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Concerning Intermediate Japanese: An Integrated Course — Ist Semester

Intermediate Japanese: An Integrated Course — Ist Semester is a re-compiled version of The Nihongo Journal’s “Modern Japanese: An Integrated Course.” It comprises a year’s worth of lessons, stretching from May, 1987 through April, 1988

Compared to Intermediate Japanese: An Integrated Course (published in 1987), the lessons in this volume are somewhat easier in content

I began writing these monthly lessons as an integrated course for students who have completed a study of Japanese at the basic level; I am overjoyed to have them take the form of a textbook I hope that you will be able to make full use of this text to upgrade your Japanese skills

Refer to the following page for an explanation of how to use the lessons I have also included, as a special feature for this text, an applied reading exercise consist-

ing of selections from newspaper or magazine articles that relate to each lesson’s

topic After you’ve gone through each lesson, use these selections to strengthen your reading comprehension skills

Finally, I’d like to extend my gratitude to the staff of ALC Press and Bonjin-sha Co., Ltd for their assiduous efforts to publish this text, and especially to Glenn Sullivan, who was in charge of its English translations

Nobuko Mizutani

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To improve rei ity, sentence cor and self-expressi

lÍ STRUCTURI

1 Main Text

A short essay cultural phenom

2 Dialogues Two conversatic Text in a nat Japanese

— sections five Japanese in its a

7 Kanji Compo

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of each, taking unlike the abov readings for the omitted

9 Cassettes The Main Tex ture and Discou recorded form

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1 Main Text

A short essay on a recent social or cultural phenomenon

2 Dialogues Two conversations related to the Main Text in a natural, spoken form of Japanese

— sections five and six help you study Japanese in its actual context

7 Kanji Compounds Practice

A dozen basic kanji accompanied by several important compounds Read through the list, and try to memorize each compound

8 Kanji Compounds Review Short sentences constructed with the kanji compounds that appeared in the section above Try to grasp the meaning

of each, taking note of the fact that, unlike the above section, the hivagana readings for the compounds have been omitted

9 Cassettes The Main Texts, Dialogues, and Struc- ture and Discourse Practices are all in recorded form

IV Meruop or Stupy

1) Listen to the recording and try to understand the Main Text and Dia- logues

2) Read the Main Text and Dialogues, making as few references to the Vocabu- lary List and Notes as possible Use the latter two sections when you encounter difficulties

3) Try to read the Japanese text before referring to its English transla- tion.(Translations of the essays, articles, and dialogues attempt to capture the spirit and tone of the Japanese text — be

it playful, ironic, or serious Translations

of the Structure and Discourse Practices comply more faithfully with a word-by- word rendition of their Japanese models.)

4) Go over the Structure and Discourse Practices with a friend

5) Record and listen to your oral pro- duction of the material

6) Try to have a conversation on the Main Text essay — or on whatever subject you please — using the forms and patterns introduced in the Structure and Discourse Practices

The words and phrases marked with an asterisk (+) are explained in detail in the Notes section.

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The Prime Minister goes to Washington

to meet the President, pays a visit to China; heads of state and VIPs from numerous countries come to Japan Or so

we are informed by a continuous stream of

articles International friendships have blossomed at an incredible rate

And not only among statespeople Stu- dents and academicians are also exchang- ing information and friendship across national boundaries Foreign technicians are coming to Japan for training, and their Japanese counterparts are going abroad to spur technical development in a range of fields

At the same time, private visits to homes are on a decline The elaborate cleaning and food-purchasing that preced-

ed the visits of guests in one’s childhood (“were having a visitor today!”) are

The following dialogues have been recorded on the cassette

already part of the past: today’s friends meet in restaurants and coffee houses In- timate friends excepted, visitors—and the act of visiting—have diminished

One possible reason for the drop-off: the severity of housing conditions in Japan It’s impossible, within the tight confines of one of today’s homes, to have a separate room for houseguests People are busier these days, and opportunities to go’ to someone’s home for unhurried conversa- tion are few What’s more, the time avail- able for keeping one’s house in order is a mere fraction of what it once was

If every restaurant and coffee house suddenly closed, what would happen? Some people would clean their houses with frantic desparation, true A far larger number might find themselves carrying on their meetings in the streets—and the sidewalks would bulge to bursting point

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who've met for a discussion A is male and

Sorry I’m late

No problem Though Ill admit that I

was a little concerned—you’re usually

such a prompt person

The traffic was awful

Oh?

The cab driver said that the leader of

some country is paying a visit to

Japan, so the roads were blocked off

Is that right?

So he claimed There’s nothing wrong

with international relations, he said

He just wished they didn’t create

traffic jams

I know how he feels

Anyway, it’s a fact that friendships be-

tween countries are increasing After

all, the Prime Minister has already

visited China and the U.S

And college professors and technical

experts are traveling to other coun-

And a lot of people spend their New Year’s vacations abroad—or in hotels

B: Marriage introductions used to take place in homes, but now hotels and restaurants are in vogue

Uh-huh Many people complain that their houses are too cramped, aren't

ready to accommodate guests

Yeah And working women often don’t have the time to receive visitors

I know what you mean At our place, it always seems like we have to devote a lot of time to cleaning to prepare for a guest Friends are a different matter, of course

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Husband: By the way, is there anything scheduled for this Sunday?

Wife: Nothing in particular Just the usual cleaning, washing, relaxing, TV- watching

H: How about Yamamoto, from my sec- tion at work?

What's “how about Yamamoto” sup- posed to mean?

He’s a good kid, don’t you think?

He seems to be fairly serious, yes Well, didn’t Yoshiko’s mother ask you

to find a match for her daughter? Uh-huh

So how about arranging a meeting

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between Yoshiko and Yamamoto?

W: You're not talking about a marriage

introduction, are you?

H: Nothing that serious, really Just hav-

ing them over to the house

W: Now just a moment I’m all in favor of

an introduction, but having them over

to the house—why, where would they sit?

H: What’s wrong with right here, in this

room?

W: In the midst of all this mess?

H: So whats the problem? Nothing

wrong with a lived-in look, is there?

W: Have you given any thought to what

they're going to eat?

H: No need to prepare anything special

Cake and coffee should be about right

Maybe so

Don’t worry Our house is so small, they won't feel comfortable for long, and soon leave

W: Fair enough But after one look at the way we live, don’t you think they'll give up the idea of marriage alto- gether?

H: Not at all If we show them the good qualities of our relationship, it might work as effective propaganda

W: Really? Which means no fighting this Sunday, huh?

H: Right We'll have to make sure that all our fights end on Saturday

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used in economic contexts Example:

Sonna mono kau yoyuu wa arimasen “I don't

have the money to purchase such a thing.”

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The word komu adds an implication of

depth Agarikonde suggests the act of

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‘Not that important.” Example: Nayami

to yuu hodo de mo nai kedo,chotto komatte iru koto ga arimasu “Although it’s not what you'd call a source of unhappiness, it is troubling me”

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