Benbrook Public Library

Japanese for Beginners is a straightforward learning guide which enables beginners to pick up a function knowledge of spoken Japanese very quickly and easily. Specifically designed to teach spoken Japanese as it is used in daily life rather than in a formal setting, Japanese for Beginners is perfect for a tourist or business person traveling to Japan or a student who wants to learn Japanese rapidly and effectively. Up-to-date and concise, it features...

Hundreds of authentic, traditional and easy-to-follow Japanese recipes brought to your fingertips with this wonderful cookbook by award-winning cookbook author Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz and gourmet Japanese cook Mitsuko Endo.

Explains and demonstrates how to write two types of ancient Japanese poetry: haiku and lanterns.

Packed full of amazing projects and ideas, this book has everything you need to transform everyday items with washi tape. It includes techniques like precision cutting, wrapping, and weaving; making bows, rosettes, and other shapes; writing on washi tape--and stamping on it, too! Plus, how to weather-proof designs to make them permanent. And the best part: 110 projects, with full-color photographs and step-by-step instructions. So easy that anyone...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Master essential language skills to build your confidence in basic Japanese Whether you are learning on your own with a textbook or taking a beginning class, Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Japanese will support your study and build your confidence in your new language....

San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found suspiciously drowned, and a Japanese American named Kabuo Miyamoto is charged with his murder. In the course of the ensuing trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than a man's guilt. For on San Pedro, memory grows as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries-memories...

Wabi sabi is a captivating concept from Japanese aesthetics, which helps us to see beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity and accept the transient nature of all things. The timeless wisdom of wabi sabi is more relevant than ever for modern life, as we search for new ways to approach life's challenges.

"Since time immemorial, Japan has been inhabited by supernatural creatures, spirits, monsters and demons. Here's your chance to meet them up close and personal!" -Publisher