{"product_id":"learn-japanese-with-stories-volume-yumi-boutwell-9781702395731","title":"Learn Japanese with Stories Volume 10 Urashima Tarou: The Easy Way to Read, Listen, and Learn from Japanese Folklore, Tales, and Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eREAD real Japanese \u003ci\u003eToday \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e By choosing short stories, the intimidation factor is greatly reduced. Not only that, but we divide the story up into tiny, easy-to-swallow segments with complete explanations to give you confidence as you read real Japanese page by page.\u003cp\u003eUrashima Tarou is one of Japan's oldest folk tales, the beginning of which dates back to the 8th century. The Young Man who Slept Three Years sort of rewards laziness and Hanasaki Jiisan definitely rewards kindness. The stories were chosen because they are short, easy to understand, and reveal something about Japanese culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for upper beginner level students of Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBONUS  Get FREE MP3s\u003c\/b\u003e of the story read by a native Japanese voice actress, one read at normal speed and one read slowly. Listen while reading. The link to the MP3s is found on the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXTRA BONUS  \u003c\/b\u003e Included with the MP3s, are PDFs of all the vocabulary and grammar points. Feel free to print these out to use while reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow with Furigana \u003c\/b\u003e All our readers now have furigana in both the paperback and Kindle versions. Furigana is the small hiragana over the kanji--most devices support this feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave you studied for a year or two but just don't feel like you are progressing? \u003c\/b\u003eThis book is for you too. We suggest reading the Japanese only section first (includes furigana) and then go through the line-by-line running gloss section to cement understanding and learn vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* All Japanese have furigana (printed version and Kindle version on supported devices (all new devices)) and romaji for those starting out. \u003cbr\u003e* Three complete Japanese short stories. Each story is presented in \u003cb\u003ethree unique ways.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The Young Man who Slept for Three Years: A traditional Japanese folk tale * Hanasaka Jiisan: Being kind-hearted is always best* Urashima Tarou: A journey under water and through time* GLOSS: Read the story with a running gloss-understand completely. Every sentence is broken down word-for-word and with English explanation of the grammar.\u003cbr\u003e* GRAMMAR: Grammar notes are presented with the running gloss.* JAPANESE ONLY: The full story in Japanese only (without the running gloss) is also provided so you can practice reading without interruption.\u003cbr\u003e* ENGLISH SUMMARY: Finally, we have included a simple and mostly literal English translation for you to check your understanding (Don't cheat  Work through the Japanese first ).\u003cbr\u003e* Short stories makes reading full Japanese texts possible.\u003cbr\u003e* Download the FREE MP3s to listen while you study.\u003cbr\u003eFinally, we invite the reader to contact us with questions or requests for future Japanese readers. You will find our personal email addresses in the book. To your Japanese \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat are you waiting for?\u003c\/b\u003e Ninja up your Japanese. Click \"Buy Now\" now \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yumi Boutwell, John Clay Boutwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1702395731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781702395731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.24d","brand":"Yumi Boutwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067762077951,"sku":"9781702395731","price":13.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d1a4037-f3cf-44da-bd8b-a8fd2b24b562.jpg?v=1685415181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learn-japanese-with-stories-volume-yumi-boutwell-9781702395731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}