[Copy-pasted from my review of the Basic Japanese Grammar volume, as my opinion really applies to the books as a complete set。] As a dictionary, I hope it's obvious that I did not literally read this as I would a novel。 I've turned to it (and its two accompanying volumes) countless times since I first purchased it, and it's proven itself worth the investment! Japanese language learners of any level, beginning to advanced, should find it a very useful companion to their main studies。 There are in [Copy-pasted from my review of the Basic Japanese Grammar volume, as my opinion really applies to the books as a complete set。] As a dictionary, I hope it's obvious that I did not literally read this as I would a novel。 I've turned to it (and its two accompanying volumes) countless times since I first purchased it, and it's proven itself worth the investment! Japanese language learners of any level, beginning to advanced, should find it a very useful companion to their main studies。 There are in-depth explanations of all the grammar and plenty of example sentences and clarification points for each dictionary entry, plus additional information at the beginning and in the appendices。 If you're serious about learning Japanese, this book is a must-have! 。。。more
Matthew Barnett,
This entire trilogy of books on Japanese grammar is absolutely essential for any learner of Japanese。
Jsmh,
I love this and the basic book that preceded it。 I learned more Japanese grammar from these than from any textbook, bar none。 I just found out there is an advanced book and went immediately to snatch it up too!
Michael,
An incredible resource for studying Japanese。
Stephanie,
This, along with A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, was an optional text for my 4th year Japanese class。 Both books give detailed and succinct explanations。 I found them extremely helpful whenever I ran across a grammar pattern I didn't recognize in newspaper articles or literature excerpts。 This, along with A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, was an optional text for my 4th year Japanese class。 Both books give detailed and succinct explanations。 I found them extremely helpful whenever I ran across a grammar pattern I didn't recognize in newspaper articles or literature excerpts。 。。。more
Mikehendo,
Only get this if you are serious about Japanese grammar。
Connie,
This is the second book in the series。 Basically it is exactly the same as Dictionary of Basic Japanese except that it has different points that are meant for higher level Japanese (as the name of the book would suggest)
Michelle,
Excellent reference for beginner-high intermediate students of Japanese。 I'm looking forward to the Dictionary of Advanced Japanese that this author has said he's writing。。。 Excellent reference for beginner-high intermediate students of Japanese。 I'm looking forward to the Dictionary of Advanced Japanese that this author has said he's writing。。。 。。。more
Rose,
Used this book as a reference when studying for Level 2 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test with my partner。 We were using Kanzen Masutaa's grammar prep book and this came in very handy when trying to grasp the nuances of the grammar points we were crunching。 I still refer to this book occasionally when an expression comes my way that I haven't encountered before。 Used this book as a reference when studying for Level 2 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test with my partner。 We were using Kanzen Masutaa's grammar prep book and this came in very handy when trying to grasp the nuances of the grammar points we were crunching。 I still refer to this book occasionally when an expression comes my way that I haven't encountered before。 。。。more