Random House Japanese-English/English-Japanese Dictionary -- Dictionary

RANDOM HOUSE<br>JAPANESE-ENGLISH<br>ENGLISH-JAPANESE<br>DICTIONARY<br>RELIABLE, DETAILED, AND UP-TO-DATE <br>* More than 50,000 entries, including the most common meanings<br>* Two sections, Japanese-English and English-Japanese<br>* All entries, from A to Z, in a single alphabetical listing <br>* Japanese terms shown in romanized Japanese and standard Japanese characters<br>* Hundreds of new words, including eizu (AIDS) and nyuryoku (computer input)<br>* Thousands of idioms, phrases, and common expressions illustrate typical usage<br>* Includes Japanese cultural items, such as yobiko (cram school), and gives source of foreign borrowings, such as nyusu (news) <br>* American English spelling and vocabulary <br>* Extensive use of explanatory glosses to specify precise meaning and assure appropriate translation<br><br><b>Author:</b> Dictionary<br><b>Publisher:</b> Ballantine Books<br><b>Published:</b> 06/30/1996<br><b>Pages:</b> 688<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.70lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.80h x 4.10w x 1.20d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780345405487<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Seigo Nakao</b> is the head of Japanese Studies at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.</p>