Japanese Workbook Vol.16

About this book

YOUR JAPANESE WORKS ON PAPER, ON SCREEN, ON THE ROAD, IN THE CLINIC, AT THE SHOP COUNTER, AT YOUR DESK AND IN THE CLASSROOM. NOW MAKE IT WORK WHERE YOU LIVE: 300 EXPRESSIONS FOR FAMILY, HOUSEWORK, REPAIRS, NEIGHBOURS AND LOCAL LIFE, 12 HOME AND COMMUNITY DOCUMENTS, 12 WRITING TASKS.

Finished Vol.1 through Vol.15? Your Japanese handles daily life, devices, journeys, health, money, work and school. But home is where it is used every single day: the family words you need at the kitchen table, the chore you must ask someone to share, the leak you must report to the management company with a photograph, the rubbish rules you must read correctly, the circular you must stamp and pass on, the neighbourhood association you are invited to join, the drill you must not miss. This is the volume that teaches the expressions home and community life in Japan runs on, and makes you write with them.

Inside: 300 practical expressions in 20 groups organised by scene — the family and its members, family life and daily rhythms, inside the home: rooms and things, housework and chores, cooking and meals at home, home maintenance and repairs, moving in and setting up a home, renting, owning and housing contracts, utilities, bills and home services, guests, visits and hospitality, children at home and family care, parents, grandparents and family events, neighbours and greetings, the neighbourhood association and local rules, rubbish, recycling and cleaning the area, local facilities: halls, library and parks, local events and festivals, safety, disaster preparation and watching over, local shops, markets and services, and community help, volunteering and notices. Every expression comes with its reading, romaji, meaning, a short usage note — the scene, the person it suits, the level of politeness, the trap to avoid — three natural example sentences in Japanese and English, and a practice space for three sentences of your own: your family, your home, your street.

Plus 12 graded writing tasks in three stages — short messages, messages that handle a situation, then full pieces (a moving-in greeting note, a repair note to the management company, a short note on the circular, a thank-you note to a neighbour, a new family's self-introduction, an application to join the neighbourhood association, an offer to help at the local festival, a thank-you letter for watching over the children, introducing my family, a report on a local event, the town I want to live in, a letter to a neighbour who has helped us) — each with a model answer that really uses this volume's expressions, a self-check list and a full writing grid. And 12 readings of real home and community documents: a moving-in guide, a rent and utility charges guide, a neighbourhood association guide, a rubbish sorting and collection guide, a circular and local contact message, a disaster drill guide, a community hall guide, a local festival help request, a children's association and watch-over guide, a home repairs guide, a greetings and noise consideration piece, and a year-end big clean notice. Every reading in real Japanese, with a full English translation, key words and questions.

26,500+ guided practice squares. Review quizzes close every group, with a full answer key and an expression index at the back. A 12-week study plan in the front matter (25 expressions, one writing task and one reading a week) takes you through the whole book. All 300 expressions and all 12 readings are entirely new — zero overlap, no exceptions, against Vol.1–Vol.15: after this volume the series totals 4,200 words, 300 patterns, 2,400 expressions and 192 readings. An honest note: this book teaches the language of home, family and community life, not housing, legal or disaster advice — the sentences for asking, reporting and checking, with rules and systems left to confirm with the town and the contract in front of you.

Inside: 300 expressions with usage notes and example sentences · 12 graded writing tasks with models and checklists · 12 readings of home and community documents · quizzes and answer key · 12-week plan.

Made in Japan: this workbook was written by Japanese author Aki Wakamatsu and produced and published in Japan by Takikawa TOKOTOKO Kids LLC — a Japan-made workbook, written from inside the homes and streets it teaches.