Japanese Verbs at a Glance

I've been reading this book for a few weeks now and I've got to say that it has increased my general knowledge of japanese. The first 2 chapters you really have to study. It throws alot of information out their for you as far as " Formal & Informal" methods of japanese speech as well as past and present tense of verbs of formal and informal speech. Trying to learn both Formal & Informal methods is a headache, but it's good to have an understanding of both. Compared to other Japanese books that i've bought this one is better then all of them. I've had books that only used the formal methods of japanese speech and other books that some professor wrote which was written in ways that you could only understand if you were another professor or a college student with a perfect ACT score. I'm still reading the book but this is good study material and you can learn alot from this book, i'd recommend this book for everyone. However please note that you have to at least know how to make small japanese sentences. Ex: (I ran to the store) before you start reading the book which isn't hard.

Naoko Chino has made some great books for learning Japanese. This is one of those books~ If you have trouble with verb conjugation, this book will get you on the right track.

seeing as japanese verbs are so totally different to english ones, naoko chino's book was a saving grace. everything is cleary laid out and explained, with useful everyday verb phrases included, and a verb endings index at the back, this truly is a must for students of japanese.

A reference book for those who know basic Japanese and would like to have a more solid understanding on Japanese verbs (including different forms of verbs and their usage). A must for self-learner.