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10000 Japanese Idioms - by William De Lange (Hardcover)

10000 Japanese Idioms - by  William De Lange (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The most comprehensive compilation and English translation of Japanese idiomatic expressions, with more than 10000 idiomatic phrases under 1000 main entries, including thousands of idioms never presented and explained in English before.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What student of Japanese has not grappled with the amazing diversity and tantalizingly elusive nuances of its idioms? One certainly would not want to confuse, for example, <em>ki ga mawaru</em> (to be considerate) with <em>ki o mawasu</em> (to be suspicious). And it would be useful to know whether your boss is <em>hara ga tatsu</em> (angry) or merely <em>ki ga tatsu</em> (upset). Indeed, even a single idiom can have a bewildering number of meanings depending on context; <em>te o ireru</em>, for instance, can mean tidying up (as a room), sounding out someone, or making a raid.</p><p>This dictionary offers the most comprehensive compilation and English translation of those idiomatic expressions that so enrich the Japanese language but fail to find their way into conventional dictionaries. It presents more than 10000 idiomatic phrases under 1000 main entries, including several thousands of idioms never presented and explained in English before. Multiple sample sentences are given for each entry, and <em>furigana</em> allows even beginning students to pronounce correctly and to use the expressions immediately. A thumb index and two-color printing, with all <em>kanji</em> and <em>kana</em> in red, make entries exceptionally easy to access.</p>

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