A DICTIONARY OF BASIC JAPANESE, GRAMMARADICTIONARY OF BASIC JAPANESE GRAMMAR ES eras! The Japan TimesPreface PL 679 M3 iseox “This ie © ivory of bic Japanese grammar desiqed prolly for Sst and second year Japanese sade and for teacher of Japanese Aer aving ‘amined major textbooks being wid i Japan andthe United States we have hoen what we Believe tobe basi grummuticliens, Our decrpins and ‘plantions have incorporated the resent Godgs in Japanese linguistic which tne fle were af practi signieanc. We have spent tee years and half preparing thin dcionary, Each of inly prepared half of the erga drat: apprxinatly 200 ents, Upon onmpletion of the frst daft ofthe detinsy ie, Ents, Appendixes, Chr- cect of Jopatene Grammar, sd Grammatical Terms) we doely examined, ince aed improved out individual drat. ‘Therefore, every part ofthis ‘cionary has ily Been writen by both of INaurly we owe great dal to our predecesat howe woke ate Iited in the references. Out hear-fl thanks oto them though we cal vo e owldge thom individaly in each entry where we une thir ight ex Planaione. We would ako like to acknowledge many prafable dacusons tri oor colleague tthe University of Hin, Urbant-Champugn snd the Summer Japanese School of Midlebuy College, Middlebury, Vermont. For fer ofominion, we would aber na tempt» camprebensve ling of mares Ben so we mould like to mention fur individuals whove techie auiance has made it posible to publish this tionary: Fist, Mr. Butr Neon ofthe Univesity of Mince and Ms, Sharon Tatu, who have eed our Engh seed provided with liable coments and suggestion frm the exe's i First cloticbound edition: March 1986 Frnt paperback eon: March 1989, ISBN -7590-054-6 CCopyitht © 1986 and 1989 by Seichi Makino and Micki Tat HYL(W) | Cover: CADEC tne int lo, Mr: Mamora Yoshizawa, who he patently and entity tied with the proafeaings and, last but nt let Mr. Masayuki Ishida of All rights ceservd, including the ight reproduce this book The Japan Tims whe hs done such conscientious ein he has been & or portions there in any form, perfect mile for the bith of our progeny at our special thanks got ir. Published by The Japan ‘Times, Li Sh Shibnura 4hotne, Mito, Tokyo 106-023, Jpan Soriag 196 Sich Makion Printed in Japan Michio Tre