Volume 1
Survival Japanese
The fast scripts for arrival, trains, food, housing, money, health, city hall, and conversation repair.
Chapters
- 01 Sounds and Kana Hear mora timing, long vowels, small っ, and the kana you must recognize.
- 02 Politeness Engine Use です, ます, ください, and すみません as your default speech mode.
- 03 Numbers, Time, Money Count enough to pay, schedule, reserve, and understand announcements.
- 04 Trains and Directions Read stations, ask where to go, and recover when you miss something.
- 05 Food and Konbini Order, pay, decline extras, and read the common labels.
- 06 Housing and Addresses Hotels, apartments, addresses, check-in, and daily building words.
- 07 Health and Emergency Say what hurts, ask for help, and handle pharmacy basics.
- 08 City Hall, Bank, Phone The first living-in-Japan administrative phrases.
- 09 Shopping and Services Sizes, returns, delivery, repairs, and everyday store language.
- 10 Conversation Repair The phrases that keep the interaction alive when you miss something.
- 11 Kanji Reality Check Same-looking characters can be close, shifted, or completely fresh.
- 12 Survival Rehearsal Chain the scripts into realistic first-week interactions.