Conversational Japanese. Anne Kaneko

Visiting Someone’s Home Having Friends to Dinner Taking Clients Out to Dinner Taking Friends Out to Dinner Special Diets Taking your Leave Words and Expressions Chapter 9 Children Child’s Play Admiring a Baby Asking About a Kindergarten Introducing Yourself Telephoning the School Writing an Absence Note Inviting Children to a Party Visiting the Pediatrician Describing Ailments Asking About Swimming Lessons Meeting Your Child’s Teacher Words and Expressions Chapter 10 Officialdom Extending Your Visa Forgetting to Renew Your Visa Obtaining a Re-entry Permit Losing Your Registration Card Getting Stopped for Speeding Words and Expressions Chapter 11 Gifts Having Something Gift-wrapped Offering a Gift Opening a Gift Expressing Thanks for a Gift Gift Suggestions Telephoning to Say Thank You Gift Papers and Money Envelopes Words and Expressions Chapter 12 Weddings Replying to an Invitation Arriving at the Reception Leaving the Reception Wedding Speeches Giving a Formal Speech Giving an Informal Speech (1) Giving an Informal Speech (2) Proposing the Toast Taboo Words Sending a Telegram Epigrams Words and Expressions Chapter 13 Funerals Being Informed of a Death Visiting the Home Offering Incense Expressing Your Condolences Sending a Telegram Offering Branches of Sakaki Writing a Letter of Sympathy Words and Expressions Chapter 14 Speeches Introducing Yourself Beginning a Speech Ending a Speech Giving a Thank-you Speech Giving a Welcome Speech Proposing a Toast Words and Expressions