Defense Language Institute
Japanese Basic Course
Japanese
The Defense Language Institute's Japanese Basic Course, lesson by lesson: its dialogues, drills, readings, kanji and word lists.
158 lessons · 21,283 lines
Sounds, kana, and the first conversations
1Lesson 1Lesson 1: greetings and identifying objects; dialogue 1 of 2, confirming and correcting objects; dialogue 2 of 2, pictures, hands, noses, feet, books, asking what things are; perception drill 6, naming classroom objects; perception drill 7, this, questions about near and far objects; perception drill 9, identifying near and far objects; perception drill 10, saying what things are not; perception drill 11, rejecting object identifications; perception drill 12, counting syllables in words; pronunciation drill 1, syllable lengths across vowel sounds; pronunciation drill 2, objects and body words; word list 1 of 3, classroom objects and pointing words; word list 2 of 3, questions. 2Lesson 2Lesson 2: teachers and students; dialogue 1 of 3, officers and enlisted ranks; dialogue 2 of 3, asking who owns things; dialogue 3 of 3, words for people; perception drill 1, singular and plural people; perception drill 2, identifying military personnel; perception drill 3, soldiers, weapons and military ranks; perception drill 5, hats, tables, identifying people and objects; perception drill 8, ranks and personal possession; perception drill 9, possession by different people; perception drill 10, asking whose things are; perception drill 11, confirming who owns things; perception drill 12, belonging to near and distant people; perception drill 13, pointing words before nouns; perception drill 14, correcting who owns things; perception drill 15, military people, pronouns and possessive words; word list 2 of 3, pointing and asking whose; word list 3 of 3. 3Lesson 3Lesson 3: morning greetings and well-being; dialogue 1 of 3, bridges, choosing between salmon and rice wine; dialogue 3 of 3, pitch for fire, pitch for wine, pitch for soil, distinguishing sun, distinguishing bridges, saying something is also true; perception drill 6, also with people and objects; perception drill 7, contrasting soil, contrasting wine, asking between two alternatives; perception drill 10, choosing by pitch; perception drill 11, alternatives with also; perception drill 12, ranks, asking after someone's health; perception drill 14, thanks and polite replies; perception drill 15, praise, hearing pitch differences; pronunciation drill 1, salmon, chopsticks, earth and mallets; pronunciation drill 4, fire, greetings. 4Lesson 4Lesson 4: asking what objects are; dialogue 1 of 3, saying who knows; dialogue 2 of 3, time to say goodbye; dialogue 3 of 3, magazines, identifying matches, asking who owns objects; perception drill 3, names and classroom greetings; perception drill 4, identifying people and possessions; perception drill 5, knowing and not knowing; perception drill 6, asking others who knows; perception drill 7, knowledge, saying goodbye until tomorrow; perception drill 9, knowing, school and everyday object words; word list 1 of 2, titles. 5Lesson 5Lesson 5: asking about family health; dialogue 1 of 3, illness, weather and payday; dialogue 3 of 3, health, identifying a japanese textbook; perception drill 2, describing size and thickness; perception drill 3, thickness and temperature descriptions; perception drill 4, contrasting size and temperature; perception drill 5, saying big, saying thin, describing windows, positive and negative dimensions; pronunciation drill 1, positive and negative qualities; pronunciation drill 2, family, size. 6Lesson 6Lesson 6: asking where objects are; dialogue 1 of 3, locating classroom belongings; dialogue 2 of 3, finding a misplaced hat; dialogue 3 of 3, boxes, position words around a box; perception drill 2, here, locating desks, objects on, classroom objects and locations; word list 1 of 12, box positions and possession words; word list 2 of 12, descriptions, questions, soldiers, books, tickets, body, position, people, possession. 7Lesson 7Lesson 7: white and black string; dialogue 1 of 4, asking a flower's colour; dialogue 2 of 4, ruling out pen colours; dialogue 3 of 4, describing pens and string; dialogue 4 of 4, colours, describing size, saying what things are not; pattern 2 1 of 2, contrasting colours with negatives; pattern 2 2 of 2, asking about colours and qualities; pattern 3 1 of 2, answering about colours and qualities; pattern 3 2 of 2, classroom objects and supplies; word list 1 of 2. 8Lesson 8Lesson 8: identifying teachers and students; dialogue 1 of 4, students and military personnel; dialogue 2 of 4, army and navy personnel; dialogue 3 of 4, ranks, seeking agreement about identities; pattern 1 1 of 2, confirming roles and occupations; pattern 1 2 of 2, linking organizations and occupations; pattern 2 1 of 2, asking about military affiliations; pattern 2 2 of 2, joining people and things; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking about groups of people; pattern 3 2 of 2, contrasting people and objects; pattern 4 1 of 2, correcting contrasts between people; pattern 4 2 of 2, armed services and junior ranks; word list 1 of 3, noncommissioned and junior officer ranks; word list 2 of 3, senior ranks and connectors; word list 3 of 3. 9Lesson 9Lesson 9: identifying a language school; dialogue 1 of 5, naming a school and studies; dialogue 2 of 5, names, nationalities and identifying people; dialogue 4 of 5, contrasting nationalities and services; dialogue 5 of 5, asking names and relationships; pattern 1, linking contrasting descriptions; pattern 2 1 of 2, correcting paired descriptions; pattern 2 2 of 2, both people and things; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking about shared identities; pattern 3 2 of 2, neither people nor things; pattern 4 1 of 2, rejecting both alternatives; pattern 4 2 of 2, languages, people, nationalities and paired conjunctions; word list 3 of 3. 10Lesson 10Lesson 10: asking what is nearby; dialogue 1 of 3, counting objects and locating things; dialogue 2 of 3, choosing between alternatives; dialogue 3 of 3, stating what exists; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking whether things exist; pattern 1 2 of 2, saying where things are; pattern 2 1 of 2, asking where things are; pattern 2 2 of 2, counting objects with native numbers; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking how many objects; pattern 3 2 of 2, neither one nor the other; pattern 4 1 of 2, correcting either-or questions; pattern 4 2 of 2, place and direction words; word list 1 of 3, locations and numbers one to six; word list 2 of 3, higher numbers and counting questions; word list 3 of 3. 11Lesson 11Lesson 11: colours and objects on tables; dialogue 1 of 4, flowers and their colours; dialogue 2 of 4, counting flowers and buds; dialogue 3 of 4, judging flowers as pretty; dialogue 4 of 4, naming colours of things; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking what colour things are; pattern 1 2 of 2, describing pretty and plain things; pattern 2 1 of 2, degrees of prettiness; pattern 2 2 of 2, referring to things by qualities; pattern 3 1 of 2, identifying things by description; pattern 3 2 of 2, listing examples among others; pattern 4 1 of 2, asking for examples present; pattern 4 2 of 2, describing things as not very; pattern 5 1 of 2, asking if qualities apply; pattern 5 2 of 2, colours, flowers. 12Lesson 12Lesson 12: counting adults and children; dialogue 1 of 4, boys, ages, older and younger people; dialogue 4 of 4, saying people are present; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking who and how many; pattern 1 2 of 2, referring to the other one; pattern 2 1 of 2, separating others from groups; pattern 2 2 of 2, saying none are present; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking and answering none; pattern 3 2 of 2, asking children's ages; pattern 4 1 of 2, estimating children's ages; pattern 4 2 of 2, giving two possible answers; pattern 5 1 of 2, asking between two possibilities; pattern 5 2 of 2, people by age and sex; word list 1 of 4, age and quantity expressions; word list 2 of 4, numbers and absence expressions; word list 3 of 4, counting people to ten; word list 4 of 4. 13Lesson 13Lesson 13: following classroom commands; dialogue 1 of 5, writing and returning to seat; dialogue 2 of 5, describing completed classroom actions; dialogue 3 of 5, sequencing completed actions; dialogue 4 of 5, confirming the final action; dialogue 5 of 5, giving basic commands; pattern 1 1 of 2, commands and willing responses; pattern 1 2 of 2, movement toward destinations; pattern 2 1 of 2, answering movement commands; pattern 2 2 of 2, actions and direct objects; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking about intended actions; pattern 3 2 of 2, stating completed actions; pattern 4 1 of 2, asking about completed actions; pattern 4 2 of 2, classroom command words; word list 1 of 3, willing action expressions; word list 2 of 3, sequence. 14Lesson 14Lesson 14: the face and its senses; dialogue 1 of 5, hearing, smelling, walking and writing names; dialogue 4 of 5, hands and placing chalk; dialogue 5 of 5, present and past negatives; pattern 1 1 of 2, answering with negative actions; pattern 1 2 of 2, equal quantities in groups; pattern 2 1 of 2, asking quantities for each; pattern 2 2 of 2, body parts as means; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking what means are used; pattern 3 2 of 2, destinations of everyday actions; pattern 4 1 of 2, following destination commands; pattern 4 2 of 2, media, everyday action verbs; word list 2 of 2. 15Lesson 15Lesson 15: learning languages from teachers; dialogue 1 of 4, language difficulty and ability; dialogue 2 of 4, languages, naming colours across languages; dialogue 4 of 4, saying where actions happen; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking where actions happen; pattern 1 2 of 2, teaching, asking who receives information; pattern 2 2 of 2, learning and hearing from others; pattern 3, understanding and speaking languages; pattern 4 1 of 2, asking about language ability; pattern 4 2 of 2, not doing something at all; pattern 5 1 of 2, denying any language ability; pattern 5 2 of 2, saying what things are called; pattern 6 1 of 2, asking what things are called; pattern 6 2 of 2, language, learning, degree and meaning words; word list 3 of 3. 16Lesson 16Lesson 16: comparing dictionaries and textbooks; dialogue 1 of 4, comparing dictionary size and weight; dialogue 2 of 4, comparing books by size and price; dialogue 3 of 4, comparing pencil lengths; dialogue 4 of 4, which of two is greater; pattern 1 1 of 2, comparing size, as large and not as large; pattern 2 1 of 2, asking about equal degree; pattern 2 2 of 2, comparisons with than; pattern 3 1 of 2, answering comparisons with than; pattern 3 2 of 2, dictionaries, places, comparison and choice words; word list 3 of 3. 17Lesson 17Lesson 17: comparing numbers; dialogue 1 of 5, halves of numbers; dialogue 2 of 5, thirds and quarters; dialogue 3 of 5, multiplication with equal results; dialogue 4 of 5, counting by tens; dialogue 5 of 5, sums and changing roles; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking what something became; pattern 1 2 of 2, saying things are alike; pattern 2 1 of 2, asking whether things match; pattern 2 2 of 2, ranges in counting and travel; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking about origins and destinations; pattern 3 2 of 2, fractions and multiplication terms; word list 1 of 3, numbers from fourteen to fifty; word list 2 of 3, larger numbers and range words; word list 3 of 3. 18Lesson 18Lesson 18: multiplying and counting hundreds; dialogue 1 of 4, multiplication and addition with thousands; dialogue 2 of 4, adding and subtracting thousands; dialogue 3 of 4, subtracting, if and when conditions; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking about arithmetic and conditions; pattern 1 2 of 2, describing specific features; pattern 2 1 of 2, asking about specific features; pattern 2 2 of 2, numbers in hundreds and thousands; word list 1 of 3, numbers from four thousand upward; word list 2 of 3, arithmetic. 19Lesson 19Lesson 19: locating cities on a map; dialogue 1 of 4, comparing japanese cities; dialogue 2 of 4, distances and unit conversions; dialogue 3 of 4, travel times by transport; dialogue 4 of 4, confirming extremes among groups; perception drill, asking which is most; perception drill, extremes within places; perception drill, approximate distances and quantities; perception drill, asking how long travel takes; perception drill, comparing three things; pattern 1, asking which is greatest; pattern 2 1 of 2, choosing among ranks and pencils; pattern 2 2 of 2, largest places and people; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking about the largest; pattern 3 2 of 2, approximate times, approximate conversions and travel time; pattern 4 2 of 2, tokyo and yokohama travel; reading selection 1 of 2, comparing trains and cities; reading selection 2 of 2, identifying cities on a map; questions 1 of 2, distances, words for distance and transport; word list 1 of 3, places, words for estimates and comparisons; word list 3 of 3. 20Lesson 20Lesson 20: counting and requesting dictionaries; dialogue 1 of 4, buying a used dictionary; dialogue 2 of 4, using new books and dictionaries; dialogue 3 of 4, cars, saying what you can do; perception drill, giving reasons for inability; perception drill, someone and something; perception drill, nobody and nothing; perception drill, abilities with languages and books; pattern 1 1 of 3, writing, everyday action verbs; pattern 1 3 of 3, explaining why things cannot happen; pattern 2 1 of 2, asking and giving reasons; pattern 2 2 of 2, someone and something in statements; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking about people and objects; pattern 3 2 of 2, negative statements about anyone and anything; pattern 4 1 of 2, saying nobody or nothing is there; pattern 4 2 of 2, driving to school and buying dictionaries; reading selection 1 of 2, buying pencils and difficult dictionaries; reading selection 2 of 2, asking about cars and books; questions 1 of 2, asking why purchases were made; questions 2 of 2, words for books and shops; word list 1 of 3, words for buying and giving; word list 2 of 3, ability. 21Lesson 21Lesson 21: morning study and breakfast; dialogue 1 of 4, study hours and owning a watch; dialogue 2 of 4, asking and telling the time; dialogue 3 of 4, family time and nightly study; dialogue 4 of 4, approximate times for daily events; perception drill, describing change and manner; perception drill, reasons placed after statements; perception drill, having family members and possessions; perception drill, both and neither; perception drill, times in a daily routine; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking when daily events happen; pattern 1 2 of 2, adverbs and changing qualities; pattern 2 1 of 2, reasons for daily habits; pattern 2 2 of 2, explaining actions with reasons; pattern 3 1 of 2, reasons for buying, saying what people have; pattern 4 1 of 2, asking what people have; pattern 4 2 of 2, both and neither with things; pattern 5 1 of 2, both and neither with people; pattern 5 2 of 2, morning study and school start; reading selection 1 of 2, evening routine and bedtime; reading selection 2 of 2, morning routine questions; questions 1 of 2, school and evening routine; questions 2 of 2, meals and times of day; word list 1 of 4, home, time and sequence words; word list 3 of 4, daily schedule and reading habits; word list 4 of 4. 22Lesson 22Lesson 22: watching a language class; dialogue 1 of 3, reading, teacher instructions and difficulties; dialogue 3 of 3, making polite classroom requests; perception drill, asking about current activities; perception drill, reporting what people said; perception drill, ways of doing things; perception drill, polite requests and commands; pattern 1 1 of 3, accepting and carrying out requests; pattern 1 2 of 3, action verbs for requests; pattern 1 3 of 3, describing ongoing activities; pattern 2 1 of 3, asking what is happening; pattern 2 2 of 3, changing actions to ongoing forms; pattern 2 3 of 3, quoting statements and instructions; pattern 3 1 of 2, reporting plans and invitations; pattern 3 2 of 2, asking how things are done; pattern 4 1 of 2, study methods and duration; pattern 4 2 of 2, a busy language classroom; reading selection 1 of 2, translation and self-study; reading selection 2 of 2, questions about language study; questions, conversation and language skills; word list 1 of 3, study and correction words; word list 2 of 3, classroom phrases and study habits; word list 3 of 3. 23Lesson 23Lesson 23: houses and people in pictures; dialogue 1 of 4, identifying a working family; dialogue 2 of 4, family walks and after-work routines; dialogue 3 of 4, clothing, states after completed actions; perception drill, identifying people by actions; perception drill, before and after daily activities; perception drill, routes, joining actions in sequence; perception drill, resulting states and remembered facts; pattern 1 1 of 3, where people have gone; pattern 1 2 of 3, states after dressing and resting; pattern 1 3 of 3, action clauses describing people; pattern 2 1 of 3, identifying teachers and students; pattern 2 2 of 3, people and their daily actions; pattern 2 3 of 3, sequencing morning and school activities; pattern 3 1 of 3, eating after getting dressed; pattern 3 2 of 3, ordering everyday actions; pattern 3 3 of 3, movement through places; pattern 4 1 of 2, distinguishing birds and airplanes; pattern 4 2 of 2, joining everyday actions; pattern 5 1 of 2, sequencing schoolday actions; pattern 5 2 of 2, a family stroll near town; reading selection 1 of 3, people outside a western house; reading selection 2 of 3, a serviceman and flying objects; reading selection 3 of 3, questions about walkers and clothing; questions 1 of 2, questions about people and aircraft; questions 2 of 2, homes, walking, counting homes, wearing clothes and knowing people; word list 4 of 4. 24Lesson 24Lesson 24: asking the day of week; dialogue 1 of 4, school days and weekends; dialogue 2 of 4, today, memorising weekdays at home; dialogue 4 of 4, informal negative descriptions; perception drill, describing what people do; perception drill, people who skip things; perception drill, ways of learning; perception drill, asking what things were; perception drill, already and not yet; perception drill, describing people’s activities; pattern 1 1 of 2, identifying people and possessions; pattern 1 2 of 2, consequences of not acting; pattern 2 1 of 3, people who omit actions; pattern 2 2 of 3, describing what people lack; pattern 2 3 of 3, actions done another way; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking how actions happen; pattern 3 2 of 2, plain and polite past; pattern 4 1 of 3, asking about past facts; pattern 4 2 of 3, positive and negative descriptions; pattern 4 3 of 3, ordering the weekdays; reading selection 1 of 3, weekends at home and town; reading selection 2 of 3, homework and character review; reading selection 3 of 3, weekday and school questions; questions 1 of 2, weekend and homework questions; questions 2 of 2, relative days and week order; word list 1 of 21, weekdays, requests, meals, transport, money, mornings, work, quantity, clothing, family, distance, bringing, endings, counters, knowledge, buildings, translation, evening study and relative days; word list 21 of 21. 25Lesson 25Lesson 25: months of the year; dialogue 1 of 4, this and last month; dialogue 2 of 4, spring and arriving at school; dialogue 3 of 4, family arrival and climate comparisons; dialogue 4 of 4, asking about daily schedules; perception drill, explaining completed actions; perception drill, comparing size, qualified negative descriptions; perception drill, softening everyday statements; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking approximate times; pattern 1 2 of 3, softening abilities and descriptions; pattern 1 3 of 3, describing completed actions; pattern 2 1 of 3, past locations and action verbs; pattern 2 2 of 3, holding, linking contrasting descriptions; pattern 3 1 of 2, describing people, emphasising adjective negatives; pattern 4 1 of 3, giving reasons with negatives; pattern 4 2 of 3, adjectives for qualities and speed; pattern 4 3 of 3, months and winter into spring; reading selection 1 of 3, seasons and upcoming japan travel; reading selection 2 of 3, distance and family travel; reading selection 3 of 3, asking about months and seasons; questions 1 of 2, asking about seasons and japan; questions 2 of 2, months january through september; word list 1 of 4, relative months and seasons; word list 2 of 4, weather and travel expressions; word list 3 of 4, months. 26Lesson 26Lesson 26: days in different months; dialogue 1 of 4, february and leap years; dialogue 2 of 4, saying calendar dates in order; dialogue 3 of 4, meanings of a whole day; dialogue 4 of 4, saying only and counting objects; perception drill, reading to check understanding; perception drill, trying unfamiliar actions; perception drill, time spans and date ranges; perception drill, limiting amounts with only; pattern 1 1 of 3, limiting learned skills; pattern 1 2 of 3, locations, trying clothes, trying tools, expressing time and season ranges; pattern 3 1 of 2, date and summer ranges; pattern 3 2 of 2, months and february's length; reading selection 1 of 4, leap years and first dates; reading selection 2 of 4, dates across nearby weeks; reading selection 3 of 4, weekdays and school attendance; reading selection 4 of 4, asking about months and leap years; questions 1 of 2, asking about dates and weeks; questions 2 of 2, leap years and early dates; word list 1 of 4, later dates and their names; word list 2 of 4, calendar weeks and dates; word list 3 of 4, reading dates from a calendar; word list 4 of 4. 27Lesson 27Lesson 27: predicting spring weather and blossoms; dialogue 1 of 4, predicting the rainy season; dialogue 2 of 4, summer heat and flower viewing; dialogue 3 of 4, planning a flower-viewing outing; dialogue 4 of 4, predicting events and conditions; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking about likely outcomes; pattern 1 2 of 3, everyday verbs in plain forms; pattern 1 3 of 3, making offers and suggestions; pattern 2 1 of 3, accepting invitations and offers; pattern 2 2 of 3, everyday actions and clothing; pattern 2 3 of 3, conditions involving rain and study; pattern 3 1 of 2, conditions involving home and blossoms; pattern 3 2 of 2, going places for a purpose; pattern 4 1 of 2, coming and going for purposes; pattern 4 2 of 2, spring blossoms and flower viewing; reading selection 1 of 3, rainy season and summer escapes; reading selection 2 of 3, autumn leaves and winter skiing; reading selection 3 of 3, asking about spring in japan; questions 1 of 2, asking about later seasonal changes; questions 2 of 2, seasons, outdoor activities and weather verbs; word list 2 of 4, degree and time adverbs; word list 3 of 4. 28Lesson 28Lesson 28: weekend sports in monterey; dialogue 1 of 4, arranging a golf game; dialogue 2 of 4, swimming and other recreation; dialogue 3 of 4, fishing in rivers and sea; dialogue 4 of 4, listing varied activities; perception drill, plain statements and probability; perception drill, conditional statements with if; perception drill, actions happening immediately; perception drill, skill, listing activities and events; pattern 1 1 of 3, recreation, reasons, likes and dislikes; pattern 2 1 of 2, asking about preferences; pattern 2 2 of 2, describing people’s abilities; pattern 3 1 of 2, people with preferences and skills; pattern 3 2 of 2, plain and polite statements; pattern 4 1 of 3, confirming facts with tags; pattern 4 2 of 3, plain statements about people; pattern 4 3 of 3, making probable predictions; pattern 5 1 of 2, guessing ownership and outcomes; pattern 5 2 of 2, if conditions and responses; pattern 6 1 of 2, conditional advice and plans; pattern 6 2 of 2, immediate actions after events; pattern 7 1 of 3, immediate responses to prompts; pattern 7 2 of 3, immediate changes and actions; pattern 7 3 of 3, recreation in monterey; reading selection 1 of 3, swimming and fishing in monterey; reading selection 2 of 3, personal sporting habits; reading selection 3 of 3, monterey recreation questions; questions 1 of 2, fishing and golf questions; questions 2 of 2, words for sports facilities; word list 1 of 4, words for outdoor recreation; word list 2 of 4, ability, words for facilities and immediacy; word list 4 of 4. 29Lesson 29Lesson 29: writing letters in japanese; dialogue 1 of 6, addressing american and japanese envelopes; dialogue 2 of 6, stamps, special delivery and mailboxes; dialogue 4 of 6, a letter announcing a visit; dialogue 5 of 6, permission and lack of obligation; perception drill, requirements and prohibitions; perception drill, giving positive and negative advice; perception drill, turning actions into subjects; perception drill, permission and optional actions; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking permission for writing; pattern 1 2 of 3, going, rules for school activities; pattern 2 1 of 3, language and study requirements; pattern 2 2 of 3, asking what rules require; pattern 2 3 of 3, advice about everyday choices; pattern 3 1 of 2, advice followed by action cues; pattern 3 2 of 2, judging everyday activities; pattern 4 1 of 2, comparing difficult activities; pattern 4 2 of 2, writing and addressing letters; reading selection 1 of 3, japanese postage and stamp placement; reading selection 2 of 3, american envelopes and mailing letters; reading selection 3 of 3, addressing and stamping letters; questions 1 of 2, mailing letters and buying stamps; questions 2 of 2, letters, postcards, mailing actions and obligations; word list 3 of 3. 30Lesson 30Lesson 30: wrapping a parcel; dialogue 1 of 3, parcel charges and registration; dialogue 2 of 3, mail delivery times; dialogue 3 of 3, wanting and not wanting; perception drill, making one thing another; perception drill, conditional outcomes; perception drill, anyone, stating what you want; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking what someone wants; pattern 1 2 of 3, speaking, transforming and sending parcels; pattern 2 1 of 2, choosing registered mail; pattern 2 2 of 2, results under different conditions; pattern 3 1 of 4, conditions, conditional forms for actions; pattern 3 3 of 4, conditional adjectives and desires; pattern 3 4 of 4, anything, any number, preparing and addressing parcels; reading selection 1 of 3, parcel restrictions and charges; reading selection 2 of 3, registered and daily mail; reading selection 3 of 3, parcel materials and restrictions; questions 1 of 2, parcel costs and delivery; questions 2 of 2, parcel and delivery words; word list 1 of 4, money, delivery actions and descriptions; word list 3 of 4, parcel grammar and expressions; word list 4 of 4. 31Lesson 31Lesson 31: darkness, hearing and special schools; dialogue 2 of 3, guide dogs and training; dialogue 3 of 3, saying what must happen; perception drill, reporting what you heard; perception drill, if and even if; perception drill, saying how many; perception drill, daily obligations; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking about obligations; pattern 1 2 of 3, mailing, reporting facts you heard; pattern 2 1 of 2, discussing secondhand information; pattern 2 2 of 2, contrasting if and even if; pattern 3 1 of 3, conditional limits and responses; pattern 3 2 of 3, asking conditional questions; pattern 3 3 of 3, many times, many people, blindness and deafness from birth; reading selection 1 of 4, special schools and lipreading; reading selection 2 of 4, training, free education and transport; reading selection 4 of 4, naming sight and speech disabilities; questions 1 of 2, schools, disability, light, necessity, sight. 32Lesson 32Lesson 32: buying and describing a suit; dialogue 1 of 3, comparing fabrics for clothing; dialogue 2 of 3, materials for uniforms and shoes; dialogue 3 of 3, questions inside statements; perception drill, resulting states and preparations; perception drill, past wants and negatives; perception drill, purposes, expressing unknown details; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking about unknown details; pattern 1 2 of 2, describing completed arrangements; pattern 2 1 of 2, identifying resulting states; pattern 2 2 of 2, informal past forms; pattern 3 1 of 2, explaining past wants; pattern 3 2 of 2, uses, materials, vests and winter clothing; reading selection 1 of 4, wool suits and neckties; reading selection 2 of 4, shoes and car convenience; reading selection 3 of 4, buying a japanese car; reading selection 4 of 4, questions about winter clothing; questions 1 of 2, questions about shoes and cars; questions 2 of 2, suits, dresses, construction materials and parts; word list 3 of 4, manufacturing and material choices; word list 4 of 4. 33Lesson 33Lesson 33: an auto repairman's workweek; dialogue 1 of 3, greasy work and health; dialogue 2 of 3, paydays and coming home; dialogue 3 of 3, covered with dirt and grease; perception drill, talking about occasional events; perception drill, past descriptions before nouns; perception drill, redoing and replacing things; perception drill, describing gradual changes; perception drill, things covered in grime; pattern 1 1 of 2, trash and mistakes everywhere; pattern 1 2 of 2, sometimes doing everyday things; pattern 2 1 of 3, occasional weather and routines; pattern 2 2 of 3, verb forms for occasional events; pattern 2 3 of 3, describing people and things; pattern 3 1 of 2, past forms before nouns; pattern 3 2 of 2, beginning, changing clothes and starting young; pattern 4 2 of 3, verbs joined to other verbs; pattern 4 3 of 3, changes already underway; pattern 5 1 of 2, weather, growing auto repair work; reading selection 1 of 3, repair work, health, questions about repair work; questions 1 of 3, questions about grime and health; questions 2 of 3, questions about pay and skill; questions 3 of 3, repair, pay, illness, time. 34Lesson 34Lesson 34: serious illness and hospitalization; dialogue 1 of 3, contagion, comparing healthcare costs; dialogue 3 of 3, even people and circumstances; perception drill, grammar perception drill, conditions with bad results; perception drill, expressing abilities and limits; perception drill, conditions and consequences; perception drill, even unexpected people; pattern 1 1 of 2, even times and seasons; pattern 1 2 of 2, pattern 2, asking about practical ability; pattern 2 2 of 2, conditions preventing action; pattern 3 1 of 3, health despite adverse conditions; pattern 3 2 of 3, states causing difficulties; pattern 3 3 of 3, saying what people can do; pattern 4 1 of 2, asking what people can do; pattern 4 2 of 2, if and when outcomes; pattern 5 1 of 4, medical conditions and advice; pattern 5 2 of 4, forming conditions from statements; pattern 5 3 of 4, causes and likely results; pattern 5 4 of 4, illness and hospital care; questions 1 of 4, a patient's recovery; questions 2 of 4, contagious disease questions; questions 3 of 4, hospital recovery questions; questions 4 of 4, hospital and illness words; word list 1 of 4, health and activity words; word list 2 of 4, symptoms and recovery words; word list 3 of 4, medical conditions and connectors; word list 4 of 4.Kanji and everyday Japanese
35Lesson 35Lesson 35: shopping for birthday gifts; dialogue 1 of 4, taking public transport downtown; dialogue 2 of 4, crossing a busy street; dialogue 3 of 4, choosing a watch and dress; dialogue 4 of 4, naming today's activities; perception drill, doing things for others; perception drill, having others do things; perception drill, going around doing things; perception drill, stating hopes and intentions; perception drill, naming daily plans; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking about tomorrow's plans; pattern 1 2 of 2, offering help to others; pattern 2 1 of 2, helping with personal tasks; pattern 2 2 of 2, having services done; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking who helped you; pattern 3 2 of 2, repeated actions around town; pattern 4 1 of 2, showing and collecting around town; pattern 4 2 of 2, saying what you hope to do; pattern 5 1 of 2, future intentions and ambitions; pattern 5 2 of 2, buying a birthday watch; reading selection 1 of 2, crowds and a barbershop; reading selection 2 of 2, questions about watch shopping; questions 1 of 2, questions about returning home; questions 2 of 2, words for shopping locations; word list 1 of 5, city transport and shops; word list 2 of 5, directions and barber actions; word list 3 of 5, safety and helping words; word list 4 of 5, haircuts hopes and preferences; word list 5 of 5. 36Lesson 36Lesson 36: finding a fruit shop; dialogue 1 of 4, seasonal and imported fruit; dialogue 2 of 4, choosing peaches at the shop; dialogue 3 of 4, declining a gift of peaches; dialogue 4 of 4, things others did for you; perception drill, polite negative requests; perception drill, grammar perception drill, saying how things look; perception drill, describing favors received; pattern 1 1 of 3, things done for you; pattern 1 2 of 3, actions done as favors; pattern 1 3 of 3, prohibiting classroom actions; pattern 2 1 of 2, agreeing not to act; pattern 2 2 of 2, pattern 3, acting without doing something; pattern 3 2 of 2, describing how things look; pattern 4 1 of 3, comparing appearance and reality; pattern 4 2 of 3, adjectives for apparent qualities; pattern 4 3 of 3, when fruits are in season; reading selection 1 of 3, japanese fruit and imports; reading selection 2 of 3, canning and sharing fruit; reading selection 3 of 3, asking about seasonal fruit; questions 1 of 2, asking about fruit trade; questions 2 of 2, common fruits and fruit shops; word list 1 of 4, produce and grocery words; word list 2 of 4, food trade and preparation verbs; word list 3 of 4, fruit shopping and grammar phrases; word list 4 of 4. 37Lesson 37Lesson 37: shopping for vegetables and meat; dialogue 1 of 4, gathering ingredients for sukiyaki; dialogue 2 of 4, seasoning and choosing beef; dialogue 3 of 4, arranging help with cooking; dialogue 4 of 4, talking about past experience; perception drill, expressing uncertainty about facts; perception drill, doing nothing but one thing; perception drill, saying any kind will do; perception drill, things experienced and never experienced; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking about life experiences; pattern 1 2 of 2, not knowing whether something is true; pattern 2 1 of 2, uncertainty about states and events; pattern 2 2 of 2, doing only one activity; pattern 3 1 of 2, contrasting only with also; pattern 3 2 of 2, accepting any suitable option; pattern 4, exploring shops at a market; reading selection 1 of 3, buying sukiyaki ingredients; reading selection 2 of 3, cooking sukiyaki with a friend; reading selection 3 of 3, asking about the market visit; questions 1 of 2, asking about sukiyaki shopping; questions 2 of 2, common vegetables and greengrocers; word list 1 of 5, more vegetables and market foods; word list 2 of 5, meat and seasoning words; word list 3 of 5, cooking actions and grammar words; word list 4 of 5, additional vegetable words; word list 5 of 5. 38Lesson 38Lesson 38: a fishing port becomes a town; dialogue 1 of 4, river depth boats and bridges; dialogue 2 of 4, factories mountains and a lake; dialogue 3 of 4, summer trips to the lake; dialogue 4 of 4, reporting apparent facts; perception drill, explaining reasons and results; perception drill, expressing possibilities; perception drill, asking about measurements; perception drill, describing apparent conditions; pattern 1 1 of 3, discussing uncertain appearances; pattern 1 2 of 3, health and everyday actions; pattern 1 3 of 3, giving reasons for choices; pattern 2 1 of 2, explaining inability and fatigue; pattern 2 2 of 2, possibilities about future events; pattern 3 1 of 3, possibilities in conversation; pattern 3 2 of 3, people things and everyday actions; pattern 3 3 of 3, turning qualities into measurements; pattern 4 1 of 2, estimating size and speed; pattern 4 2 of 2, a growing fishing port; reading selection 1 of 4, river bridges and sawmill; reading selection 2 of 4, family outings by the lake; reading selection 3 of 4, swimming and fishing together; reading selection 4 of 4, town industry and transport; questions 1 of 2, river and lake details; questions 2 of 2, harbor and bridge words; word list 1 of 4, landscape and movement words; word list 2 of 4, size and depth words; word list 3 of 4, possibility and appearance expressions; word list 4 of 4. 39Lesson 39Lesson 39: actions just before and after; perception drill, giving several reasons; perception drill, comparing degrees and abilities; perception drill, saying what things resemble; perception drill, actions about to happen; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking about current actions; pattern 1 2 of 2, stacking reasons and descriptions; pattern 2 1 of 2, explaining why you are busy; pattern 2 2 of 2, comparing speed and skill; pattern 3 1 of 2, comparing people's abilities; pattern 3 2 of 2, describing likeness and examples; pattern 4 1 of 2, springlike weather and similar things; pattern 4 2 of 2, monterey harbor and railway; reading selection 1 of 4, trains and fishing boats; reading selection 2 of 4, fishing boat routines; reading selection 3 of 4, seaside visitors and vehicles; reading selection 4 of 4, monterey harbor and canneries; questions 1 of 2, visitors to monterey; questions 2 of 2, railway and resort words; word list 1 of 4, countryside and transport words; word list 2 of 4, movement and timing expressions; word list 3 of 4, comparing cars and trains; word list 4 of 4. 40Lesson 40Lesson 40: welcoming a visitor; dialogue 1 of 3, garden work and weather; dialogue 2 of 3, watering plants and taking breaks; dialogue 3 of 3, going and coming back; perception drill, durations spanning whole periods; perception drill, combining errands with exercise; perception drill, inferring from appearances; perception drill, suggesting something or someone; perception drill, leaving to run errands; pattern 1 1 of 2, fetching mail and postcards; pattern 1 2 of 2, activities lasting whole periods; pattern 2 1 of 2, seasons and all-day absences; pattern 2 2 of 2, exercise alongside other activities; pattern 3 1 of 2, visiting while out walking; pattern 3 2 of 2, drawing conclusions from appearances; pattern 4 1 of 2, inferring health and recent changes; pattern 4 2 of 2, suggesting casual alternatives; pattern 5 1 of 2, choosing an informal alternative; pattern 5 2 of 2, weekend gardening weather; reading selection 1 of 4, spring garden chores; reading selection 2 of 4, a helpful visiting friend; reading selection 3 of 4, tea with a friend; reading selection 4 of 4, weather and garden questions; questions 1 of 2, questions about a visitor; questions 2 of 2, garden and body words; word list 1 of 4, drinks and garden verbs; word list 2 of 4, weather and welcome expressions; word list 3 of 4, time. 41Lesson 41Lesson 41: caring for a winter lawn; dialogue 1 of 4, mowing and sowing by season; dialogue 2 of 4, pruning trees for flowers; dialogue 3 of 4, helping sow seeds together; dialogue 4 of 4, preparing things for later; perception drill, doing two things together; perception drill, unexpected effects on health; perception drill, acting now for later; pattern 1 1 of 2, leaving things ready beforehand; pattern 1 2 of 2, working during other activities; pattern 2 1 of 2, pairing everyday actions; pattern 2 2 of 2, contrary and unexpected results; pattern 3 1 of 2, unexpected comparisons and choices; pattern 3 2 of 2, winter garden care; reading selection 1 of 2, gardening and tea with friends; reading selection 2 of 2, weather and winter gardening questions; questions 1 of 2, visitors, lawn and garden nouns; word list 1 of 3, gardening actions and time; word list 2 of 3, timing. 42Lesson 42Lesson 42: choosing a historical film; dialogue 1 of 3, changing movie plans to saturday; dialogue 2 of 3, choosing an evening showing; dialogue 3 of 3, stating intentions and plans; perception drill, making decisions and choices; perception drill, saying what is expected; perception drill, doing things without preparation; perception drill, plans for future activities; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking about intended actions; pattern 1 2 of 2, decisions about times and actions; pattern 2 1 of 3, choosing dates and routines; pattern 2 2 of 3, asking about regular habits; pattern 2 3 of 3, expectations from known facts; pattern 3 1 of 3, drawing likely conclusions; pattern 3 2 of 3, reasons for expected outcomes; pattern 3 3 of 3, acting without prior steps; pattern 4 1 of 4, missing steps and consequences; pattern 4 2 of 4, meals, buying, studying through historical films; reading selection 1 of 2, planning for a popular film; reading selection 2 of 2, questions about historical films; questions 1 of 2, tickets, historical and modern film words; word list 1 of 4, cinema ticketing words; word list 2 of 4, invitations and reservations vocabulary; word list 3 of 4, movie plans and popularity expressions; word list 4 of 4. 43Lesson 43Lesson 43: cinemas competing with television; dialogue 1 of 4, choosing films by their cast; dialogue 2 of 4, learning language from films; dialogue 3 of 4, films as cultural education; dialogue 4 of 4, recent spans of time; perception drill, informal plans and suggestions; perception drill, thinking about future actions; perception drill, describing newly acquired abilities; perception drill, acting with intentions and beliefs; perception drill, changes over recent periods; pattern 1 1 of 2, measuring recent changes; pattern 1 2 of 2, informal decisions and predictions; pattern 2 1 of 3, making plans for tonight; pattern 2 2 of 3, forming casual suggestions; pattern 2 3 of 3, thinking about future plans; pattern 3 1 of 2, comparing plans and intentions; pattern 3 2 of 2, describing newly formed habits; pattern 4 1 of 2, changes in habits over time; pattern 4 2 of 2, acting with an intention; pattern 5 1 of 2, asking someone's purpose; pattern 5 2 of 2, japan's growing film industry; reading selection 1 of 2, foreign films and television; reading selection 2 of 2, japanese films abroad; questions 1 of 2, foreign films and television audiences; questions 2 of 2, cinema and television words; word list 1 of 4, film people and customs; word list 2 of 4, words for change and intention; word list 3 of 4, describing film and television trends; word list 4 of 4. 44Lesson 44Lesson 44: comparing kabuki and opera; dialogue 1 of 4, actors in kabuki; dialogue 2 of 4, planning an evening performance; dialogue 3 of 4, tickets, leaving things unchanged; perception drill, actions brought to completion; perception drill, telling others what to do; perception drill, describing unchanged states; pattern 1 1 of 3, leaving things as they are; pattern 1 2 of 3, actions continuing without change; pattern 1 3 of 3, finishing things completely; pattern 2 1 of 2, things used up or forgotten; pattern 2 2 of 2, relaying requests and instructions; pattern 3 1 of 2, passing on specific requests; pattern 3 2 of 2, origins of kabuki and opera; reading selection 1 of 2, bunraku puppets and performers; reading selection 2 of 2, comparing kabuki, theatre and performance words; word list 1 of 4, actors, performance and preparation words; word list 3 of 4, theatre actions and expressions; word list 4 of 4. 45Lesson 45Lesson 45: teaching through student actions; dialogue 1 of 4, classroom drills and examinations; dialogue 2 of 4, speaking speed and clarity; dialogue 3 of 4, discipline and classroom noise; dialogue 4 of 4, making others perform actions; perception drill, ease and difficulty of actions; perception drill, having students follow instructions; pattern 1 1 of 2, having children help at home; pattern 1 2 of 2, describing easy and difficult actions; pattern 2 1 of 2, comparing reading and memorising difficulty; pattern 2 2 of 2, a day at language school; questions 1 of 2, classroom routines and responsibilities; questions 2 of 2, tests, classroom actions and behaviour; word list 2 of 3, manner. 46Lesson 46Lesson 46: payday timing and location; dialogue 1 of 4, salaries, protecting pay from theft; dialogue 3 of 4, investigating theft and staying careful; dialogue 4 of 4, passive actions and misfortunes; perception drill, differences depending on circumstances; perception drill, grammar perception drill, experiencing passive actions; pattern 1 1 of 3, reporting unwanted actions; pattern 1 2 of 3, taking, differences between people and places; pattern 2 1 of 2, describing changing weather; pattern 2 2 of 2, pattern 3, advice when choices are limited; pattern 3 2 of 2, military pay and allowances; reading selection 1 of 2, preventing payday theft; reading selection 2 of 2, military pay procedures; questions 1 of 2, allowances, words for military payments; word list 1 of 4, barracks, caution, deductions. 47Lesson 47Lesson 47: selecting military language students; dialogue 1 of 3, why soldiers study languages; dialogue 2 of 3, homework and course lengths; dialogue 3 of 3, being made to study; perception drill, describing past states; perception drill, required school activities; pattern 1 1 of 3, what students must do; pattern 1 2 of 3, making soldiers work and exercise; pattern 1 3 of 3, people and places in the past; pattern 2 1 of 2, past circumstances and descriptions; pattern 2 2 of 2, military need for foreign languages; reading selection 1 of 3, selecting and training military linguists; reading selection 2 of 3, examinations, language school purpose and students; questions 1 of 2, schoolwork, science, courses, linguists. 48Lesson 48Lesson 48: starting the school day; dialogue 1 of 4, classes, character study and grammar questions; dialogue 3 of 4, understanding, things just completed; perception drill, what other people want; perception drill, adding a second quality; perception drill, recent actions and their results; pattern 1 1 of 2, recently completed events; pattern 1 2 of 2, describing what others want; pattern 2 1 of 2, unwanted study and desired outings; pattern 2 2 of 2, pairing activities and qualities; pattern 3 1 of 3, adding facts to descriptions; pattern 3 2 of 3, combining military and school categories; pattern 3 3 of 3, morning language classes; reading selection 1 of 2, grammar, daily classes and language learning; questions 1 of 2, lunch, class schedules and study terms; word list 1 of 4, explaining, morning routines and study wishes; word list 4 of 4. 49Lesson 49Lesson 49: approaching graduation and travel; dialogue 1 of 2, reflecting on academic struggles; dialogue 2 of 2, making guesses and predictions; perception drill, saying what you cannot do; perception drill, talking about former habits; perception drill, making probable statements; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking and answering guesses; pattern 1 2 of 3, people, saying what cannot be done; pattern 2 1 of 2, asking about abilities; pattern 2 2 of 2, past habits in youth; pattern 3 1 of 2, past habits versus today; pattern 3 2 of 2, preparing for a graduation trip; reading selection 1 of 2, studying during the class trip; reading selection 2 of 2, study, worry, ability. 50Lesson 50Lesson 50: planning a flight to japan; dialogue 1 of 3, family travel and baggage; dialogue 2 of 3, packing and luggage limits; dialogue 3 of 3, predictions that something will not happen; perception drill, contrasting unexpected facts; perception drill, decided future arrangements; perception drill, predicting what will not happen; pattern 1 1 of 3, estimating delayed events; pattern 1 2 of 3, travel and action verbs; pattern 1 3 of 3, contrasting actions and outcomes; pattern 2 1 of 3, unexpected results despite effort; pattern 2 2 of 3, opposing facts and outcomes; pattern 2 3 of 3, stating scheduled plans; pattern 3 1 of 3, asking about school requirements; pattern 3 2 of 3, routine action verbs; pattern 3 3 of 3, moving to japan by air; reading selection 1 of 2, air travel limits and documents; reading selection 2 of 2, travel plans and shipped belongings; questions 1 of 2, baggage, diplomatic and travel documents; word list 1 of 5, aircraft, shipping and diplomatic service words; word list 3 of 5, travel arrangements and contrast expressions; word list 4 of 5, visas. 51Lesson 51Lesson 51: landing at the airport; dialogue 1 of 3, meeting an old friend; dialogue 2 of 3, riding to official quarters; dialogue 3 of 3, inferring another person's state; perception drill, polite requests and helpful offers; perception drill, things impossible to avoid; perception drill, doing exactly as directed; perception drill, inferring feelings and conditions; pattern 1 1 of 2, explaining inferred conditions; pattern 1 2 of 2, offering help politely; pattern 2 1 of 3, accepting and declining offers; pattern 2 2 of 3, verbs for polite exchanges; pattern 2 3 of 3, obligations and practical impossibility; pattern 3 1 of 2, limits on possible actions; pattern 3 2 of 2, acting as shown or told; pattern 4 1 of 2, copying writing and pronunciation; pattern 4 2 of 2, an embassy family arrives; reading selection 1 of 2, troublesome children and family talk; reading selection 2 of 2, arrival and embassy duties; questions 1 of 2, children and official quarters; questions 2 of 2, family. 52Lesson 52Lesson 52: calling at an old friend's home; dialogue 1 of 4, meeting a new grandchild; dialogue 2 of 4, discussing children and marriage; dialogue 3 of 4, sending regards through a friend; dialogue 4 of 4, declining future plans; perception drill, asking about someone's plans; perception drill, suitability for different people; perception drill, confirming advice and intentions; perception drill, deciding not to act; pattern 1 1 of 3, declining outings and activities; pattern 1 2 of 3, everyday verbs with refusal; pattern 1 3 of 3, respectful questions about activities; pattern 2 1 of 2, discussing work, judging things for people; pattern 3 1 of 2, comparing needs across groups; pattern 3 2 of 2, giving direct advice; pattern 4 1 of 2, advice for everyday balance; pattern 4 2 of 2, a visit and new grandchild; reading selection 1 of 2, waiting to become a grandfather; reading selection 2 of 2, asking about a friend's visit; questions 1 of 2, asking about children and grandchildren; questions 2 of 2, honorific words for visiting; word list 1 of 4, babies, family and marriage terms; word list 3 of 4, humble travel and farewells; word list 4 of 4. 53Lesson 53Lesson 53: embassy obligations and tea; dialogue 1 of 4, celebrating a new grandchild; dialogue 2 of 4, counting brothers and sisters; dialogue 3 of 4, asking about an older sister; dialogue 4 of 4, giving examples in a list; perception drill, asking about usual actions; perception drill, expressing emphatic certainty; perception drill, listing examples and alternatives; pattern 1 1 of 2, uncertain choices and reasons; pattern 1 2 of 2, respectful descriptions of actions; pattern 2 1 of 3, asking about habits and arrival; pattern 2 2 of 3, everyday action verbs; pattern 2 3 of 3, firmly agreeing to act; pattern 3 1 of 2, confirming help and knowledge; pattern 3 2 of 2, tea and family news; reading selection 1 of 2, grandchildren and extended family; reading selection 2 of 2, asking about the family visit; questions 1 of 2, asking about siblings and grandchildren; questions 2 of 2, social visits and obligations; word list 1 of 4, new grandchildren and siblings; word list 2 of 4, sibling terms and honorifics; word list 3 of 4, relatives and family affection; word list 4 of 4. 54Lesson 54Lesson 54: searching for a japanese house; dialogue 1 of 2, asking about rooms and rent; dialogue 2 of 2, formal thanks; perception drill, respectfully saying someone left; perception drill, explaining personal facts; perception drill, formal greetings and descriptions; pattern 1 1 of 3, permission, size, respectfully describing people's actions; pattern 2 1 of 3, asking about past experiences; pattern 2 2 of 3, action and reaction verbs; pattern 2 3 of 3, explaining identities and preferences; pattern 3 1 of 2, explaining illness, finding a house to live in; reading selection 1 of 2, describing rooms, asking about the house search; questions 1 of 2, rooms, house hunting terms; word list 1 of 4, rooms and house surroundings; word list 2 of 4, renting and visiting homes; word list 3 of 4, greetings for a home visit; word list 4 of 4. 55Lesson 55Lesson 55: living room size and features; dialogue 1 of 4, upstairs rooms and facilities; dialogue 2 of 4, comparing houses and kitchens; dialogue 3 of 4, kitchen features and viewing plans; dialogue 4 of 4, saying who alone does something; perception drill, the more, saying something is easy; perception drill, identifying the only one; pattern 1 1 of 2, asking who alone qualifies; pattern 1 2 of 2, increasing change through repetition; pattern 2 1 of 3, comparing repeated actions; pattern 2 2 of 3, verbs and adjectives for comparisons; pattern 2 3 of 3, calling tasks easy; pattern 3 1 of 2, answering whether tasks are easy; pattern 3 2 of 2, traditional rooms and alcoves; reading selection 1 of 2, mats, room divisions and sleeping spaces; questions 1 of 2, room size and kitchen equipment; questions 2 of 2, room size and alcove words; word list 1 of 5, doors, house hunting and kitchen words; word list 3 of 5, windows, appliances. 56Lesson 56Lesson 56: introducing a prospective tenant; dialogue 1 of 4, asking to view a rental; dialogue 2 of 4, utilities, agreeing to rent the house; dialogue 4 of 4, speaking about a matter; perception drill, asking permission politely; perception drill, saying what you want; perception drill, concerns and matters to discuss; pattern 1 1 of 2, explaining reasons for errands; pattern 1 2 of 2, requesting permission to act; pattern 2 1 of 2, granting permission to act; pattern 2 2 of 2, wants and unwanted things; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking what someone wants; pattern 3 2 of 2, visiting and inspecting a rental; reading selection 1 of 2, choosing the house and rent; reading selection 2 of 2, the rental visit and apology; questions 1 of 2, introductions and rental visit words; word list 1 of 5, utilities and vehicle shelter words; word list 2 of 5, desires, entrances, apologies. 57Lesson 57Lesson 57: shopping for furniture; dialogue 1 of 3, browsing a department store; dialogue 2 of 3, visiting several furniture stores; dialogue 3 of 3, saying neither one nor another; perception drill, denying an assumed meaning; perception drill, explaining what something means; perception drill, neither objects nor qualities; pattern 1 1 of 2, neither plans nor conditions; pattern 1 2 of 2, denying a stated conclusion; pattern 2 1 of 2, correcting mistaken reasons; pattern 2 2 of 2, stating what something means; pattern 3 1 of 2, confirming what someone means; pattern 3 2 of 2, furnishing an empty japanese home; reading selection 1 of 2, shopping at tokyo department stores; reading selection 2 of 2, questions about furniture shopping; questions, furniture and meaning words; word list 1 of 4, shopping and accompanying expressions; word list 2 of 4, traditional and modern furnishings; word list 3 of 4, bedding and household furniture; word list 4 of 4. 58Lesson 58Lesson 58: arranging help with moving; dialogue 1 of 3, directing movers around the house; dialogue 2 of 3, avoiding mistakes while moving; dialogue 3 of 3, asking negative questions; perception drill, mistaking one thing for another; perception drill, trying and being about to; perception drill, saying what is sufficient; perception drill, checking assumptions about actions; pattern 1 1 of 2, checking health and unfinished work; pattern 1 2 of 2, mistaking objects and people; pattern 2 1 of 2, explaining mistaken identities; pattern 2 2 of 2, trying difficult actions; pattern 3 1 of 2, trying but failing; pattern 3 2 of 2, saying what is enough; pattern 4 1 of 2, asking what must be done; pattern 4 2 of 2, moving with military help; reading selection 1 of 2, preventing misplaced belongings; reading selection 2 of 2, questions about moving arrangements; questions 1 of 2, questions about moving responsibilities; questions 2 of 2, moving services and workers; word list 1 of 3, loading, packing and military transfers; word list 3 of 3. 59Lesson 59Lesson 59: registering after moving house; dialogue 1 of 3, directions to the ward office; dialogue 2 of 3, choosing streetcar over subway; dialogue 3 of 3, respectful questions about past events; perception drill, asking how to do things; perception drill, emphasising reasons and identities; perception drill, saying it is not that; perception drill, respectfully describing others' actions; pattern 1 1 of 2, respectfully asking about others; pattern 1 2 of 2, asking what, asking where to do things; pattern 2 2 of 2, emphasising qualities and preferences; pattern 3 1 of 2, explaining absences and identities; pattern 3 2 of 2, contrasting ability with willingness; pattern 4 1 of 2, correcting assumptions about ability; pattern 4 2 of 2, streetcar route to registration; reading selection 1 of 2, commuting by streetcar and subway; reading selection 2 of 2, questions about registration directions; questions 1 of 2, questions about commuting routes; questions 2 of 2, addresses, maps, addresses and public transport; word list 3 of 4, abbreviated addresses and rail travel; word list 4 of 4. 60Lesson 60Lesson 60: dialogue, tokyo wards and commuter crowds; dialogue 2 of 3, tokyo population and rush hour; dialogue 3 of 3, expressing uncertainty between alternatives; perception drill, saying something is excessive; perception drill, saying what something seems like; perception drill, not knowing between alternatives; pattern 1 1 of 2, uncertainty about past events; pattern 1 2 of 2, describing excessive actions and qualities; pattern 2 1 of 2, consequences of doing too much; pattern 2 2 of 2, saying what things seem like; pattern 3 1 of 2, comparing people by appearance; pattern 3 2 of 2, reading selection, tokyo wards and overcrowding; reading selection 2 of 2, tokyo's names and early history; questions 1 of 2, tokyo's wards and population; questions 2 of 2, words for capitals and palaces; word list 1 of 4, words for uncertainty and appearance; word list 2 of 4, population and prefecture words; word list 3 of 4, cities. 61Lesson 61Lesson 61: tokyo's circular railway routes; dialogue 1 of 3, regional trains and busy railways; dialogue 2 of 3, railway lines and endpoints; dialogue 3 of 3, linking actions and settings; perception drill, emphasising surprising amounts; perception drill, saying how often things happen; perception drill, saying both things apply; perception drill, linking contrasting daily actions; pattern 1 1 of 2, daytime and nighttime routines; pattern 1 2 of 2, emphasising remarkable extent; pattern 2 1 of 2, reacting to large changes; pattern 2 2 of 2, stating regular time intervals; pattern 3 1 of 2, asking about regular intervals; pattern 3 2 of 2, pairing people, saying both options are included; pattern 4 2 of 2, railways serving tokyo; reading selection 1 of 3, tokyo railways and routes; reading selection 2 of 3, inbound and outbound trains; reading selection 3 of 3, japan's railway network; questions 1 of 2, railway routes and directions; questions 2 of 2, railway directions and line names; word list 1 of 4, regional and private railway words; word list 2 of 4, words for railway traffic; word list 3 of 4, travel. 62Lesson 62Lesson 62: comparing express train services; dialogue 1 of 4, journey times and sleeper classes; dialogue 2 of 4, sleeper berths and train tickets; dialogue 3 of 4, buying tickets before departure; dialogue 4 of 4, saying as much as possible; perception drill, trying to change habits; perception drill, asking what should be done; perception drill, requesting the greatest possible amount; pattern 1 1 of 2, doing as much as you can; pattern 1 2 of 2, making better daily habits; pattern 2 1 of 2, avoiding repeated mistakes; pattern 2 2 of 2, advice for everyday problems; pattern 3 1 of 2, advice about luggage and characters; pattern 3 2 of 2, trains, train tickets and checked baggage; reading selection 2 of 2, train services and sleeper classes; questions 1 of 2, tickets and baggage procedures; questions 2 of 2, words for express trains; word list 1 of 5, classes, tickets, station facilities and helpful advice; word list 4 of 5, checking and collecting baggage; word list 5 of 5. 63Lesson 63Lesson 63: comparing bank account types; dialogue 1 of 3, checks, sending money safely; dialogue 3 of 3, making and letting people act; perception drill, conceding a point; perception drill, being made to act; pattern 1 1 of 2, having others do things; pattern 1 2 of 2, conceding before a contrast; pattern 2 1 of 2, concessions about past actions; pattern 2 2 of 2, deposits, japanese cash and remittances; reading selection 2 of 2, asking about bank accounts; questions 1 of 2, asking about currency and credit; questions 2 of 2, banking and interest words; word list 1 of 5, interest, orders, currency and inflation words; word list 4 of 5, savings. 64Lesson 64Lesson 64: buying postcards; dialogue 1 of 8, mailing and insuring a package; dialogue 2 of 8, buying stamps and sending telegrams; dialogue 3 of 8, composing a concise telegram; dialogue 4 of 8, calculating telegram charges; dialogue 5 of 8, reading telegram header details; dialogue 6 of 8, reading a personal telegram; dialogue 7 of 8, reading a new year telegram; dialogue 8 of 8, expressing regular intervals; perception drill, taking an additional opportunity; perception drill, recurring events and intervals; pattern 1 1 of 3, every time something happens; pattern 1 2 of 3, changes and repeated events; pattern 1 3 of 3, doing errands along the way; pattern 2 1 of 3, asking someone to combine errands; pattern 2 2 of 3, combining travel with other plans; pattern 2 3 of 3, postcard, domestic and foreign telegram rates; reading selection 2 of 2, asking about postal rates; questions 1 of 2, asking about parcels and telegrams; questions 2 of 2, postcards, insurance, forms, telegram types and calculations; word list 4 of 4. 65Lesson 65Lesson 65: asking for an introduction; dialogue 1 of 6, formal introductions and workplaces; dialogue 2 of 6, first visits and changed plans; dialogue 3 of 6, introducing two women; dialogue 4 of 6, praising language ability; dialogue 5 of 6, learning languages by listening; dialogue 6 of 6, gladness about past choices; perception drill, emphatic disbelief with reasons; perception drill, gladness about helpful actions; pattern 1 1 of 3, gladness about favorable results; pattern 1 2 of 3, relief about uncertain outcomes; pattern 1 3 of 3, rhetorical doubts about possibility; pattern 2 1 of 3, rejecting unlikely possibilities; pattern 2 2 of 3, rejecting predictions and expectations; pattern 2 3 of 3, greetings, introductions and language ability; reading selection 2 of 3, learning conversation through listening; reading selection 3 of 3, questions about introductions and work; questions 1 of 2, meeting and language learning; questions 2 of 2, introductions and polite greetings; word list 1 of 3, gladness and compliments; word list 2 of 3, emphasis. 66Lesson 66Lesson 66: finding and calling public phones; dialogue 1 of 4, busy lines and wrong numbers; dialogue 2 of 4, calling someone who is out; dialogue 3 of 4, leaving a telephone message; dialogue 4 of 4, actions currently in progress; perception drill, deadlines and return times; perception drill, describing activities in progress; pattern 1 1 of 3, travel, asking what someone is doing; pattern 1 3 of 3, completing things by deadlines; pattern 2 1 of 3, time remaining before events; pattern 2 2 of 3, expected completion by a time; pattern 2 3 of 3, dialling calls and finding numbers; reading selection 1 of 2, public telephones in japan; reading selection 2 of 2, telephone numbers and operators; questions 1 of 2, telephone growth and public phones; questions 2 of 2, public telephone and connection words; word list 1 of 4, connections, absence, telephone directory and dialling words; word list 4 of 4. 67Lesson 67Lesson 67: answering a telephone call; dialogue 1 of 7, inviting a friend to dinner; dialogue 2 of 7, choosing a steakhouse; dialogue 3 of 7, ordering sake at a restaurant; dialogue 4 of 7, serving sake and appetisers; dialogue 5 of 7, finishing dinner and paying; dialogue 6 of 7, thanking restaurant staff; dialogue 7 of 7, direct questions and intentions; perception drill, informal yes-or-no questions; perception drill, direct questions about people and things; pattern 1 1 of 3, direct questions about plans; pattern 1 2 of 3, direct questions about past actions; pattern 1 3 of 3, informal questions about help and health; pattern 2 1 of 3, informal questions and invitations; pattern 2 2 of 3, informal questions about recent events; pattern 2 3 of 3, dining at a tokyo steakhouse; reading selection 1 of 2, tokyo restaurants and tipping; reading selection 2 of 2, choosing and ordering steak; questions 1 of 2, international restaurants and service charges; questions 2 of 2, informal friendship and dining words; word list 1 of 4, food and steakhouse words; word list 2 of 4, sake service and meal phrases; word list 3 of 4, restaurant service and hospitality words; word list 4 of 4. 68Lesson 68Lesson 68: telephone greetings and family health; dialogue 1 of 7, dinner invitation and dining guidance; dialogue 2 of 7, japanese meal trays and dishes; dialogue 3 of 7, japanese dishes and chopsticks; dialogue 4 of 7, beginning a japanese meal; dialogue 5 of 7, eating rice and soup; dialogue 6 of 7, ending meals with pickles; dialogue 7 of 7, saying conditions make things impossible; perception drill, not knowing what to choose; perception drill, conditions preventing an action; pattern 1 1 of 3, explaining why something will not work; pattern 1 2 of 3, acting despite difficult conditions; pattern 1 3 of 3, asking what one should do; pattern 2 1 of 4, choosing what to do; pattern 2 2 of 4, deciding what to order; pattern 2 3 of 4, what one should do; pattern 2 4 of 4, arranging a meal tray; reading selection 1 of 2, order of eating dishes; reading selection 2 of 2, asking about place settings; questions 1 of 2, asking about dining sequence; questions 2 of 2, invitations and polite acceptance; word list 1 of 4, dishes and dining manners; word list 2 of 4, utensils and table arrangements; word list 3 of 4, bowls.Reading Japan
69Lesson 71Lesson 71: car repairs and road damage; dialogue 1 of 4, falling rocks and broken lights; dialogue 2 of 4, road hazards and teasing; dialogue 3 of 4, a minor car accident; dialogue 4 of 4, leaving things as they are; perception drill, saying something is unnecessary; perception drill, leaving things unfinished; pattern 1 1 of 3, windows, checking what was left undone; pattern 1 3 of 3, saying what need not happen; pattern 2 1 of 3, declining unnecessary help; pattern 2 2 of 3, asking what must be done; pattern 2 3 of 3, broken cars and driving hazards; reading selection 1 of 2, questions about road damage; reading selection 2 of 2, car parts and road damage; word list 1 of 4, glass, tires, collisions. 70Lesson 72Lesson 72: planning a coastal drive; dialogue 1 of 6, following the coastal route; dialogue 2 of 6, mountain roads and overnight stops; dialogue 3 of 6, returning by the scenic route; dialogue 4 of 6, road sign colors and meanings; dialogue 5 of 6, speed and traffic signs; dialogue 6 of 6, phrases describing places and plans; perception drill, no matter what or where; perception drill, phrases describing people and events; pattern 1 1 of 3, teachers, from here and as far as; pattern 1 3 of 3, no matter who, no matter how much; pattern 2 2 of 3, conditions and likely results; pattern 2 3 of 3, questions about coastal routes; reading selection 1 of 2, questions about signs and roads; reading selection 2 of 2, scenic routes and sign colors; questions, coasts, inns, views, traffic signs and directions; word list 4 of 4. 71Lesson 73Lesson 73: traveling to a mountain resort; dialogue 1 of 6, hiking with impatient children; dialogue 2 of 6, autumn views from the dam; dialogue 3 of 6, walking, the resort's history and appeal; dialogue 5 of 6, avoiding overexertion; dialogue 6 of 6, hesitant refusals and requests; perception drill, expressing suspicions and hunches; perception drill, saying one cannot comply; pattern 1 1 of 3, refusing invitations and requests; pattern 1 2 of 3, hesitating to ask favors; pattern 1 3 of 3, speculating about possibilities; pattern 2 1 of 3, explaining uncertain situations; pattern 2 2 of 3, making tentative guesses; pattern 2 3 of 3, journey to the dam; reading selection 1 of 2, views around the dam; reading selection 2 of 2, hiking through the national park; questions, travel and hesitation words; word list 1 of 3, patience, scenery and park words; word list 3 of 3. 72Lesson 74Lesson 74: problems facing japanese agriculture; dialogue 1 of 4, agricultural land and statistics; dialogue 2 of 4, farmland units and acreage; dialogue 3 of 4, poor soil and farm income; dialogue 4 of 4, citing recent statistics; perception drill, citing a teacher; perception drill, citing a newspaper; perception drill, citing the radio; perception drill, reporting information from sources; perception drill, converting dollars to yen; perception drill, converting land measurements; perception drill, reporting facts from sources; pattern 1 1 of 3, relaying news and forecasts; pattern 1 2 of 3, naming information sources; pattern 1 3 of 3, expressing exact equivalents; pattern 2 1 of 3, comparing equivalent units; pattern 2 2 of 3, asking about equivalents; pattern 2 3 of 3, limits on agricultural land; reading selection 1 of 2, farmland size and poor soil; reading selection 2 of 2, asking about farm statistics; questions 1 of 2, explaining agricultural constraints; questions 2 of 2, agriculture and land words; word list 1 of 4, land use and statistics words; word list 2 of 4, farm measurements and households; word list 3 of 4, farming comparisons and income; word list 4 of 4. 73Lesson 75Lesson 75: making limited land productive; dialogue 1 of 4, crops and farming scale; dialogue 2 of 4, rice and wheat imports; dialogue 3 of 4, why food imports continue; dialogue 4 of 4, doing things as expected; perception drill, following words and plans; pattern 1 1 of 3, matching descriptions and directions; pattern 1 2 of 3, confirming things went as expected; pattern 1 3 of 3, continuing changes over time; pattern 2 1 of 2, ongoing growth and change; pattern 2 2 of 2, japanese crops and farming methods; questions 1 of 2, future food imports; questions 2 of 2, limits, grains, imports. 74Lesson 76Lesson 76: rice crops and planting season; dialogue 1 of 4, transplanting rice seedlings; dialogue 2 of 4, planting rice in rainy weather; dialogue 3 of 4, celebrating the rice planting; dialogue 4 of 4, immediate everyday actions; perception drill, one event following another; pattern 1 1 of 3, immediate actions in conversation; pattern 1 2 of 3, immediate action cues; pattern 1 3 of 3, differences by place and person; pattern 2 1 of 3, saying what things depend on; pattern 2 2 of 3, how conditions vary; pattern 2 3 of 3, growing and planting rice; questions 1 of 2, harvests, rice plants, rain, celebrations. 75Lesson 77Lesson 77: farm animals and machinery; dialogue 1 of 3, livestock and dairy farming; dialogue 2 of 3, kobe beef production; dialogue 3 of 3, only because of who or where; perception drill, only because something matters; perception drill, emphasising identity, explaining actions through circumstances; pattern 1 2 of 3, restating decisive reasons; pattern 1 3 of 3, only by doing something; pattern 2 1 of 3, explaining why something is possible; pattern 2 2 of 3, linking actions to their causes; pattern 2 3 of 3, farm machinery in japan; questions 1 of 2, livestock, farming machinery and livestock; word list 1 of 4, regions, poultry, beef and dairy words; word list 4 of 4. 76Lesson 78Lesson 78: reuniting with an old acquaintance; dialogue 1 of 5, newspaper firms and circulation; dialogue 2 of 5, major newspapers and neutrality; dialogue 3 of 5, editions, advertising, let alone books; perception drill, far from cheap; perception drill, far from expected conditions; perception drill, an outrageous mistake; perception drill, unexpected people and situations; perception drill, far from one extreme; pattern 1 1 of 3, contrasting reality with expectations; pattern 1 2 of 3, answering with strong contrasts; pattern 1 3 of 3, outrageous things and events; pattern 2 1 of 3, unexpected questions, things described as outrageous; pattern 2 3 of 3, japanese newspapers compared; questions 1 of 2, deliveries, circulation and newspaper company words; word list 1 of 4, politics, publishing and television words; word list 4 of 4. 77Lesson 79Lesson 79: types of magazine publishing; dialogue 1 of 4, press freedom and responsibility; dialogue 2 of 4, changing magazine readership; dialogue 3 of 4, magazines reflecting population change; dialogue 4 of 4, listing examples and excuses; perception drill, lists, listing people, listing food and study topics; pattern 1 3 of 3, saying nothing at all; pattern 2 1 of 3, leaving matters undecided; pattern 2 2 of 3, asking what was said; pattern 2 3 of 3, magazine publishing and vulgarity; questions 1 of 2, responsibility and changing readership; questions 2 of 2, publications, freedom, people, birth control and rarity; word list 4 of 4. 78Lesson 80Lesson 80: shopping for dresses and handbags; dialogue 1 of 6, struggling with rural dialects; dialogue 2 of 6, choosing a flattering dress; dialogue 3 of 6, buying the dress; dialogue 4 of 6, comparing expensive handbags; dialogue 5 of 6, deciding to keep looking; dialogue 6 of 6, informal questions in conversation; perception drill, asking informal everyday questions; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking about needs and plans; pattern 1 2 of 3, contrasting informal and polite questions; pattern 1 3 of 3, asking what someone bought; reading selection, retelling the shopping trip; questions 1 of 2, details of the handbag purchase; questions 2 of 2, shopping expressions and question forms; word list 1 of 3, dialects, sales. 79Lesson 81Lesson 81: choosing a cloisonné gift; dialogue 1 of 6, wired and wireless cloisonné; dialogue 2 of 6, bargaining over expensive cloisonné; dialogue 3 of 6, buying and wrapping two gifts; dialogue 4 of 6, adding an antique platter; dialogue 5 of 6, arranging home delivery; dialogue 6 of 6, expressing feelings and desires; perception drill, saying something seldom happens; perception drill, describing people’s feelings; pattern 1 1 of 3, explaining embarrassment and affection; pattern 1 2 of 3, recognizing emotional adjectives; pattern 1 3 of 3, saying what rarely happens; pattern 2 1 of 3, discussing rare occurrences; pattern 2 2 of 3, asking about habitual activities; pattern 2 3 of 3, comparing two cloisonné styles; reading selection 1 of 2, buying gifts for delivery; reading selection 2 of 2, cloisonné types and origins; questions 1 of 2, purchases, cloisonné, wires, discounts, desires. 80Lesson 82Lesson 82: choosing a birthday present; dialogue 1 of 4, comparing pearl gift options; dialogue 2 of 4, declining lacquerware quality; dialogue 3 of 4, judging valuable lacquerware; dialogue 4 of 4, stating limits of knowledge; perception drill, making and answering suggestions; perception drill, reporting known information; pattern 1 1 of 3, citing memory and observation; pattern 1 2 of 3, citing hearsay and appearances; pattern 1 3 of 3, making everyday suggestions; pattern 2 1 of 3, suggesting healthier habits; pattern 2 2 of 3, suggesting actions from prompts; pattern 2 3 of 3, pearl production and uses; reading selection 1 of 2, lacquerware quality and origins; reading selection 2 of 2, pearls and lacquerware in japan; questions, pearls, jewellery, lacquer, production. 81Lesson 83Lesson 83: finding a good tailor; dialogue 1 of 6, choosing a suit colour; dialogue 2 of 6, bargaining over suit fabric; dialogue 3 of 6, choosing a style and deadline; dialogue 4 of 6, taking measurements and fitting; dialogue 5 of 6, confirming the fitting appointment; dialogue 6 of 6, recognising informal requests; perception drill, asking friends for favours; pattern 1 1 of 3, requesting errands and introductions; pattern 1 2 of 3, giving direct polite requests; pattern 1 3 of 3, suit material and price; reading selection 1 of 2, suit fitting and completion; reading selection 2 of 2, buying a between-season suit; questions, seasons, fabrics, tailoring and fashion terms; word list 3 of 3. 82Lesson 84Lesson 84: japan's textile raw materials; dialogue 1 of 4, sources of wool and cotton; dialogue 2 of 4, synthetic fibres and exports; dialogue 3 of 4, wool exports to north america; dialogue 4 of 4, saying something is acceptable; perception drill, drawing conclusions from facts; perception drill, saying something is unnecessary; pattern 1 1 of 3, relaxing requirements and deadlines; pattern 1 2 of 3, asking whether something is required; pattern 1 3 of 3, confirming what facts imply; pattern 2 1 of 3, drawing conclusions about study; pattern 2 2 of 3, comparing study and learning; pattern 2 3 of 3, textile exports and synthetic fibres; reading selection 1 of 3, cotton, wool and synthetic production; reading selection 3 of 3, japan's textile industry; questions, fabrics and textile materials; word list 1 of 3, cotton imports and costs; word list 2 of 3, synthetic fibres and destinations; word list 3 of 3. 83Lesson 85Lesson 85: japan's silk production; dialogue 1 of 4, silkworm growth and cocoons; dialogue 2 of 4, feeding and moulting silkworms; dialogue 3 of 4, silk demand and competition; dialogue 4 of 4, describing things freshly made; perception drill, changing, things newly made or begun; pattern 1 1 of 3, recent beginnings and adjustments; pattern 1 2 of 3, freshly made food and verbs; pattern 1 3 of 3, changing clothes and replacing things; pattern 2 1 of 3, changing trains and replacing items; pattern 2 2 of 3, exchanging and replacing items; pattern 2 3 of 3, silkworm growth and silk shortages; reading selection 1 of 4, silk exports and competition; reading selection 2 of 4, silkworm farming and development; reading selection 3 of 4, silk prices, japan's sericulture and silkworms; questions, sericulture and production words; word list 1 of 4, hatching, moulting, destinations. 84Lesson 86Lesson 86: tuberculosis in japan; dialogue 1 of 4, treatment, cancer, sanitation and food poisoning; dialogue 4 of 4, saying nothing in particular; perception drill, things not easily achieved; perception drill, no particular person or thing; pattern 1 1 of 3, having no particular plans; pattern 1 2 of 3, asking about particular preferences; pattern 1 3 of 3, things not easily done; pattern 2 1 of 3, difficulty finding and obtaining things; pattern 2 2 of 3, difficulty quitting and persuading; pattern 2 3 of 3, declining infectious diseases; reading selection 1 of 3, cancer and tuberculosis; reading selection 2 of 3, infectious and childhood diseases; reading selection 3 of 3, why tuberculosis is feared; questions, tuberculosis and fear words; word list 1 of 4, disease and insurance words; word list 2 of 4, infections and vaccination words; word list 3 of 4, foodborne illness words; word list 4 of 4. 85Lesson 87Lesson 87: longer lives through medicine; dialogue 1 of 5, infant mortality and population growth; dialogue 2 of 5, birth rates and growing height; dialogue 3 of 5, physique, public diet and health; dialogue 5 of 5, how one change leads another; perception drill, health, growth and its consequences; pattern 1 2 of 3, worsening illness and other changes; pattern 1 3 of 3, causes of longer lifespans; questions 1 of 2, population, prevention and longevity words; word list 1 of 4, ageing and mortality words; word list 2 of 4, population and height words; word list 3 of 4, physique and statistics words; word list 4 of 4. 86Lesson 88Lesson 88: sewage and public sanitation; dialogue 1 of 5, old toilets and cleanliness; dialogue 2 of 5, public littering and food poisoning; dialogue 3 of 5, sanitation enforcement and air pollution; dialogue 4 of 5, pollution and modern diseases; dialogue 5 of 5, limits on actions and outcomes; perception drill, conditions that prevent outcomes; pattern 1 1 of 3, limits on health and plans; pattern 1 2 of 3, necessary conditions for change; pattern 1 3 of 3, prospects for future outcomes; pattern 2 1 of 3, prospects for people’s futures; pattern 2 2 of 3, asking about future prospects; pattern 2 3 of 3, sanitation, pollution, sewage and cleanliness words; word list 1 of 4, dirt and disposal words; word list 2 of 4, regulation and improvement words; word list 3 of 4, pollution and hygiene words; word list 4 of 4. 87Lesson 89Lesson 89: a doctor visits a patient; dialogue 1 of 6, taking temperature and pulse; dialogue 2 of 6, fever conversion and examination; dialogue 3 of 6, diagnosing food poisoning; dialogue 4 of 6, medicine, follow-up care and farewell; dialogue 6 of 6, wondering about possible events; perception drill, wondering about everyday facts; pattern 1 1 of 4, wondering about people and events; pattern 1 2 of 4, wondering about timely outcomes; pattern 1 3 of 4, wondering with different predicates; pattern 1 4 of 4, diagnosing fever and illness; questions 1 of 2, treatment and recovery advice; questions 2 of 2, medical examinations and temperature; word list 1 of 4, pulse, pain, aftercare and warning signs; word list 4 of 4. 88Lesson 90Lesson 90: hands, front and back body parts; dialogue 2 of 4, legs, understanding body expressions; dialogue 4 of 4, expressing uncertainty between alternatives; perception drill, contrasting uncertain possibilities; pattern 1 1 of 3, undecided choices and outcomes; pattern 1 2 of 3, uncertainty about distance and truth; pattern 1 3 of 3, naming major body parts; reading selection 1 of 2, joints and body expressions; reading selection 2 of 2, describing body parts and ambiguities; questions 1 of 2, learning body terms naturally; questions 2 of 2, arms, torso. 89Lesson 91Lesson 91: head expressions and agreement; dialogue 1 of 5, success, fame and saving face; dialogue 3 of 5, pride and showing one's face; dialogue 4 of 5, introducing eye expressions; dialogue 5 of 5, saying something feels familiar; perception drill, expressing personal impressions; pattern 1 1 of 3, impressions of change and health; pattern 1 2 of 3, wanting change and noticing progress; pattern 1 3 of 3, intelligence, face, explaining head expressions; questions 1 of 2, explaining face expressions; questions 2 of 2, intelligence and mental alertness; word list 1 of 3, agreement, appearances. 90Lesson 92Lesson 92: eyes and emotional expressions; dialogue 1 of 5, anger, reading, recalling expressions for nearness; dialogue 4 of 5, requesting more expressions; dialogue 5 of 5, hardly doing things properly; perception drill, insufficient sleep, barely reading, barely preparing and basic verbs; pattern 1 3 of 3, eyes showing emotion; reading selection 1 of 2, eyes, describing eyes and emotions; questions 1 of 2, meanings of eye expressions; questions 2 of 2, happiness, intoxication. 91Lesson 93Lesson 93: pride through nose expressions; dialogue 1 of 4, a man's weakness for women; dialogue 2 of 4, speech and mouth expressions; dialogue 3 of 4, employment, accepting either alternative; perception drill, saying any choice is fine; pattern 1 1 of 3, flexible choices in daily life; pattern 1 2 of 3, choosing between alternatives; pattern 1 3 of 3, pride and nose expressions; reading selection 1 of 2, mouth expressions for opportunities; reading selection 2 of 2, meanings of nose and mouth; questions, pride and attraction words; word list 1 of 3, party and speech words; word list 2 of 3. 92Lesson 94Lesson 94: ear, belly and chest expressions; dialogue 2 of 4, translating expressions about hands; dialogue 3 of 4, describing unmanageable children; dialogue 4 of 4, not necessarily true; perception drill, saying what is not certain; pattern 1 1 of 3, exceptions and uncertain outcomes; pattern 1 2 of 3, questioning inevitable outcomes; pattern 1 3 of 3, meanings of body expressions; reading selection 1 of 2, translation and dangerous misunderstandings; reading selection 2 of 2, body expressions across languages; questions, hearing, style, translation, misunderstandings and uncontrollable behaviour; word list 4 of 4. 93Lesson 95Lesson 95: traditional sports of japan; dialogue 1 of 4, professional and festival wrestling; dialogue 2 of 4, judo, samurai swimming and horsemanship; dialogue 4 of 4, nothing except specified choices; perception drill, saying only and nothing else; pattern 1 1 of 3, limited colours, asking about limited choices; pattern 1 3 of 3, traditional sports and wrestling; reading selection 1 of 2, history of japanese sports; questions, traditional japanese sports words; word list 1 of 3, professional and amateur wrestling words; word list 2 of 3, speed. 94Lesson 96Lesson 96: sports and school athletics; dialogue 1 of 4, affordable popular sports; dialogue 2 of 4, skill, american long-distance success; dialogue 4 of 4, acting despite obstacles; perception drill, despite illness, unexpected actions despite circumstances; pattern 1 2 of 3, contrasting effort and results; pattern 1 3 of 3, japanese olympic strengths and weaknesses; reading selection 1 of 2, american long-distance olympic success; reading selection 2 of 2, tokyo olympics and japanese results; questions 1 of 2, endurance and long-distance competition; questions 2 of 2, olympic events and spectators; word list 1 of 3, sports, marathons. 95Lesson 97Lesson 97: choosing a sea fishing spot; dialogue 1 of 6, fishing seasons, fish, shellfish, american lobster and crab; dialogue 5 of 6, agreeing to eat lunch; dialogue 6 of 6, expected results from circumstances; perception drill, natural consequences of qualities; pattern 1 1 of 3, reasons and expected outcomes; pattern 1 2 of 3, expected results and causes; pattern 1 3 of 3, where different fish are caught; reading selection 1 of 2, shellfish in japan and america; reading selection 2 of 2, sea bream fishing seasons; questions 1 of 2, eels, sea bream fishing words; word list 1 of 4, coastal fishing and seafood words; word list 2 of 4, shellfish and ocean words; word list 3 of 4, origins. 96Lesson 98Lesson 98: invitation to watch fishing films; dialogue 1 of 6, admiring films of mount fuji; dialogue 2 of 6, arranging the film preview; dialogue 3 of 6, photography as a serious hobby; dialogue 4 of 6, learning to use cameras; dialogue 5 of 6, looking forward to the preview; dialogue 6 of 6, making and accepting invitations; perception drill, asking someone to do something; pattern 1 1 of 3, agreeing to helpful requests; pattern 1 2 of 3, inviting and asking favours; pattern 1 3 of 3, japanese cameras and film developing; questions 1 of 2, photography and fishing films; questions 2 of 2, invitations, film development and photography skill; word list 2 of 3, cameras. 97Lesson 99Lesson 99: golf courses around monterey; dialogue 1 of 5, golfing at pebble beach; dialogue 2 of 5, challenges of oceanfront golf; dialogue 3 of 5, comparing handicaps and golf clubs; dialogue 4 of 5, arranging a foursome; dialogue 5 of 5, contrasting amounts and abilities; perception drill, much less comparisons; pattern 1 1 of 3, not only and much less; pattern 1 2 of 3, questions with much less; pattern 1 3 of 3, pebble beach course hazards; reading selection 1 of 2, golf courses in japan; reading selection 2 of 2, monterey golf course questions; questions 1 of 2, golf in japan questions; questions 2 of 2, golf courses and organisations; word list 1 of 5, scores, fairways, birdies, clubs. 98Lesson 100Lesson 100: crowds climbing mount fuji; dialogue 1 of 3, causes of climbing accidents; dialogue 2 of 3, reckless winter climbing; dialogue 3 of 3, saying not at all; perception drill, complete absence and inability; pattern 1 1 of 3, denying knowledge and possibility; pattern 1 2 of 3, asking about abilities and events; pattern 1 3 of 3, mount fuji climbing boom; reading selection 1 of 2, causes and numbers of accidents; reading selection 2 of 2, mount fuji climbing questions; questions 1 of 2, mountain accident questions; questions 2 of 2, climbing routes and crowds; word list 1 of 3, sunrise, risks. 99Lesson 101Lesson 101: teamwork for winter climbing; dialogue 1 of 4, avalanches and mountain rescue; dialogue 2 of 4, climbing experience and mountain access; dialogue 3 of 4, alps, when it comes to something; perception drill, winter climbing safety; questions 1 of 3, mountains, climbing risks and rescues; questions 3 of 3, climbing teamwork and obligations; word list 1 of 3, cliffs. 100Lesson 102Lesson 102: planning a scenic tour; dialogue 1 of 6, reaching scenic destinations; dialogue 2 of 6, sightseeing and metric distances; dialogue 3 of 6, counting the scattered islands; dialogue 4 of 6, comparing island views; dialogue 5 of 6, planning two sightseeing days; dialogue 6 of 6, every one of them; perception drill, every kind and every place; pattern 1 1 of 2, searching every available option; pattern 1 2 of 2, scenic islands and pine trees; reading selection 1 of 2, viewing islands from the sea; reading selection 2 of 2, the beauty of scattered islands; questions, scenic places and regions; word list 1 of 3, measurements and viewing; word list 2 of 3, islands. 101Lesson 103Lesson 103: describing a narrow sandbar; dialogue 1 of 5, how the sandbar formed; dialogue 2 of 5, crossing the sandbar bridge; dialogue 3 of 5, upside-down views and directions; dialogue 4 of 5, visiting the coastal sandbar; dialogue 5 of 5, excluding people and expenses; perception drill, costs aside from essentials; pattern 1 1 of 2, exceptions in daily routines; pattern 1 2 of 2, sandbar size and formation; reading selection 1 of 2, bridges, a sandbar between shores; questions, sand, shores, upside-down viewing words; word list 3 of 4, coasts. 102Lesson 104Lesson 104: ferry directions to the island; dialogue 1 of 6, island names, sacred customs and forests; dialogue 3 of 6, shrine colours and scenery; dialogue 4 of 6, natural and man-made beauty; dialogue 5 of 6, views from the mountain; dialogue 6 of 6, surprisingly large amounts; perception drill, large amounts and durations; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking about large quantities; pattern 1 2 of 3, numbers, island forests and sacred customs; reading selection 1 of 2, shrines, island size, shrine colours and landmarks; questions 2 of 2, transport, gods, beauty, temples. 103Lesson 105Lesson 105: planning a shrine visit; dialogue 1 of 6, shrine architecture and decoration; dialogue 2 of 6, famous carvings and autumn colours; dialogue 3 of 6, lakeside autumn scenery; dialogue 4 of 6, waterfalls, agreeing to a plan; dialogue 6 of 6, acting before it happens; perception drill, finishing things before changes; pattern 1 1 of 3, plans before circumstances change; pattern 1 2 of 3, leaving before events begin; pattern 1 3 of 3, shrine art and carvings; reading selection 1 of 2, autumn lake and waterfall; reading selection 2 of 2, questions about shrine treasures; questions 1 of 2, questions about scenic landmarks; questions 2 of 2, shrine architecture and sayings; word list 1 of 4, art, landmarks, travel. 104Lesson 106Lesson 106: recent travel and national parks; dialogue 1 of 5, comparing national park ownership; dialogue 2 of 5, park protection and facilities; dialogue 3 of 5, national parks and locations; dialogue 4 of 5, winter boat travel; dialogue 5 of 5, saying something happened recently; perception drill, events in the recent past; pattern 1 1 of 3, recent events and results; pattern 1 2 of 3, measuring time since events; pattern 1 3 of 3, protecting and managing national parks; reading selection, questions about park management; questions, cities, protection, facilities, parks. 105Lesson 107Lesson 107: the ancient capital and culture; dialogue 1 of 4, great statues and temples; dialogue 2 of 4, statue history and treasures; dialogue 3 of 4, viewing the imperial treasures; dialogue 4 of 4, reporting what you heard; perception drill, hearsay about people and events; pattern 1 1 of 3, discussing reported plans and abilities; pattern 1 2 of 3, restating reports as hearsay; pattern 1 3 of 3, questions about ancient temples; questions 1 of 2, questions about statues and treasures; questions 2 of 2, culture, buildings, museums. 106Lesson 108Lesson 108: planning the ancient capital; dialogue 1 of 5, old streets, deer stealing visitors’ lunches; dialogue 3 of 5, deer and an ancient temple; dialogue 4 of 5, fire prompting preservation laws; dialogue 5 of 5, changes prompted by events; perception drill, explaining motives for life changes; pattern 1 1 of 3, causes behind personal decisions; pattern 1 2 of 3, matching changes to causes; pattern 1 3 of 3, questions about city history; questions 1 of 2, questions about parks and temples; questions 2 of 2, cities, streets, fire. 107Lesson 109Lesson 109: why the capital moved; dialogue 1 of 5, comparing two planned capitals; dialogue 2 of 5, how the city expanded; dialogue 3 of 5, visiting the imperial palace; dialogue 4 of 5, avoiding special treatment abroad; dialogue 5 of 5, even teachers make mistakes; perception drill, even i can do it; pattern 1 1 of 3, even children can do it; pattern 1 2 of 3, even in rain or summer; pattern 1 3 of 3, kyoto history and former capital; reading selection 1 of 2, kyoto growth and palace access; reading selection 2 of 2, kyoto capital and palace history; questions, political change and directions; word list 1 of 3, city growth and official permission; word list 2 of 3, courtesy. 108Lesson 110Lesson 110: castles and palaces in kyoto; dialogue 1 of 5, golden and silver pavilions; dialogue 2 of 5, why the silver pavilion is unfinished; dialogue 3 of 5, major temples of kyoto; dialogue 4 of 5, famous shrines of kyoto; dialogue 5 of 5, what people consider important; perception drill, describing common beliefs; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking what people consider best; pattern 1 2 of 3, stating accepted qualities; pattern 1 3 of 3, kyoto palaces and pavilion history; reading selection 1 of 2, kyoto temple and shrine sights; reading selection 2 of 2, kyoto landmarks and their history; questions, pavilions, reflections, temple and shrine names; word list 3 of 3. 109Lesson 111Lesson 111: japanese gardens around kyoto; dialogue 1 of 6, dry gardens and river rapids; dialogue 2 of 6, the gion festival parade; dialogue 3 of 6, festival costumes and mountain travel; dialogue 4 of 6, lake biwa views and boats; dialogue 5 of 6, travelling from kyoto to osaka; dialogue 6 of 6, reporting what you heard; perception drill, reporting information by source; pattern 1 1 of 3, discussing reports and observations; pattern 1 2 of 3, matching sources with reports; pattern 1 3 of 3, kyoto gardens, festivals, gardens and landscape design; word list 1 of 4, rivers, festival floats and costumes; word list 3 of 4, lake travel. 110Lesson 112Lesson 112: taking the train to osaka; dialogue 1 of 5, osaka past and present; dialogue 2 of 5, osaka streets and entertainment districts; dialogue 3 of 5, wholesalers and satellite cities; dialogue 4 of 5, terminal stores and business districts; dialogue 5 of 5, the water capital sounds romantic; perception drill, how statements create impressions; perception drill, how people and places sound; pattern 1 1 of 3, comparing impressions with reality; pattern 1 2 of 3, how actions and qualities sound; pattern 1 3 of 3, osaka commerce and transport; questions 1 of 2, osaka districts and commercial features; questions 2 of 2, railways and names for osaka; word list 1 of 4, industry, entertainment districts and pedestrians; word list 3 of 4, wholesalers. 111Lesson 113Lesson 113: railways linking cities and stores; dialogue 1 of 6, building takarazuka attractions; dialogue 2 of 6, housing, baseball, department stores and city sights; dialogue 5 of 6, local restaurants and cuisine; dialogue 6 of 6, planning a departure time; perception drill, assuming someone will not go; perception drill, exploring hypothetical outcomes; perception drill, decisions under stated conditions; pattern 1 1 of 3, hypothetical costs, food choices under assumptions; pattern 1 3 of 3, terminal stores and train routes; questions 1 of 2, railways, recreation, commuting, commerce. 112Lesson 114Lesson 114: cotton imports through the port; dialogue 1 of 5, port exports and industries; dialogue 2 of 5, brewing and nearby sights; dialogue 3 of 5, mountain views and summer nights; dialogue 4 of 5, hot springs beyond the mountain; dialogue 5 of 5, contrasting strengths and weaknesses; perception drill, emphasising particular abilities; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking about particular abilities; pattern 1 2 of 3, activities singled out for emphasis; pattern 1 3 of 3, port trade and shipbuilding; reading selection 1 of 2, scenic coasts and mountain views; reading selection 2 of 2, port imports and cotton; questions 1 of 2, port industries and attractions; questions 2 of 2, import and textile terms; word list 1 of 3, industry, mountains. 113Lesson 115Lesson 115: congratulating a university graduate; dialogue 1 of 5, working through university hardship; dialogue 2 of 5, comparing pay and prospects; dialogue 3 of 5, parents, thanking someone for a gift; dialogue 5 of 5, strong negative predictions; perception drill, saying something will not happen; pattern 1 1 of 3, explaining why outcomes will not happen; pattern 1 2 of 3, negative verbs and outcomes; pattern 1 3 of 3, graduation after working through university; reading selection 1 of 2, engineering jobs and advancement; reading selection 2 of 2, graduation hardships and family pride; questions 1 of 2, majors, graduation, employment, gratitude. 114Lesson 116Lesson 116: promotion and military transfer; dialogue 1 of 5, ranks and command duties; dialogue 2 of 5, winter worries and moving plans; dialogue 3 of 5, preparing for operational command; dialogue 4 of 5, farewells before a transfer; dialogue 5 of 5, inferring feelings and circumstances; perception drill, expressing confident assumptions; pattern 1 1 of 3, assumptions about reported situations; pattern 1 2 of 3, feelings and difficult experiences; pattern 1 3 of 3, promotion to deputy command; reading selection 1 of 2, adapting to a winter posting; reading selection 2 of 2, military posting, work preferences and winter concerns; questions 2 of 2, promotions, commanders, duties. 115Lesson 117Lesson 117: a fire spreads next door; dialogue 1 of 3, evacuation and home repairs; dialogue 2 of 3, offering help after a fire; dialogue 3 of 3, managing without doing something; perception drill, avoiding unnecessary actions; pattern 1 1 of 3, explaining why something was unnecessary; pattern 1 2 of 3, things you need not do; pattern 1 3 of 3, escaping a house fire; reading selection, fire damage and escape questions; questions 1 of 2, fire causes and recovery questions; questions 2 of 2, fire damage and causes; word list 1 of 3, wind, evacuation. 116Lesson 118Lesson 118: sudden appendicitis symptoms; dialogue 1 of 4, hospital treatment and surgery; dialogue 2 of 4, recovery after an operation; dialogue 3 of 4, leaving hospital and visiting; dialogue 4 of 4, unbearable feelings and desires; perception drill, expressing unbearable feelings; pattern 1 1 of 3, intense pain, describing overwhelming sensations; pattern 1 3 of 3, appendicitis diagnosis and treatment questions; questions 1 of 2, surgery and recovery questions; questions 2 of 2, symptoms, appendicitis treatment and progress; word list 2 of 3, recovery. 117Lesson 119Lesson 119: offering condolences for a father; dialogue 1 of 4, peaceful death and remembrance; dialogue 2 of 4, comforting the bereaved; dialogue 3 of 4, arranging the wake and funeral; dialogue 4 of 4, change to some degree; perception drill, describing gradual improvement; pattern 1 1 of 3, asking about gradual changes; pattern 1 2 of 3, changes in skills and health; pattern 1 3 of 3, a peaceful death recalled; questions 1 of 2, wake and funeral questions; questions 2 of 2, condolence and consolation words; word list 1 of 3, death, funeral and memorial words; word list 3 of 3. 118Lesson 120Lesson 120: tracking a typhoon; dialogue 1 of 4, winds, warnings and flood danger; dialogue 3 of 4, evacuation and disaster precautions; dialogue 4 of 4, saying nothing is better; perception drill, recommending the best action; pattern 1 1 of 2, weighing ideal actions; pattern 1 2 of 2, typhoon warnings and evacuation questions; questions 1 of 2, typhoon path and damage questions; questions 2 of 2, typhoon forecast words; word list 1 of 3, weather warning words; word list 2 of 3, evacuation and precaution words; word list 3 of 3. 119Lesson 121Lesson 121: japan's islands and climate; narration 1 of 3, japan's size, hot springs, islands, mountains, geography and climate words; word list 1 of 3, volcanoes and topographic maps; word list 2 of 3, slopes and hydroelectric power; word list 3 of 3. 120Lesson 122Lesson 122: japan's monsoons and rainfall; narration 1 of 2, warm and cold currents; narration 2 of 2, climate and winter snowfall; questions 1 of 3, rainfall, currents and their fish; questions 3 of 3, monsoon and rainfall words; word list 1 of 3, seas, ocean currents and nutrients; word list 3 of 3. 121Lesson 123Lesson 123: farming and agricultural products; narration 1 of 2, population growth and density; narration 2 of 2, farmland, farms, population rates and rankings; questions 3 of 3, economic and population words; word list 1 of 3, crops, population surveys and rankings; word list 3 of 3. 122Lesson 124Lesson 124: hokkaido's climate and ainu; narration 1 of 3, fishing, paper, japan's regions and hokkaido winters; questions 1 of 3, snow, coal.Narration and the written language
123Lesson 125Lesson 125: tohoku farming and horse breeding; narration 1 of 2, oil, tohoku prefectures; questions 1 of 3, climate, politics, cottage industry and fishing words; word list 2 of 2. 124Lesson 126Lesson 126: kanto and central tokyo; narration 1 of 2, tokyo transport and kanto industry; narration 2 of 2, kanto prefectures and islands; questions 1 of 3, kanto development and tokyo; questions 2 of 3, airports, capitals, universities, residential and publishing words; word list 3 of 3. 125Lesson 127Lesson 127: mountains, agriculture, pottery, regional products and industries; questions 2 of 3, local crafts and silk production; word list 2 of 3, industry. 126Lesson 128Lesson 128: historic capitals and trading ports; narration 1 of 3, industries, scenic sites and pearl farming; narration 3 of 3, capitals, ports, timber, history, crafts. 127Lesson 129Lesson 129: regional climates and connections; narration 1 of 3, farming and coastal industries; narration 2 of 3, industry, ancient regions and cultural links; questions 1 of 3, climate, textiles, landscape and climate words; word list 1 of 2, manufacturing and navigation words; word list 2 of 2. 128Lesson 130Lesson 130: foreign contact and regional climate; narration 1 of 3, rainfall, crops, trade history and coastal climates; questions 1 of 3, rain, coal, foreign contact and vegetation words; word list 1 of 2, farming. 129Lesson 131Lesson 131: founding emperors and noble rule; narration 1 of 2, noble corruption and warrior government; narration 2 of 2, imperial origins and early government; questions 1 of 2, aristocrats, imperial history and succession words; word list 1 of 4, nobility, corruption, farmers. 130Lesson 132Lesson 132: isolation, warrior rule and national isolation; questions 1 of 2, foreign pressure and imperial restoration; questions 2 of 2, government, trade, negotiation and restoration words; word list 3 of 3. 131Lesson 133Lesson 133: modernization, wars, restoration, feudal reform and politics words; word list 1 of 3, negotiation, war. 132Lesson 134Lesson 134: occupation, recovery, occupation directives and constitutional change; questions 1 of 2, sovereignty, occupation and militarism words; word list 1 of 4, democracy, peace and independence words; word list 3 of 4, social reform and emancipation words; word list 4 of 4. 133Lesson 135Lesson 135: nature worship and early religion; narration 1 of 2, pilgrimages, worship, deities, religion, ancestors, native and blended religion words; word list 3 of 5, religious sects and harvest prayers; word list 4 of 5, faith. 134Lesson 136Lesson 136: buddhist origins and early sects; narration 1 of 2, buddhist founders, teachings, founders and forms of buddhism; questions 2 of 3, buddhist populations and home altars; questions 3 of 3, teaching, buddhist believers, enlightenment and family altars; word list 3 of 3. 135Lesson 137Lesson 137: christianity arrives and faces persecution; narration 1 of 2, christian churches and universities; narration 2 of 2, christianity's arrival and prohibition; questions 1 of 2, church membership and institutions; questions 2 of 2, missionaries, christian bans and denominations; word list 2 of 3, church staff. 136Lesson 138Lesson 138: popular sovereignty and the emperor; narration 1 of 2, rights, constitution and government ministries; questions 1 of 4, government ministries and agencies; questions 2 of 4, constitutional rules and sovereignty; questions 3 of 4, democracy and constitutional principles; word list 1 of 2. 137Lesson 139Lesson 139: the diet and its houses; narration 1 of 2, elections and diet sittings; narration 2 of 2, branches of government and diet; questions 1 of 3, diet members and elections; questions 2 of 3, how bills become laws; questions 3 of 3, legislatures, elections, bills. 138Lesson 140Lesson 140: choosing the prime minister; narration 1 of 2, no-confidence votes and dissolution; narration 2 of 2, cabinet ministers and portfolios; questions 1 of 3, ministers and cabinet selection; questions 2 of 3, cabinet responsibility and opposition; questions 3 of 3, cabinet, candidates, political parties and senior ministers; word list 3 of 4, ministers for public services; word list 4 of 4. 139Lesson 141Lesson 141: court levels and supreme court; narration 1 of 2, appeals, people in criminal trials; questions 1 of 4, judicial authority and family courts; questions 2 of 4, supreme court judges and duties; questions 3 of 4, lower courts and litigants; questions 4 of 4, court hierarchy and family courts; word list 1 of 3, crimes. 140Lesson 142Lesson 142: local leaders and elections; narration 1 of 2, local assemblies and public offices; narration 2 of 2, local government bodies and leaders; questions 1 of 2, local assemblies and executive bodies; questions 2 of 2, residents, mayors, budgets. 141Lesson 143Lesson 143: schools for warriors and commoners; narration 1 of 2, compulsory education and school reform; narration 2 of 2, early schools and temple schools; questions 1 of 2, compulsory education and enrolment; questions 2 of 2, rulers, literacy, school levels. 142Lesson 144Lesson 144: school reform, clubs, old and new school levels; questions 1 of 4, types of japanese schools; questions 2 of 4, school reform and education levels; questions 3 of 4, clubs and student government; questions 4 of 4, school reform vocabulary; word list 1 of 4, subjects, study, school discipline. 143Lesson 145Lesson 145: changing customs and women’s status; narration 1 of 3, gestures, meals, postwar customs and greetings; questions 1 of 2, gifts, men. 144Lesson 146Lesson 146: names, superstitions, export sets and japanese gardens; narration 3 of 3, roads, gift numbers, death, sets. 145Lesson 147Lesson 147: national holidays and new year; narration 1 of 3, new year and seasonal festivals; narration 2 of 3, boys’ day, holiday and festival traditions; questions 1 of 2, seasonal festivals and river fireworks; questions 2 of 2, national holiday words; word list 1 of 4, new year and festival greetings; word list 2 of 4, dolls, bon dancing and fireworks; word list 4 of 4. 146Lesson 148Lesson 148: classical japanese theater forms; narration 1 of 2, modern theater and western influence; narration 2 of 2, noh and theater categories; questions 1 of 2, bunraku, japanese theater vocabulary; word list 1 of 4, masks, music, troupes. 147Lesson 149Lesson 149: pottery, paintings, prehistoric art and architecture; questions 1 of 2, painting, pottery and temple construction; word list 1 of 4, buddhist sculpture and architecture; word list 2 of 4, ink painting and portraiture; word list 3 of 4, woodblock prints and ancient materials; word list 4 of 4. 148Lesson 150Lesson 150: tea ceremony and flower arranging; narration 1 of 2, flower styles and potted trees; narration 2 of 2, schools of tea and flowers; questions 1 of 2, potted trees and exhibitions; questions 2 of 2, traditional arts and tea etiquette; word list 1 of 4, tea, flower styles and plant cultivation; word list 3 of 4, indoor displays and exhibitions; word list 4 of 4. 149Lesson 151Lesson 151: surrender, aviation agreement and new routes; narration 2 of 2, occupation, aviation agreement negotiations; questions 2 of 2, surrender and occupation vocabulary; word list 1 of 4, treaty signing and agreements; word list 2 of 4, economic and aviation treaty terms; word list 3 of 4, first flight and national flag; word list 4 of 4. 150Lesson 152Lesson 152: structure of the american military; narration 1 of 2, reserves, military leadership and organization questions; questions 1 of 2, service terms and command questions; questions 2 of 2, army staff leadership roles; word list 1 of 7, army commands and agencies; word list 2 of 7, defense departments and chiefs; word list 3 of 7, military staff functions; word list 4 of 7, domestic and overseas commands; word list 5 of 7, service systems and naval forces; word list 6 of 7, air commands and active service; word list 7 of 7. 151Lesson 153Lesson 153: officer ranks and categories; narration 1 of 3, commanders and their ranks; narration 2 of 3, self-defense force ranks; narration 3 of 3, officer rank questions; questions 1 of 2, command ranks and forms of address; questions 2 of 2, senior officer ranks; word list 1 of 4, units and their commanders; word list 2 of 4, self-defense services and ranks; word list 3 of 4, enlisted and junior officer ranks; word list 4 of 4. 152Lesson 154Lesson 154: combat arms and support services; narration 1 of 2, missile and medical branches; narration 2 of 2, army branches and aviation; questions 1 of 2, armored, combat branches and supplies; word list 1 of 4, support services and aviation; word list 2 of 4, missiles, medical corps and duties; word list 4 of 4. 153Lesson 155Lesson 155: individual and crew-served weapons; narration 1 of 2, artillery ranges and missiles; narration 2 of 2, weapons and ammunition; questions 1 of 2, firepower and missile warheads; questions 2 of 2, individual firearms and ammunition; word list 1 of 5, crew-served guns and ranges; word list 2 of 5, artillery, missile specifications and warheads; word list 4 of 5, automatic weapons and missile types; word list 5 of 5. 154Lesson 156Lesson 156: origins of the self-defense forces; narration, police reserve origins; questions 1 of 2, defense agency and modernization; questions 2 of 2, public order and police reserves; word list 1 of 4, security forces and their creation; word list 2 of 4, defense laws and modernization; word list 3 of 4, defense plans and equipment; word list 4 of 4. 155Lesson 157Lesson 157: ground force organization; narration 1 of 2, personnel and domestic weapons; narration 2 of 2, northern army units; questions 1 of 15, northeastern army units; questions 2 of 15, eastern and central army units; questions 3 of 15, central and western army units; questions 4 of 15, western army support institutions; questions 5 of 15, regional armies and staff chiefs; questions 6 of 15, ground staff leadership departments; questions 7 of 15, administrative and support sections; questions 8 of 15, specialist sections and senior staff; questions 9 of 15, personnel and support sections; questions 10 of 15, weapons sections and infantry units; questions 11 of 15, artillery and combat units; questions 12 of 15, logistics and infantry units; questions 13 of 15, combat, ground force organization and equipment; questions 15 of 15, ground command and artillery terms; word list 1 of 3, personnel, domestic weapons and equipment; word list 3 of 3. 156Lesson 158Lesson 158: maritime force organization; narration 1 of 2, naval strength and goodwill cruise; narration 2 of 2, fleet command and escort forces; questions 1 of 6, air groups and underway training; questions 2 of 6, district forces and air training; questions 3 of 6, training, fleet units and organization; questions 5 of 6, personnel, maritime commands and fleets; word list 1 of 4, bases, naval vessel types; word list 3 of 4, patrol aircraft and officer training; word list 4 of 4. 157Lesson 159Lesson 159: air defense organization and strength; narration 1 of 2, alert wings and aircrew training; narration 2 of 2, air force structure and strength; questions 1 of 2, regional defenses and hamamatsu training; questions 2 of 2, air defense command terms; word list 1 of 4, military aircraft types; word list 2 of 4, aircrew, air operations and support units; word list 4 of 4. 158Lesson 160Lesson 160: japan's satellite development plans; narration, satellite launches and planning; questions 1 of 2, space budgets and satellite uses; questions 2 of 2, space development and launch terms; word list 1 of 4, orbits, ministries and budget terms; word list 3 of 4, satellites and weather rockets; word list 4 of 4.The particulars
- The course
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