This is your one‎-stop resource for Japanese usage and grammar‎.‎ "Japanese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar" offers you clear and concise coverage of verbs and grammar basics ‎- all in one book‎.‎ You‎'‎ll also get access to a free audio download of bonus online learning material‎.‎ The book features all the major verbal and grammar concepts of the language‎.‎ Each unit is devoted to one particular concept‎,‎ enabling you to locate specific information quickly and easily‎.‎ Explanations are concise yet thorough and are followed by numerous examples to assure complete understanding and mastery‎.‎ The examples use contemporary language‎,‎ reflecting real‎-life situations‎.‎ Convenient tables throughout the book make verb tenses and other areas of grammar immediately accessible‎.‎ It includes a special chapter on common expressions and useful vocabulary as well as practical appendices‎.‎ It features a free 15‎-minute download of the first two chapters‎,‎ Romanization and Pronunciation and The Japanese Writing System‎.‎ Topics of this title include‎:‎ Romanization and Pronunciation‎;‎ The Japanese Writing System‎;‎ General Information on Verbs‎;‎ Kinds of Verbs‎;‎ Desu‎;‎ Verbs in a Sentence‎;‎ Verb Base Chart‎;‎ The Masu Form‎;‎ Verb Endings ‎- General Information‎;‎ Base 1 Endings‎;‎ Base 2 Endings‎;‎ Base 3 Endings‎;‎ Base 4 Endings‎;‎ Base 5 Endings‎;‎ Base 6 ‎(‎TE‎-form‎)‎ Endings‎;‎ Base 7 ‎(‎TA‎-form‎)‎ Endings‎;‎ The Informal Form‎;‎ Informal Endings‎;‎ Essentials of Grammar‎;‎ Basic Principles‎;‎ Demonstrative Forms ‎(‎‎'‎Ko‎-so‎-a‎-do‎'‎‎)‎‎;‎ Particles‎;‎ Conjunctions‎;‎ Interrogatives‎;‎ Interrogative + ka‎,‎ mo‎,‎ demo‎;‎ Adjectives‎;‎ Adjective Endings‎;‎ Adverbs‎;‎ Comparisons‎;‎ Noun Expressions‎;‎ Compound Nouns‎;‎ Common Noun Prefixes & Suffixes‎;‎ Relative Clauses‎;‎ Relative Pronouns‎;‎ Asking & Giving Directions‎;‎ Idiomatic Characteristics of Some Common Words‎;‎ Transitive & Intransitive Pairs‎;‎ Honorifics‎;‎ Numbers‎;‎ Counters‎;‎ Relative Time‎;‎ Specific Time‎;‎ Seasons & the Weather‎;‎ The Family‎;‎ Health & the Body‎;‎ Wearing Clothes‎;‎ and‎,‎ Common Expressions & Useful Vocabulary‎.‎