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[Listening][Pronunciation]

Let’s Practice Listening English withPhonics

Born in New York: The Mightiest English
Pronunciation Method (2nd edition)（フォニックス英語リスニング）（ニューヨーク発

Jumique Imai

Haruka Moriyama
256 pages + downloadable audio + videos online
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40923-6

336 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40439-2

最強英語発音メソッド 音声ダウンロード版）

Would you like to lose your poor pronunciation andLet’s improve your English through the Phonics method

be understood more easily, or sound more like a nativewith renowned author Jumique Imai! While using thisEnglish speaker? With the mighty Slide Method, you toobook, you will listen to a piece of audio, then transcribe

can master English pronunciation, as taught by the author,

the English words, and be able to understand them. By

Ms. Moriyama, at her school in Times Square, New York!

practicing pronunciation, not only will you become aIn this book, she shares how to use your lips, tongue, chin,better English speaker, but you will also become better atand more to transform your speech so you can talk withlistening and comprehending.

confidence.

[Pronunciation]

Let’s Practice Reading Aloud English withPhonics（フォニックス英語音読）

Jumique Imai
304 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40573-3
This entry into Jumique Imai’s English learning books
focuses upon reading practice. Within the book is a vastarray of dialogues and passages for your reading practice,examples of which include voice messages, diaries,
advertisements, articles, presentations, and supermarket
announcements. Charts that guide your pronunciation ofvowels and consonants, which form difficult to pronouncewords, are included within. Also included are tongue
twisters that ensure the strengthening of the muscles inyour mouth and confidence in your English!
23[Grammar][Vocabulary]

An Invitation to the Beauty ofEnglish Literature and Grammar

1100 Essential English Words for Daily
Conversations (Picture Dictionary)（美しい文学を読んで英文法を学ぶ）（イラストだから覚えられる 会話で必ず使う英単語 1100）

Yasuaki Sugiyama
368 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40608-2

Text by Tatsuya Ishii / Illustrated by Shinsaku Kamimura
336 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-8443-7477-0
Rights sold to: Taiwan

This English grammar book contains a lot of examples
cited from well-known literature such as A Christmas Carol,
Pride and Prejudice, Anne of Green Gables, 1984, and more.

The author also added the summary of each book, so you

A picture is worth 1000 words so how about a picture
dictionary? Clear illustrations make it easy and efficient
to memorize these 1100 essential words. Complete withcan enjoy the stories as well as learn modal verbs, thepronunciation symbols, example sentences, synonyms

subjunctive mood, particles, etc.

and related words, it also offers a guide on how to learn

Readers will enjoy this grammar book with its beautiful

vocabulary more effectively.

sentences written by famous authors.

[Vocabulary][Vocabulary]

An Invitation to the Beauty ofEnglish Literature and Vocabulary

1200 Essential English Words for Daily
Life and Business (Picture Dictionary)（美しい文学を読んで英単語を学ぶ）（イラストだから覚えられる 日常生活や仕事で使う英単語 1200）

Yasuaki Sugiyama
336 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40892-5

Text by Tatsuya Ishii / Illustrated by Masahito Yato
368 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40266-4

This book is designed to help readers learn 1000 advanced-

Volume 2 of our bestselling Picture Dictionary series

level English words through example passages taken frombrings you 1200 more essential words for business andmasterpieces by Dickens, Carroll, Wilde, Montgomery,

daily life. Complete with illustrations, over 1000 synonyms

etc. It focuses not on being useful for reading literary

and related words, and more, this powerful learning tool

works but on being useful for understanding English inwill help you achieve your goals more effectively anda variety of situations in modern society. Once you learn

efficiently.

the vocabulary of this book, you will find it much easier tosavour English films, books, news, websites, etc.

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[Conversation][Business English]

English Expressions to Enjoy Cooking

English for Doing Business Worldwide（料理を楽しむための英語表現）（ビジネスで世界を相手にする人の英語）

Michy Satonaka
224 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40789-8

Shuichiro Ueyama and Jamie Spittal
272 pages + an Audio CD (downloadable audio)
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-8443-7439-8

This unique book shows various kinds of words andWith lively business conversations based on Shuichirophrases that are used frequently in cooking recipes andUeyema’s SONY UK experiences and beyond, this bookthat you will hear in cooking videos by famous chefs.

offers unique insights into business English. Written

You would be surprised that there are a lot of unique

by Japanese and British co-authors with important andvocabulary and cooking words that are used in cooking

useful phrases, this book comes highly recommended bysuch as grill, boil, roast, sear, stir-fry, and so on.

Shuichiro’s business partner and lifelong friend, Richard

This book contains 15 recipes with two-page dialogues

Branson (Founder of the Virgin Group).

about the dishes, so you can practice talking about recipes
and enjoy cooking with your friends & host families in[Business English]

English!

Skills for Reading Business English
Materials[Business English]

Polite English in Business (2nd edition)（ビジネス英語の敬語改訂版）

Beethoven Asami
288 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40710-2

6（ビジネス英語リーディングの技術）

Yuka Eto and Junnosuke Hamasaki
336 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40638-9
All businesspeople need to read English materials as
fast as possible. Yuka Eto, who has been brought up

Many people are afraid of making mistakes in class. But

in California and has plenty of working experience in

how about making mistakes in business? Even though

English, gives you tips on how to read documents fast. She

we may use correct vocabulary and grammar, they may

demonstrates how to find the key points of emails, text

not always be appropriate or might even sound rude!

messages, advertisements, and news articles. You needSo, this book is full of appropriate examples for various

to have skills in reading business documents as well as

business situations indicated by one, two, or three stars. It

English vocabulary and grammar knowledge. In this book,also features “casual” and “NG” marks so you can easily

you can also practice thinking about how you should act

understand how polite or rude they are.

in your real business after reading the documents.

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[Business English][Business English]

Business English for New EmployeesCreating Logical and Moving Presentations（新社会人の英語）（ロジカルに伝わる 英語プレゼンテーション）

Hiroki Kaito and Lauren Keys
272 pages + an audio CD (downloadable audio) +downloadable templates
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40297-8

Yuka Eto

Whether you are looking to learn essential or advanced

Do you want to improve your presentation skills?

business phrases, this is the book for you. English phrases

320 pages + downloadable audio + downloadable templates
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40504-7

Written by a bilingual and bicultural author Yuka Eto,are helpfully sorted by occupation, from engineering andthis book offers unique insights into giving compelling

logistics to accounting, overseas sales, and public relations.

presentations. Readers will learn to create attractive slides

You can easily download email templates and use natural

with the 3Cs (clear, convincing, concise) in mind. The

expressions for a wide range of business.

author divulges invaluable information within, including
such aspects as interactive presentation ideas and methods
for keeping audience attention.

[Business English]

Business English Expressions ofEmail and Messaging Apps
（ビジネス E メール・チャットツールの英語表現）

Yoshitaka Matsuura
336 pages + downloadable templates
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40362-3
Rights sold to: Korea[Business English]

3200 English Phrases for Business Situations（場面別・職種別 ビジネス英語フレーズ 3200）

Hiroki Kaito, Ian Crawford, and Connie Hayashi
400 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40415-6

Do you want to improve your written business English?
How about sending that perfectly worded email? This

Have you ever thought about improving your businessbook includes the key phrases for all your business

English? How about through a phrase book? Well,

email and messaging needs! Included within is accesshere you are! This book contains a variety of businessto 100 email templates and 500 expressions, all of whichconversations and phrases from many different situations

stem from the author ’s personal experience within thewithin the business sector, which include in-houseinternational marketing industry, having worked forconversations, language for specified jobs and fields, social

McCann Erickson, a leading global marketing services

events, small talk in the office, and general communication.

company.

The 3200 simple and easy-to-use phrases contained within
are divided clearly by situation and context.

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[Writing][Travel English]

English Stylebook: Punctuation guide

English Expressions through Signboards,Road Signs, Labels and Packages
Complimented by Photos（英語スタイルブック ライティングの表記ルール辞典）

Takayuki Ishii
304 pages
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40319-7
Rights sold to: Taiwan
The importance of punctuation in writing cannot be（写真で見る 看板・標識・ラベル・パッケージの英語表現）

Hana Kawashima Ransom
288 pages
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40248-0

undersold! Many editors, journalists and writers refer

Have you ever been confused in a foreign country whento punctuation guides frequently. From Native English

you saw a signboard, label, or package? This book includes

speakers to beginners in English, editors of academic

key English expressions and 200 photos from the US andjournals to news writers, a punctuation stylebook isthe UK. Not only for people who go overseas, this bookcritically important for you! This book displays 317

also provides invaluable knowledge for anyone making

punctuation rules with examples sentences to help you

English signs for foreign visitors.

correctly use punctuation and produce brilliant written
English.
[Conversation]

Rules for English Numbers

Gestures and Body Languagewith English Expressions
Complemented by Photos and Videos（英語の数字ルールブック）（写真と動画で見る ジェスチャー・ボディランゲージの英語表現）

Naohiko Kitaura and Yuka Eto

Hana Kawashima Ransom

240 pages + downloadable audio

192 pages + downloadable audio + videos online

Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40542-9

Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40472-9

Have you ever struggled to catch the price of something

Gestures and body language account for more than 55%

when shopping abroad? Or have you ever had difficultyof communication, making them very important! Body

understanding time when making plans? With theirlanguage can differ greatly depending on where you

various rules and quirks, numbers pose a difficulty evenlive. This book displays various forms of non-verbal

for native speakers. With this book you will learn how tocommunication that are used in native English speaking

handle various types of numbers, from prices and dates tocountries. Contained within the book are various picturesphone numbers and large figures.

of American models demonstrating body language[Business English]

gestures. Videos of the models performing these actions
are also provided.
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[Conversation][Conversation]

3000 Common English Phrases Used inFilms and TV Dramas

Considerate English Expressions（海外映画やドラマでよく出てくる英語フレーズ 3000）

Jumique Imai and Tracey Kimmeskamp
368 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40999-1（好感を持たれる英語表現）

Rie Hiramatsu
288 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40751-5
Have you ever felt that people seem uncomfortable whenThis book is for big fans of films and TV dramas! Manyyou ask them to do something bluntly? There would be apeople say that they want to comprehend the dialogues ofhuge difference if you asked them more politely.

English films and TV dramas without subtitles. LearningThis book focuses on your relationship with others, andfrom this book will help readers understand and enjoy

it describes how to behave and choose words to keep on

films and dramas. All the stories are original.

good terms with your family, friends, and coworkers.

PART 1 of this book introduces commonly used English

The author is a conference interpreter, translator, andphrases in 16 genres of films and dramas, while PART

voice-over artist who has lived in the UK since 2007.

2 contains frequently used key phrases in alphabeticalorder. There are 3,000 example sentences in total. Somesentences are marked as Casual, Formal, Slang, US, and[Conversation]

UK.

Fundamental Sentence Composition forFluent Conversation[Conversation]

Enjoy Speaking Like a Native in English
Conversation!
（英語でネイティブみたいな会話がしたい！）（英会話のための英作文トレーニング 448）

Hiroki Kaito and Michael D. N. Hill
224 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40826-0
Rights sold to: Korea

Jumique Imai and Tracey Kimmeskamp
304 pages + an Audio CD (downloadable audio)
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-8443-7457-2

This book is for practicing basic English conversation

Co-written by Japanese and British authors, this book

Chapter 1. In Chapter 2, you will practice compositions

is packed with cool English phrases commonly used inin various situations. Each sentence in Chapter 2 contains

American and British films and dramas. Filled with funny

a grammar topic you learned in Chapter 1, so you canshort dialogues, you can enjoy learning and using naturalreview the basic English grammar. The authors wrotephrases while sharing a laugh with those around you!

example sentences with native English teachers, so thereby changing Japanese sentences to English in a flash. In
the beginning, you will learn basic English grammar inare a lot of phrases that are used in daily conversation.

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[Conversation about Japan][Grammar]

3000 English Phrases for Conversations
with Visitors to Japan

Understanding English Grammar with
Four Simple Categories（日本で外国人を見かけたら使いたい英語フレーズ 3000）（４つのタイプ分けで英文法がわかる）

Mayuko Kurosaka and Colleen Sheils376 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40134-6

Kenji Shimizu
240 pages
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-8443-7418-3

How do you start conversations in English and makeThis book shows you how to categorize English grammar

friends with people from overseas? With their uniqueinto four basic types: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, andcultural and travel experiences, Japanese and American

Adverbs. With this skill, English grammar will become

co-authors Kurosaka and Sheils wrote this book to help

easier to understand and use.

you do just that with 3000 simple and easy-to-use phrases.

[Conversation][Conversation about Japan]

200 Questions that Visitors Often Ask
about Japan (2nd edition)（外国人から日本についてよく聞かれる質問 200 音声ダウンロード版）

English Speaking Power: An Integrated
Four Skills Approach + α（英語スピーキング力 ４技能＋αで全方位から集中攻略）

Masayasu Morita, Kan Andrew Hashimoto, and Wataru
Ando

Ichizo Ueda
304 pages
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-8443-7491-6

240 pages + downloadable audio

Boost your English communication abilities with an

Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40893-2

integrated four skills + α approach. By developing yourlistening, speaking, reading, and writing skills together

All 200 questions in this book come from overseas visitorswith vocabulary and grammar, you can also have dramatic

asking members of the Japan Tour Guide. And some are

effects on business and academic presentations, speeches

unique and surprising even for Japanese people! With thisand discussions. With sample tests for EIKEN, TOEIC

book, you can grow confident in your answers about Japan

S&W, TOEFL iBT, and IELTS, this book also shows you

while learning new and remarkable things—plus, gain

how to practice to get good speaking test scores.

insights into how people around the world think and what
they want to know!

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[Vocabulary]

Frequently Used Foreign Words forIntellectuals in English（知的な人がよく使う 英語の中の 「外来語」）

Rino Aoyagi
256 pages + downloadable audio
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-295-40187-2
Rights sold to: Korea
Do you know which words are bona fide English
expressions? Do you want to avoid making a faux pas
in your speech or writing? This book will familiarize
you with foreign words that are frequently used byintellectuals in both written and spoken English; not only
common expressions derived from French, Latin, andGreek, but also from Arabic, Russian, Japanese and more!

How to Learn English for Busy People:
Tackling the TOEIC® TEST and Business
English at the Same TimeTOEIC® テストとビジネス英語の同時学習法）

Katsuya Ureshino
224 pages
Softcover / ISBN 978-4-8443-7401-5
Time is money and both are often in short supply. The
author is a successful businessperson who understands
this and has scored over 900 points in the TOEIC L&R,
which resulted in a new job and more opportunities to use
English. Now he wants to share his tips with busy people
like you who want to learn English more efficiently for theTOEIC and for business at the same time.

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