Lessons 2 and 3 as a way to soften a direct question, may indicate con-
jecture or probability, or what the speaker believes to be true. Words coming before T
L r iare in a plain forrn and in the case of td' adjectives, T L 1: icomes directly after
the stem, just as it directly foilows nouns.
ex. l . $0) L T
L -I
:iA L l i 3 d ' T L t i
"That park is probably quiet."
2. d . f i i i 4L:LT-f- d.fiii K L C L T L 1: i"HeJsalawyer,Isuppose."
3. + t > ? L i a t I S
Il
'
i
L - T ~ \ ' ~ ~ \ \ Tio
LL
"Chang probably hasn't told Ogawa yet."
For fdler connective pattems, see Appendk A.
Since it irnplies tentativeness, T L 1: i would sound awkward or irresponsible if it
referred to the speaker's own action.
ex. Z : Z - ' r L l i hLt: ARI:
t;%<$'
4T<TL1:io
However, & <
%T T L 1: iis awkward.
1. % & ( ~ h O-Bon
e Festival)
IrL
For this festiva1 on August 13-15 (there are a few local variations on the dates), many
companies close down and rnillions of people desert the big cities. Originating in Bud-
dhist beliefs fused with folk traditions, it celebrates the return of ancestral spirits to
their birthplaces for a three-day visit and is, together with the New Year's holidays, a
major event among the literally hundreds of annua1 festivals. Secularized to some
extent in recent times, O-Bon is an occasion for family reunions, and the highlights are
the Bon Odori, "Bon Dance," O-haka-mairi, "visits to (ancestral) graves," and the
lighting of fires and lantems to welcome and send off the spirits of the dead.
The usage of t i, "aiready," t i 'ts l,"not any morellonger," and t:, "yet, still,"
need not be confusing. Study the following examples.
ex.1. Q: 2 i' 1 7 .;:li $5 'I 2 Td., "DO(you) still have tickets?"
Aa: li \ , 2 ti' $5 li a T, "Yes, there are still (some available)."
An: tt A t i h 1) -2 -tiLo"No, there aren't any more."
2. Q: d.fi i i t i & da.[?2 L t: "Has he gòne out already?"
Aa: i . 4i & dd.If 2 L t:. "Yes, he's aiready gone out."
T
88 NOTES
i
As shown in Book I (p. 841, d i can also mean sirnply "more," i.e., 6 i 1 2I \ '4 9
. % < t: 5 t \ "Give me one more ticket, please."
3. Y - Z f-'Y ,si\&-6fi~o
t; L
Ci KEY SENTENCES
Ci Vocabulary
strike
m, rnove, operate
f:.ì:X, probably, perhaps
T%
hh
rain
EXERCISES 89
C . ex. Q: E3*5LI.i f i 'RiJ&Ltz13\o
6.'
1. L@i13\t\ii t i %2ii2Lfz
li L
2. L z0 - t i M32Lf:
3. Efle5Lia I t i &t\aLf:
b>
4. RRLiIaiia t i 2r2I,&Lt:
ltL?ni
D. ex. Q: ta'3.Mikl:
Ct
m%
0 1:
L 2-4-13.,
A: j k s i g - $l+?y.1: fT+t:t\z lgt\&-j-o
li7 O i>L 7
l. %
IiL
t: <5L %C
.t
2. 2 % si
A' b
3. I C b 0 +Ah% 3-6
7 S'
4. t t f l i 0 f
?niLni rt
90 EXERCISES
h
-
F. ex. Q: M 5 X I i i Y %-,Tt\2Lf:fi\,
<-T I. '
i L
4. &E,
Pi t:
sia 'i X S - Y S T a ermC si li
C *L
LI Vocabulary
bo& A/ '
research ""4
necessary
prime minister
gathering, assembly
minister (of state)
client, guest, visitor
research, study
be brought together, be in order
VOCABULARY 91
-I*
t
swimrning
care, trirnming, mending
next, neighboring
graduate
graduation
result
nurse
musical
attend
PI~Y
suitable, appropriate
A: What (number) track does the 10:30 express going to Nagano depart from?
B: It's track number eight.
-l
92 SHORT DIALOGUES
CI Vocabulary
Se? seat
-?Z?& passerby
A Y- 1) 0 2 Y*O Green (Ticket) Widow (for reserved seat and express tickets)
(-6
A Y.' 'I green
a YÙ<- 5 window, clerk
ktj rA
'i
adult
-e li?
departure
*R
Q * < o,
Nagano (city)
-47 ? bound for
special/limted express
-,n?
-%W!
IiLaL
(counter for tracks)
I Read this lesson's Opening Dialogue and answer the following questions.
i. I san i o a z i ;
6<7 6'
~ ' z - A z F %TCf<t\r t %
1 ' C - 7 7 i \ a t$\,
fi L
QUIZ 93 ,
I1 Put the appropriate particles in the parentheses.
IIi Complete the questions so that they fit the answers. (Use a question word.)
IV Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs indicated.
% 94 QUIZ
V Answer the following questions.
NEW KANJI 95
a-
LESSON
PREP SCHOOL
L - -- l.-
* w/;<c:-S
O-(
e% oì M
p ~ s e q-\pev
When going to the Tanakas' house, Mr. Johnson meets their
daughter, Keiko, on her way out.
T ("TT1i.o
C , 2
L Q i f k t I f Q') atih1i.hO
At the prep school.
transfer
registered mai1 (for cash)
registered mai1
either
fine
Obligations, orders, prohibitions, and permission
Z h 71.4 &d.if'a'lfhif 'a'[) &+!L,
+s+t:
C*,
i17
ZL+~,% ~ ~ i f t t i f ~ l ~ a i l ~ ,
'a' lf hI f (made from the 'a' i \ form) Q 1) 2 -t? L,basically a pattern expressing obliga-
tion, may be used in making excuses, as here. As an order-"you mustn-it sounds
harsh and willful (not the kind of thing heard in polite circles). On the other hand, the
tone is fairly neutra1 if it reflects conditions beyond the speaker's or listener's control.
ex. +i rsi i i /;A& fthT$k& A bTP75\4. $T
a 6. I ? (31
%Td,'a'lfhlf 'a'') 2+!LL,
i,
"Since both buses and subways are on strike today, (youll) have to go by car."
Sentences ending with T l i i I f 3. +!L,"must not," have an imperative tone.
\
This pattern and 'a' lf hlf +L '1 & -t? X. d \ (with the particle 75. at the end) are freely
used in asking questions. With alrnost the same meaning as T 6 i i T à d\ (Book I,
\
sion. One meaning of T & being "even," the sense of T 6 i \ i\T? is that it's ali right
even if X happens or a certain condition exists.
By using this negative verb form, this pattern says it is OK not to do something.
This cornmon expression is formed with k; plus the 2 8 stem and 7'8.It is used in its
literal sense here but may occur simply as a greeting not particularly requiring an
answer.
so it may be heard in offices and other places as well as homes. The person who leaves
generally replies with %T-> 7 2 i 2 B/%T -> 7 3 2 8.The expressions used when
\
the person returns are 7': ti\ 2 and k;'% il 'a' ? i \, as given in the Short Dialogues in
\
6.i
The ratio of applicants to openings, especially at the top schools, is quite high and aspi-
rants may take entrance exams for two or more years before meeting with success.
Good prep schools may also have more applicants than openings, which explains why
Keiko wants to apply early for the sumrner course.
4.Zh. X % & Y
i r n i O < <? L
315.HWm
If?.;:L
h 5 a ? # Ti - - $ ,
'I t
Note the absence of a particle after Z kt. This actually draws attention to the subject
and here is like saying, "Here is the money for . . ."
the situation.
ex. 2 <I L li Z kt T i \ i \ T t -h\, "1s this spelling right?"
An adverb meaning "go to the trouble of," h 5" h 5" may express appreciation or reluc-
tance.
ex. 1 &7<t<'l-77.
;k,OdTjZ"??"i~$t,
"Thank you for coming (al1 this way to see us)."
2. q L/ - F % R I: 2+ L d.oi'Wouldn't you like to watch the parade?"
EieEiI:
1:G.t; L(
hSh21' @ @$T,
I-i ?
O KEY SENTENCES
PRACTICE 101
1
1. I must go out now.
2. You don't have to go to school tomorrow.
3. Can't I send it by mail?
4. You can send your application form by mail.
I Verbs: Review the examples and convert the verbs into the plain negative
form.
ex. Reg. I % & 3+%&
i??[\
IIC
Reg. I1 t \ b + t \ t a ' t \
Irreg. #C 3-+#C2
L \
<
l L~kt~\L&-f,
5?
l. %T{
LLr i i , L
L, 102 EXERCISES
I11 Make dialogues by changing the underlined parts as in the examples given.
A. ex. Q: +
i, l
%&% $&bQlf&la' Q
i l i,
i) &-ttLd\,
Aa: [it\. %i%t\L$To
n o<
5. +E+I:
' r i C.ri
w-tta
L
1. 13x1: %<&4
EXERCISES 103
'
i.
Z Z T
5. t 3 >.L % Y b
L?
E. ex. Q: +
i.2
/.i/LZ-fl' $'I ia-t?,Lo Y i;/T$, t\t\-r-$fi\.
A: [ $ t \ , Y i ; / T $ , If7ZiT-6.
Lì Vocabulary
change
need
visa
withdraw
passport
be late
rubbish
throw away
air conditioner
seal
signature
pencil
(credit) card
104 VOCABULARY
b
LESSON
16
THE NEW SHOWROOM DESIGN
+i$kLIf +i\I3Z" iliqyf
il+ IiC
Mr. Yamakawa asks Mr. Hayashi on the phone if he likes the new
design for the showroom.
Yamakawa: Hello, is this Mr. Hayashi? This is Yamakawa of the M Design Office. We have fin-
ished the showroom design you requested.
Hayashi: Ah, yes. We received the blueprint by fax (just) a little while ago. It looks quite
good to me.
Yamakawa: Are there any problems? If (we) start construction work next week, it'll be fin-
ished by the end of next month.
Hayashi: I see.
Yamakawa: If there are no problems we'd like to start without delay.
Hayashi: As it gets near the end of the year, contractors get (quite) busy, don't they?
Yamakawa: Yes. The earlier the better, I think.
Hayashi: I'm afraid we'd prefer to meet (you) and have one more consultation before (you)
start.
Yamakawa: I understand. If you have tirne, 1'11 come (over) now.
Hayashi: If you can, please do so. The front entrance is closed at six (lit. "when it gets to be
six"). If you go around to the opposite side, there's a back entrance. Please come
in that way.
Yamakawa: Yes, of c o u s e .
Hayashi: The back entrance is open unti1 ten o'clock. I'U be expecting you then. (lit. "I
request you to iactl properly.")
CI Vocabulary
design, plan
someone else's request, commission
showroom
be finished/ready/done
blueprint, plan
(polite form of & b i \ 2 L t:)
some-Ianything, some, any
construction work
= if
The I f i l i f i li form is calied the conditional form and is made with verbs, the two types
of adjectives, and nouns as shown below. Note also the negatives (in which practice is
given in the Exercises in this lesson).
atì 4
h4
(la') ,'t:-, t: 4
tì 4la' is found in written Japanese and is a forma1 way of speaking.
To see the conditional in relation to other forms, refer to the verb table in Appendix B.
I2 ... l3r ...
a i t w a ' at\iir<t \ [ \
li T- li T-
This pattern uses the conditional form of an t adjective with the dictionary form of the
\
lfLf:t\d'hI: b
i h
i 4 ,~ d ' & i ) $ t 2
\ "
A clause endmg with Y followed by a main clause with a present form is a way of saying
if or when A happens, B occurs as a natura1 or habitual result. The sense is often "when-
ever." Two points to remember are that Y comes after the dictionary or plain negative
form of a verb, and this pattern is not appropriate for expressing one's own requests,
suggestions, intentions, or the granting of permission. Specifically, it is not used in sen-
tences ending in 7 < f:? t \ . 3 L a i , 3 t f L d x and so on.
ex. l. f t Lid LTCY , < 4< tì "I 3 tc"When the sun sets, it gets dark."
"If you push this button, the machine will (start) running."
Y , t: b , ?A' b and la' are in some cases interchangeable, as when they are translated by
"if," but there are rules and restrictions in the usage of each word. Please refer to the
grarnmar sections on each one.
2. q*
ilX i7
The fina1 few days in December have traditionally been regarded as the period for fin-
ishing the year's business or settling accounts. This feeling still pervades society, even
though the fiscal year for the vast rnajority of companies now extends from Apri1 to
March. People do their best to clear up any outstanding problems within the year so
that they can relax during the New Year's holidays.
CI KEY SENTENCES
d Vocabulary
% %
i: 6
spring
'r < blossom, flower
I Verbs: Study the examples, convert into the conditional form, and memorize.
ex. i'? < +i"irf [a‘, 4 ' i l 5 - ~ [ f &la‘ &G~-+&~~LIX, +fili
t:
3. RI:
9
GBBW
L 0.X
aa. C I 4r.r aa
4. gr4dZ
L?LX
1)aL z )27 KWI aa h
I11 Adjectives: Study the example, convert into the conditional form, and memorize.
ex. & ? t \-&71?)2If,
$57 < tìl?)2lf
EXERCISES 18 1
IL
V Make dialogues by changing the underlined parts as in the examples given.
A. ex. A: A $ - ' Y 9 371: A')&-t)L-t/\O
li i
B: &(jkCIf A 1) i \ Y \ & T,
X? % 3, CC
6. $4
h:
a <d \ l ;
li?
i#i\7i\&+
h
182 EXERCISES
-
p=eil
asn
jo a a e ~ u e ~ pa ey e ~'jo asn ayew e&t&
Lpeap (I S "TI
L
&+l; \\ rare, unusual
?ai)
b \
a little, few
not delicious
(from) early
Mrs., lady, woman
flower show
baby sitter
be found, find
husband
(house) rent
salary
right in front of (lit. "in front of your eyes")
cancer
button
push
put in
go out, be extinguished, put out
lever
p d
sound
turn
A: Oh dear, it's 10:30 already. It looks like (1%)be late for the plane.
B: 1%take (you) (lit. "send you off") to the airport by car. If (we) hurry, you'll be in time.
A: Thank you. (lit. "If it is not too much trouble for you to do so, please do so.")
f:\\+k Oh dear!
y!lz!5 ?J be inlon tirne
$5 take, seelsend off, escort
C@\ \h< trouble, inconveniente
p p - - - - - ~ - ~ ~ p ~ p - ~
I Read this lesson's Opening Dialogue and answer the following questions.
QUIZ 185 I
I
(4-3 Y 4 . 4 3 W ) " C f (1.5 >4'!\Q42x1 ( ) ..TI ( ) .o1
Y 7.1
< 4 P $ Z c # ' 4 $ Y @ = 4 ) "-k-P\12 2 ( ) '.TI ( ) .!l%'6 %
( 4 P G Z C H '4.2-\\lfl) " G P l P ( ) A'-? ',e] ( ) '8
( 4 V l 3 ) "4-3 (l P€# >QL.iI A ( ) 3 'L
'SWJOJ J I I ~ ~ . ] qayi
/ J ) oiu! saari3alp~pui? sqJaa 3upiolloj ayi iJaauo3 AI
'L
L81 IINVX MBN
LESSON
17
~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
BROWN'SDIARY
S;A*13.Y 6iEEI
$5 $5 L L iA ì 3
Wednesday, December 31
Fair, later cloudy
Today is the (year's) final day. At the Ono house next door, beginning in the morning, every
member of the farnily did (some) cleaning up. Everybody washed (somethingl-the fence, the
car, even the dog.
In the afternoon I wrote New Year's cards in Japanese, but they are probably difficult to
read because of my poor handwriting. In the early evening we went to eat soba with the
Tanakas.
(Later) in the evening, I watched television, which I do not ordinanly see very often.
Switching channels one after another, I came across an uproanous show, a samurai period
drama and such like. On Channel 3 they were performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The
other day Nakarnura told me, "Every year when December cornes around Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony is performed al1 over Japan." Interesting country!
Thursday, January 1
Fair
I salute the New Year in Japan! The city has few people or cars and is very quiet. Because
factories and cornpanies (are) on vacation, Tokyo's usually dirty air is clean. (What a) good feel-
ing! The neighborhood stores and the superrnarket are ail closed, too. Where have those rush-
hour, white-collar workers and students gone, I wonder?
New Year's cards came from Japanese coueagues and friends. They came from business
associates, too. Most were printed ones, but some were written with a bmsh as well. Quite
beautiful, as one would expect. Of the cards (I) received, alrnost aii have lottery (nurnbers) on
them.
Ci Vocabulary
clear
later
cloudy
last day of year
Japanese surname
fence, wall
( h a n d h t i n g , character, letter
poor, unskillful
difficult, awkward
farnily, household
buckwheat noodles
night
ordmariiy
channel
one after another, in turn
uproarious, noisy
show
samurai
period drama
drama
show, play
Beethoven
Ninth (Syrnphony)
( p r e f i for ordina1 numbers) VOCABULARY 191
r!
%L+?-$& perform
%A,+? performance, recital
%B the other day
@ LC 7
every year
?<?L
i 7 <L i \ beautiful
iarkr alrnost
2%
< L ;:
ali, every
< L-3 with lottery
<li lottery
-7- with,attached, included
Plain style
In this course, the plain forms of verbs have up to this point been used only in the mid-
dle of sentences. As the fina1 verbs in sentences, the plain forms are tied into, and are
the main indicators of, the level of politeness. The plain style is used, for example, in a
diary, a thesis, or in informal speech.
In informal speech there is a great variety of usage, related to the sex and age of the
speakers and their relationships. Situation and topic may also be factors influencing the
level of formal~tyand politeness of forms and diction. Read the Short Dialogues in this
and the following lessons carefdly and note how the speech levels depend upon these
factors.
3 . it:+h?,.
<~.li * ' r i i n x ~ ~ t i t t ~w~
$ , *. ~ . i i * ' r i ‘ d . t ~ t i t ì i i .
+ lf in many varieties is everyday fare in Japan. The buckwheat noodles prepared espe-
cially for New Year's Eve go by the name of Y L Z L I f , s i g m n g the passing ( Z L ) +
of the year ( Y L ), thus by implication the irnminent arriva1 of the New Year.
... e;flJil-f'3$ ?
~ . + T ; / ; ~ - I L $t / . i k 4 ~
C tfi'
37~'t:~
In addition to the Y . . . & T pattern (p. 154, there is the Y . . . iL t: pattern mean-
ing "A did X and then discovered Y" or "X happened and then Y occurred."
ex.LL*'lX.dZ jft&Y,5?4$a> A l i ' 1 ht:L&Lt:.
CI t K i it?lt Vr
As noted in Lesson 1, Z , +
and h words are not iimited to the tangible or what is
irnmediately at hand. The expanded usage of h can denote "that which both you and I
know about." In this sentence, ha> underscores the unforgettableness of the rush hour
subway experience.
5. t b ~ f : $aLt/'La ? l i L q$
@L i:
< L9$T&40
Christmas cards are sent in Japan but in nowhere near the quantities of the more tradi-
tional New Year's cards (over 3 billion in one recent year). These regular-size but spe-
cially printed postcards bearing lottery numbers go on sale at post offices in November.
if mailed by the deadline (around December 20), they are delivered on New Year's Day.
NOTES 193
-I
The lottery is held every year, on or around the second Sunday of January, and the
lucky winners receive things like bicycles or portable radios or consolation prizes of
commemorative postage stamps.
The ending of this sentence, T b 5, is the equivalent of T $ and belongs to a bookish
style of writing.
L I KEY SENTENCES
U Vocabulary
194 PRACTICE
V
"=4lTYSl 3 &@C-
t :C:v
0 . 4 33* -xa 'a
17 f a
4.24 A . n )o/ PIY 'C
+a
4 . L Y S l TI 4 -o/.& .P
4 6 7 2
L :P(! G P f i l C 'I
&
$.LC@ >p11-.i=1 P I Y C - Y z Y 'i:
L I Y I @%' 'P
Y Vocabulary
dance, dancing
pilot
tax office
office, bureau
large surn of money
fermented soybeans
smeiiy
bitter
easy to put on
put on, wear (shoes, pants, etc.)
easy to
consdt, look up in
suit
ring
wind
come in
outside, exterior, outer
strong box, safe, vadt
Woman: New Year's will soon (be here), won't it? Which day do you work until? (lit. "[Yourl
work [isl until when?")
Man: Until December 28. The end of the year is always (so) busy. It's horrible!
Woman: Are you going someplace for New Year's?
Man: No, nowhere. (I) want to take it easy.
Q Vocabulary
I Read this lesson's opening passage and answer the following questions.
198 QUIZ
* '.l*
I1 Complete the questions so that they fit the answers.
I11 Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words indicated.
QUIZ 199
I
LESSON
18
BIRTHDAY FLOWERS
s5
<
l iC 2%
Johnson: I'm thinkuig of sendmg flowers to a friend. Can you take care of it?
Florist: Yes, of course. Delivered, you say? We can do that. What's the delivery day (you
have in rnind)?
Johnson: Please deliver (them) tomorrow.
Florist: Certainly.
Johnson: How much are these roses?
Florist: Y250 each.
Johnson: Al1 right. I'd like twenty of them. (They're) meant to be a birthday gift, so would you
include this card and deliver (them)?
LI Vocabulary
(voiitional form)
strange, funny
4+%'J
t<<?
/Q special, extraordinary
t:i \ 1 j I';, (Q) al1 nght
umm
send (a present)
deiivery
intention, purpose
include (lit. "attach")
congratulations
consignee, destination
Yokohama (city)
deiivery charge, postage
al] right
VOCABULARY 203
I
k ivolitional form
Verbs ending in L i (plain form) and 3 L a i are in the volitional form and, in general.
are translatable by "1'11," "we'ii" or "let's." As in other cases, the usage of plain forms at
the ends of sentences indicates familiar speech.
ex. 9 7 9 - T i7 :i "Shall we go by taxi?"
3
t,71,
4 4 \ 2 .
Z i L "Since (it's) close, let's walk."
As for the volitional form of Regular I verbs, note Z i in the example and keep
in mind the correlation with the a, i, u, e, o vowel order.
9 & l) is actuaiiy a noun and is much used in this pattern to show intent or purpose.
ex. 1. +Eì
i
SE35
I L l r
L P JR&-f4', $h+d.r\?& 1) Tt,
"Mr. Yoshida is coming today, but I don't plan to see him."
2. A L t: 3 l F8 1) & t 'Wiil you go back to Tokyo tomorrow?"
7 +li
Z Z , +a> ? & l I T t , "Yes,Iintendto."
Polite expressions
The polite expressions in this lesson can be compared with others previously introduced.
.L 4 L i \ T + 4\ is the sarne as r \ i \ T t 4 \ but is more polite. The appropriate response
isnot L 4 L r \ T t , b u t i f 9 Z i T$, r \ r \ T t , o r s i m p l y l i \ \ .
%Frlf T T 4 \ "1s it to be delivered?" In this case, too, prefacing the verb with the honorific
-L is one way of expressing politeness or respect. (See p. 23.)
ex. l. r -LIR
*'li
1) T t 4.. When are you coming back?"
2. l i++
7'L
5 L [i t L % L 4 Z 2b.T L t:. "Mrs. Hayashi was very pleased."
1 Lì KEY SENTENCES
Lì Vocabulary
18
I
lih6 clear up
I Verbs: Study the examples, convert into the volitional form, and memorize.
ex. ;3<+;3Z i &<3+&4a j jft3-sRLi
6. ti <
3
%i-%;t;$ - -63-Lai
f;
EXERCISES 205
!"
0 Vocabulary
a i 1) food
Y 6 take a vacation
(5Y"dfic) 7 s 6 have a baby, become pregnant
find spare time
fai1
feilure, mistake
try hard
future
designer
take (a person)
take, bring, be accompanied by
salt
pass
help, assist
tl Vocabulary
;t- i dt = -t- i T-$$,
h ? $636 give up, be resigned
z ' - # ~ ~ T t-z speech contest
2 i9-$. speech
32TXÌ- contest
&6 participate, be a contestant
i-5'
L n i .L
enough
C YPLS preparation
I Read this lesson's Opening Dialogue and answer the following questions.
208 QUIZ
+"-
I11 Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs indicated.
B. You want to ask your section chief if it's al1 right to call him very late
tomorrow evening.
QUIZ 209
4
-
t, . ,#- d
I~NtrHMBN OLZ
.suo!)sanb $uyo110~
ay) xaMsq A
.qoF xnob )!nb o) puaw! op b~lieaxnob $u.Cies bq uo!)sanb i? xaMsuie noA .a
O.P-&..Z (I L e& i,:%& FIY1 'E:
.ar.uoy ) a $ ~ ay
~ y
am!) ) E ~ Msxnob 30 axn?)u!enbm uie 30 aj!M ay) ysie nob auoyd ay) u o '3
LESSON
19
- -
-p
LI Vocabulary
Potentiality can be expressed by the verb T 2 5 and also by the pattern Z Z 71' T 5
b . (See Book I for the first and p. 38 for the latter.) In addition, many verbs have a
Regular I
Q\1 2-f I conditional 11 7 ti
Potential verbs conjugate the same as Regular I1 verbs but have no volitional form.
Other examples: %T{ +%Tltb,%$ -.%-tib,~@b ~ i)'z ~ fi < ~-.$)24,f
~ b
{ , ~
sita,xs xita
l i i,
- i ii
i i 'i l i 'i i),%
The foliowing sentences compare the meanings of the verb and its potential form:
ex. 1. f t 2 'I L l i EiSE l: A l) 2 T . "Chang enters the library."
LL i)'L
t Iii,
2. f t 2 'ILii EiSt%l:
L L t +,,L
iA)2
lt, 2 -f, "Chang can enter the library."
For Regular I1 verbs add i; 6 to the stem of the t form as, for example, i
R+d't -. J$ b il6, "can see," "can be seen," and 'I 7Cb t -. 4% O b 6 , "can borrow,"
"can be borrowed." The Irregular + 6 becomes i;#t 6 ,"can come," and 8 6 is
replaced by T 3 6.
An easier, more practical way to make this form is to insert b )2 (or sometimes only il
in colloquial usage) between the stem and the fina1 6, 3 8, t:,etc.
ex. & I : b & 6 , & " . b ) 2 a ~ t b , & i b h & 8 , & i b ) 2 f :
The topic or subject of a potential verb can be either animate or inanimate. For exam-
ple, Z 0 t i7 li L < 3 )2- 2 T . "This knife cuts well."
ex. 1. 2 E 25 L li S.),l ? dC C %& 2 8 , "Smith can read Sino-Japanese characters."
2. Z 0 i Y 7L ,!l" { 7 %& 2 +iLmeans "the letters are unreadable."
Potential verbs have customarily taken the particle d\ but recently % has also come
into use.
ex. l # r 2 5 Lli 1 % 8 & 2 8 "Chang can read SineJapanese characters."
o
When used like this, T L h i normally has a rising tone and implies, "I suppose (some-
thing). Aren't I right?"
3.&i\L L i\i\-T'PLo
IrS Lf
Before the connective L, plain forms can occur as well as TT and the t form. (See
p. 51.)
4.7pLd'
11X
g'j &)2$-tfko
L 15\ with a negative means "only," "merely," emphasizing that besides X there's noth-
ing else. This contrasts with the usage of i, to emphasize how many or much. (See p.
227, Note 4.)
ex. 1. 5 \\.;,a> Ipl- 2000W L15' h l! $-tfL, "Ionly haveY2000inmypurse."
*I i). ZX
2. 5%l: L 15. ! ì -tf L T L t:. "I visited Kyoto only."
17 !
I r i r
5. 2 . 3
3 X
% m
~ a-6a.
One way to indicate the time or money required is with the pattern T plus potential
.
form. In meaning, this sentence forms a pair with 2 3 .'B\ L 15. 4\15. l! 3 -tf L,rather
than 2 . 3 71\15\11 $ T .
ex. h 17lfli' 4000WT R ; i & T L ,
/i Q r A. i),
D KEY SENTENCES
216 PRACTICE
-7
1. Mr. Brown can speak Japanese.
2. If they go through the formalities, anybody can borrow books.
3. Watanabe eats only vegetables.
I Verbs: Study the examples, convert into the potential form, and memorize.
ex. e<-+%lfb \ \ 3 - + t \ G k t 6 ;~a-&~kt&
Slf Q i t\GktQi\ \ &r;ktQi\
l.:a> %
b,L L
q%%C
2. A L t : $h4? 7 G l C &d>lfa
T
3. 9hEìAO
LL
%t $2. % T
r):i.: (
<- gla'ita
4. B*%T
I . IiL :
-ti?b?>\\T4
2.f-
B. ex. Q: R a q l C $ hb?>r;ktaTr/\,
r
i?$%
<&$
4. o o - 1oSai-r iaLa
C. ex. Q: V G d ' Q t tb.L c
WaTd.0
EXERCISES 2 17
I
W& 1 ' = 4 G . Z C @ I Y V > T -2
Yr z,\
MOOS ' 4 \ 1 Z L # Y % > - 4 3%9 +'I
Lì Vocabulary
foreign language
believe
international telephone call
international
meter
second (counter)
bicycle
motorcycle
pork
weekday
A: I have to find one more receptionist for the meeting. Can anyone come to help the day after
tomorrow?
B: (If I'm good enough) I can come.
A: Thank you (lit. "you save me"). Please do.
D Vocabulary
help, assistance
be relieved, be saved
I Read this lesson's Opening Dialogue and answer the following questions.
SHORT DIALOGUE 2 19
I
Zifì8 OZZ
.sasay)ua~eday) s p ~ ao) e~! ~ d o ~ d day)
e )nd 11
> : Y .>:J YCI 1
( y ~ f
(,q) O ( ) :]&v @i ' ~ 1 V C i r i (..&&.
l I J I W -6
k g 't.
80
DE 11'-
01'01
PZ'C C 3
,t ' t
O
-.3 '
"t 7
i%&%
C/ ,"
PZZ
Have you heard the term sakura zensen? The flower typifying spring in Japan is, undoubt-
edly, sakura, the cherry blossom. As spring approaches, people predict the day the cherry
(trees) will blossom and agree with friends on a day to go blossom viewing.
Japan is an island country extenàing in a long (line) from south to north. Kyushu, Shikoku,
Honshu, Hokkaido-there's quite a difference in temperatures, so the day the cherries blos-
som àiffers somewhat, too. In the southern part of Kyushu the cherries bloom around the end
of March, but in Hokkaido they bloom around the beginning of May. Thus, the cherry blossom
"front," a line starting in the south of the Japanese archipelago and (moving) north, shows the
state of the cherry trees' blossoming. This takes as long as forty days.
In adàition to the cherry blossom front there are other flower fronts, such as the apricot
blossom front and the azalea front. Apricots start in Kyushu a whole lot earlier than the cherry
trees, but they reach Hokkaido at almost the same time (as the cherries). Therefore, if (you)
travel to Hokkaido in early or mid May, (you) can see (various) spring flowers at the same
time. On the other hand, when it gets to be auturnn the autumn leaves front makes its way
from north to south, dyeing the trees in the mountains crirnson or yellow.
With flower viewing in the spring, maple (leaf) excursions in the autumn and so on, people
enjoy each season (in turn).
9 Vocabulary
226 VOCABULARY
dP?
Supplemental vocabulary
4 ~ L t LO?
a a species of cherry
MXH
r)i,d'O
day of blooming
i\?li+;iT a species of maple
ZiLiv: day the leaves turn
I. &a#&,
z i L i q#&
5 i h+!Liih iihrih
These i%,@
are analogous to warm and cold weather fronts, so perhaps it is not surpris-
+?Lei
ing that information on their progress comes from the 3 L L i S L i , the Meteoro-
logica1 Agency. Arnong its weather-related functions are predicting the harvest time of
fruits, but predictions and reports on the $ i and Z i L i are the most eagerly awaited.
* < h
The harbinger for the many varieties of cherry blossoms is the species known as -T- id>
\ \ L L D , a n d f o r m a p l e s i t i s \\/;li
$\%T'.
2. $2
? < h
i L L 0 only blooms for a very short period, from five to ten days. If it rains or is
windy, which is typical spring weather in Japan, the blossoms may al1 fa11 overnight.
3.mY
'i h
5-376
More literally this means "No matter what anyone says . . ."
The particle 'L here emphasizes the number of days the cherry blossom front takes as
it moves from the south to the north of Japan. This use of 'L reflects the speaker's
feelings of "so many" or "so much."
5.
Iitd
11 V -* \ 7T \ < o (llit.) "The flowers bloom progressively."
Adding i < , which means "to go," to the 7 form of verbs indicates the continuous
progress of the action.
ex. 1 i 108 "i; ,,89 *t*
Y tLTi13 3 B o
"Swallows fly (lit. "go flying") south in October."
6.-&I:
i ' & C
%O
l i ZI
xdT Chd'L607'$o
l i a'
NOTES
-
227
-A
7. *k
-i -i
The kanji h indicates the repetition of the syllable(s) coming immediately before it,
sometimes with a phonetic change. Nouns in Japanese are generally written and pro-
nounced the same whether singular or plural (as noted in Characteristics of Japanese
Grammar in Book I), but this is one way of specifying plurality. Other examples: E h .
l14' li'&
"flowers"; E!h , "countries"; & h , "islands"; LL h , "mountains"; +k h , "we." (See Book 111,
( f: < ': L J L * ? ' Z ?'it htt hil
Lesson 1.)
Words made plural with suffixes are comparatively few and must be learned as they are
encountered. ;k> +d~ 7': 27, for example, is one way of pluralizing "you." From familiar to
d t:
formal, there are a number of words for "we," such as If < i;,$h 7':
hi:(oL
S (the most com-
mon) and $h 'f' t (humble/formal).
hi: L
8.SI: ia , i a t A L +<i)
i1 6 11.' i hl
I Read this lesson's opening passage and answer the following questions.
QUIZ
-h
OEZ
APPENDICES
~p
Verbs
Present
aff.
Reg. I1
Irr.
\\4
;R4 l
l
i \Q\
*Q\
-
\ * \t:
f:
Adjectives, Noun + T f
I I Present I Past I
Four connective patterns using the following words and phrases are encountered in Book 11.
1. Basic Pattern
Before L , L%?, L ( , etc., verbs and adjectives end in the plain form without exception.
2. Noun-modifying Pattern
Nouns (Lesson 71, L 3 , la h i (Lesson 121, 9 t 'I (Lesson 18).
When these words are modified, the following exceptions occur:
After Q adj.: %d, L j i? / L , etc. <
After noun: Z L"t 0 $/
li A.
L 3 , etc.
3. T L a i Pattern
7 L I i (Lesson 81, f: 6 i (Lesson 131, d' t L )2 ib \ (Lesson 13)
6' adjectives and nouns plus f i are exceptions. The stem of Q adjectives and nouns comes directly
before these words.
ib adj.: e d ' T L I i (after the stem)
noun: L"t T L a i
APPENDICES 23 1
n
4. Q 0 7" Pattern
0 1 T - b (Lesson 11). 0 7" (Lesson 13).
Q adjectives and nouns plus f: are exceptions.
Q adj.: 07"
Index: la ;b> i \ (2), f : 4 i (31, 7" L h i (31, 1)' 'L L k1. 3 -eL (31, 0 7" (41, 0 1 7-b (41, noun (21,
<
Y i \ i / M i,$ i i-, f: 2 4 (11, Y ? (21, 3 'L 1) (2).
Notes: The number in the parentheses refer to the pattern number.
<
For other words and phrases, such as ?A' 1)' 6 , Q 7 'L i \ i\, Z Y 1)'h b , which follow other
forms, refer to their connective pattern in the grarnrnar sections of the respective lessons.
232 APPENDICES
'Crh
"4-P &t4
A 7%,.V 4<q ?n E
'I@+ Lf1$ TIY %N$ - 'L- 8C
YlYY C l T+FI
"147 p 131% ' L f 1I$$ 3% CD2r - '.L/l- LS p1 =ossa7
Lesson l 7 68 Plain Style
t\& Lfzo
Lesson 19 7 4 Potential
Lesson 20 78 -7 \ 3 af i9jf,\&
* ** *
jL-
? t:
x;3'
li +r
?t\Tt\C
3 $0
C: Verb Conjugations
Except for the two irregular verbs { ? and 6 ,al1 verbs belong to either the Regular I or Regular I1
category and conjugate as in the foilowing tables. The 7l f z form comes from the & form, but
-
euphonic changes occur in the case of most Regular I verbs. Note the last sound of the & stem is
underlined.
APPENDICES
- d
I1 JeImax
C\ 1 S! ) \ 1 JO ~ J O J
1 aqL .uo!lda2xa auo JaquIauIax :aloN
71 Y'P
CPCf ( D L - 1% Q "4$!11\14 . L \ j Q
L > I ~ { TI$ (DYE 0 4 . . ~ \ 1 4 \ ~ ~
z>Y TI/:L~X
irjrita *lYl
1 (D? '2 " t ) G.?4 > Z (1 ce ..zxl+g'1 l (D: '1 A
:I :'t '.,p ':l'P > p ':l '(D '2.E (D '?\4'Z 3 '2 ( D I1
" k ~ ~ :i) (bl 2 3 1 ( ~ 7 2 3 (D)
uossaq
T uossaq
s uossay
p uossay
E uossay
:Q '6 1 4 8 1 '1 ' L 'I 'CD '9
3 ' 3 'C s4 'CD 'CD ' P l 'a4 ' > 4' I l z 3 C D l T I1
uossay
ZI uossay
(D s (D ' 3 'P >P '(D 'I (D ',P ' Z \P ' > 4 '1 I1
JAPANESE-ENGLISH GLOSSARY
h i -'< -> greeting, address, 39 i ' t: ti5 % (phrase used before eating), 133
h d ' / 3% crimson, scarlet, 226 i :'7 ti <
accept, receive (politer than 6 4 j1,147
h d' 6 i bright, 21, 56 i \ G I z G;-R (in)aday,lO
h fi 4dj 6 give up, be resigned, 208 i b 6 k l k LYP j - / - ~ ~ a l l y e a r r o u n d , 2 8
< be vacant, be empty, i 6 ifk / -& most, number one, 7
(bel open, l28 i -> d \ / ' -efamily, household, 191
hit"6. +If6 raise,79 L d. i I f k d j i \ a s h a r d a s o n e c a n , 5 9
h L ;/Wleg, foot, 68 i -> 7 2 i \ 'I 2 % good-bye, 99
A % 4' 6 //%d' 6 take care of, keep, 141 ' -> T 6 any-/sometime, 135
h % lf 6 ,'% 1-f 6 deposit, entrust, 167 i -> 7 4 -> L r i good-bye, 99
-la'/-ltdtlf if,178 i ' -> /a"\ full, 146
$5 ji .;C play, 33 i -> 6 always, 153
h t: t: d ' i \ warm, 56 i \ ,,' dog, 171
t: 2 d'i t i bright, clever, 21 i 2 0 i 6 l-/+n i 6 1- right away, before
-> bJ 6 gather, collect, assemble, 159 it's too late, 62
h Y /'?& rest, 63 i / meaning, 214
h Y T/'?&T later, afterward, 99 (Q) horrible, nasty, unwelcome, 198
7t3 2 A announcement, 153 i' 4i request, commission, 178
h o &er, 28 i 4 -> L r 6 (polite form of < 6 ./'&6 ,
T /T- b apartment, 56 i < ,/'%T< , i i 61,167
U" 6 bathe, 34 6 need. 104
$5 .i:'A' i dangerous, 120 0 d t 6 / X d t B putin,184
h 2 ') not very, 198 i 6 / fd color, 62
(d'
good for the health, 122
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