Fr | WAS AN INTEGRATED COURSE IN [ELEMENTARY JAPANESE Pelee eer ate ocke cen emma The JapanTimes cs es"a PIRATE (WAZ AN INTEGRATED COURSE IN ELEMENTARY JAPANESE GENKI iw ee Eri Banno 38a BE Chikako Shinagawa disI1188-F Kyoko Tokashiki HERA F ‘The kpanTimes aCopyright © 2000 by Eri Bano, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, Chikako Shinagawa, and Kyoko Tokashiki All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, eleciror mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. First edition: February 2000 17th printing: June 2005 Editorial assistance: guild Illustrations: Noriko Udagowa Cover art and Editorial design: Nokayama Design Office Gino Nokeyome, Masui Soth, and Mosotcke Moromatie Published by The Japan Times, Ltd. 5-4, Shibaura 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023, Japan Phone: 03-3453-2013 hitp://bookclub.japantimes.co.ip/ ISBN4-7890-1002-3, Printed in Japan