Issunboushi Inch-high Samurai PDF Reader with MP3 - Instant Download

The Inch-High Samurai story is a traditional Japanese folk tale about a tiny man with a very brave heart.  Beginners can get a lot out of this product, but hiragana and very basic Japanese is required.

• An E-Book in Flash for interactive reading and listening
• A 13 Page PDF (for printing)
• A slow MP3 recording of the story
• A normal speed MP3 recording
• And as a special Flash bonus, "6 Common Counters"–click on any number to hear it read
• Works with PCs or Macs

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Making a Stone Small PDF Reader with MP3 - Instant Download

Okino Iwasaburou’s 岩を小さくするiwa o chiisaku suru - Making a Stone Small is a fable about a young prince who, spotting a beautiful stone with a pine tree growing out of it, wanted to take it back to the palace. Realizing the stone is too large to move, his retainers concoct a story to try to convince the young prince the stone had become small.
This is best for Intermediates, but upper Beginners can get a lot out of it.

• An E-Book in Flash for interactive reading and listening (listen to the entire page or click on individual paragraphs to hear just that)
• A 10 Page PDF (for printing)
• A full MP3 recording by a professional native Japanese speaker (for use with an iPod or to burn to a CD)
• Works with PCs or Macs (PDF, Flash, and MP3)

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Mouse Bride PDF Reader with MP3

The Mouse Bride story is a charming Japanese folk tale about a father mouse and mother mouse trying to find the ‘greatest man on earth’ for their one and only daughter to marry. One nice aspect of this story from a language learner’s point of view is similar sentence forms are repeated with the different characters. Beginners can get a lot out of this product, but hiragana and very basic Japanese is required.

• An E-Book in Flash for interactive reading and listening
• A 11 Page PDF (for printing)
• A slow MP3 recording of the story
• A normal speed MP3 recording
• And as a special Flash bonus, "40 Common Japanese Family Names"–click on any name to hear it read
• Works with PCs or Mac

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Shitakiri Suzume PDF Reader with MP3 - Instant Download

The 舌切り雀 story is a traditional Japanese folk tale about a kind old man, his mean wife, and a sparrow. Beginners can get a lot out of this product, but hiragana and very basic Japanese is required.

• An E-Book in Flash for interactive reading and listening
• A 21 Page PDF (for printing)
• A slow MP3 recording of the story
• A normal speed MP3 recording
• And as a special bonus, "10 Kotowaza You Should Know" with PDF and 10 MP3s of each example sentence
• Works with PCs or Macs

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The Tortoise and the Hare PDF Reader with MP3 - Instant Download

Designed for beginners who have mastered hiragana, this is the classic story of The Tortoise and the Hare. In addition to a regular speed audio recording, we are also including a slowed down version for those still struggling with hiragana or for those who want to concentrate on what is being said. We recommend trying to stick with the regular speed audio since no one speaks that slow, but beginners may need a little help.

• An E-Book in Flash for interactive reading and listening (listen to the entire page fast or slow or click on individual sentences to hear just that)
• A 7 Page PDF (for printing)
• A full normal speed MP3 recording by a professional native Japanese speaker (for use with an iPod or to burn to a CD)
• A full slow speed MP3 recording by a professional native Japanese speaker (for use with an iPod or to burn to a CD)
• Works with PCs or Macs (PDF, Flash, and MP3)
• BONUS: We are also including a kanji study list with the 80 most useful kanji

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Mother Goose in Japanese! PDF Reader with MP3 - Instant Download

Study Japanese with the Mother Goose rhymes we all grew up with! Beginners can get a lot out of this product, but hiragana and basic Japanese is required.

 

• An E-Book in Flash for interactive reading and listening
• A 19 Page PDF (for printing)
• A MP3 recording for each Rhyme
• Works with PCs or Macs

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The Restaurant with Many Orders Reader - Instant Download

A restaurant with many orders, but what kind of orders? Two city-slicking gentlemen hunters discover a strange Western style restaurant in the middle of a mountain.  Upon entering they are met with many signs giving orders to prepare them for the meal.  This famous story is often read by Japanese school children.

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Beginners Vocabulary Flash Download - Instant Download

We have packed well over 500 sounds files into this cross platform Flash program. Hundreds of extremely useful vocabulary are grouped into categories for ease of learning.

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Denwa Instant Download Pack: Sharpening your Japanese Phone Skills

The set of dialogs and common phrases found in this pack should help bolster your phone skills. The skits contain many of the most common phrases and situations you will
encounter. Covered skills include answer the phone, asking for someone, passing the phone, explaining someone isn’t there, taking a message and ending a call for both office and home calls

• A 16 page PDF with all dialogs and phrases explained and translated
• Eight audio dialogs
  
• Separate MP3 files for each dialog and every common phrase (80 MP3 files)
• HTML files that link all single MP3 files with each dialog or phrase for easy access (that would be index.html!)
  
• Two cheat sheets for business and home with the most useful phrases for printing and posting next to your phone
  
• One 23 minute MP3 with all dialogs and commentary for those wishing to listen to everything as a whole on their MP3 players or to burn it on a CD. (You have permission to burn a CD for your ease of study)

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JLPT 4 Vocabulary Flash Download Part 1 of 2 - Instant Download

This download covers approximately half of the vocabulary needed to pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test level 4 (beginner test). Add the four MP3s (over an hour total, but split for convenient study periods) into your MP3 player and listen on the go [The MP3 files has the word spoken, the example sentence in Japanese, the English translation, and then the Japanese repeated for all 332 vocabulary words]; print out the 22 page PDF and study on paper; or run the Flash program on your computer, point and click to hear the word and its example sentence spoken.

• 300+ Sound Files
• Common Words with an example sentence
• For JLPT level 4
• We created four MP3s for over an hour of study–listen to the vocabulary word, the example sentence, and the English translation for all 330 words!
• Print the 22 Page PDF to study offline
• Use the Flash program on your computer to easily choose which words/sentences you would like to hear
• Works on both Macs and PCs

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JLPT 4 Vocabulary Flash Download Part 2 of 2 - Instant Download

This download covers approximately half of the vocabulary (the second half) needed to pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test level 4 (beginner test). Drop the 358 MP3s into your MP3 player and listen on the go [The MP3 files has the word spoken and the example sentence in Japanese]; print out the 23 page PDF and study on paper; or run the Flash program on your computer, point and click to hear the word and its example sentence spoken. All for only $5!

• 358 Sound Files
• Common Words with an example sentence
• For JLPT level 4
• Print the 23 Page PDF to study offline
• Use the Flash program on your computer to easily choose which words/sentences you would like to hear
• Works on both Macs and PCs

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Hiragana Pack Instant Download

Covers all you need to know to learn hiragana fast and painlessly.
Full of interesting facts, games, and memory helps on hiragana.

Previously sold for $10 or more.

• 5 printable PDFs including our 48 page Hiragana Booklet,
  Flashcards and Posters
• AND 500 + HTML files including lessons,
  quizzes and audio files

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Kotowaza Instant Download Pack

This pack covers 25 of the the most powerful and extremely useful Japanese proverbs with sound, examples, and explanations. Each example sentences has both a slow and regular speed version sound file.

• An E-Book in Flash for interactive study and listening
• A 27 Page PDF (for printing or onscreen study)
• A slow recording of each example sentence (heard in the Flash program)
• A normal speed recording of each example sentence (heard in the Flash program)
• And a 15 minute MP3 with each proverb, semi-literal translation, and example sentence read slow and normal with space for repetition
• Works with PCs or Macs

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