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JAPANESE-ENGLISH

ENGLISH-JAPANESE

DICTIONARY

RELIABLE, DETAILED, AND UP-TO-DATE

* More than 50,000 entries, including the most common meanings

* Two sections, Japanese-English and English-Japanese

* All entries, from A to Z, in a single alphabetical listing

* Japanese terms shown in romanized Japanese and standard Japanese characters

* Hundreds of new words, including eizu (AIDS) and nyuryoku (computer input)

* Thousands of idioms, phrases, and common expressions illustrate typical usage

* Includes Japanese cultural items, such as yobiko (cram school), and gives source of foreign borrowings, such as nyusu (news)

* American English spelling and vocabulary

* Extensive use of explanatory glosses to specify precise meaning and assure appropriate translation