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The world has opened again, which means you can now finally take that trip to Japan, the country you’ve wanted to visit for so long... But what if you get there and sound like a complete foreigner? What if you start speaking to a local but get tongue-tied finding the right words to say? Sounds like a nightmare, right? It doesn't have to be that way... Here's the deal: We created this Japanese-speaking crash course dedicated to making you conversational in 30 days or less – without spending months on a random language app that you'd mentally force yourself to use.

舞台は終戦を乗り越え、高度経済成長期をひた走る日本。大本営の作戦立案参謀であった壹岐正は、終戦の詔にを聞き入れず、武装解除をしない関東軍へ説得に向かう最中、ソ連軍に拘束されシベリアに抑留される。

Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American writer, poet, activist, and visual artist. Deeply thoughtful and spiritual, Gibran was also considered a philosopher although he rejected the title. Gibran is celebrated as a literary hero in Lebanon. He is widely considered the single most important influence on Arabic poetry and literature during the first half of the twentieth century. Contents: Sand and Foam, The Prophet, The Madman, His Parables And Poems.

In this exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy areas, meets a mysterious girl, and becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars.

捜査本部より速くＳＮＳで犯人特定？遺体を発見したのは南アジア国籍の男性。インターネットでは彼の写真や住所が晒され、犯人だと断定して死刑を求める声まで上がる。情報が錯綜するなか、捜査員たちは――。ヒーローは必ずしも一匹狼じゃない！同僚とも家族とも絆が深い名刑事を描く傑作警察小説。

その後の蝶子と隆吉は・・・。完全版「続夫婦善哉」です。2007年（平成19年）に続編の原稿が発見され、「大阪文学を代表する『夫婦善哉』の続編が九州を舞台にしたことに驚いた」と話題になりました。どうしようもないダメ夫を蝶子はどうするのか、夫婦はどうなるのか興味は尽きません。

武蔵野の自然と人間の静かな交感を描いた随筆風小説として、今も昔も変わらぬ人気を誇っています。武蔵野の風景に宿る詩情と哲理が心を打ちます。しばし、都会の喧騒を離れ、静寂の美を味わいたい人に最適の作品です。きっと心が癒されます。

怖い作品です。内容が怖いのではありません。この作品の発行は昭和41年３月。山川方夫はこの本が発行される一カ月前の二月に交通事故で亡くなりました。婚約者との結納を済ませ、結婚式を三か月後に控えた時期でもありました。読み進めるにしたがって真綿で首を絞められるように息苦しくなってきます。怖いです。

太宰治の作品を知るうえで非常に重要な自伝的小説です。昭和８年、太宰治24歳の時の作品で、中学時代までを回顧して書かれています。第一回芥川賞候補作となった太宰初の創作集「晩年」に掲載されました。

If Pierra Calasanz-Labrador’s debut poetry collection The Heartbreak Diaries was equivalent to an “ugly cry”, this second volume is an introspective journey, a quiet voice longing to be heard. Like stumbling upon an introvert’s secret diary, these 50 poems chronicle fervent wishes, hidden fears, and everyday acts of bravery that may sound uncannily familiar.

This book is about taking charge of ourselves, thanking our bodies and making peace with the fact that it's not the hormones, it's us. What can we do about our food, sleep, exercise and relationships that will make us feel good, help us overcome the conditions of PCOD and hypothyroid, and, most importantly, get off drugs and stay off them for good?

When the younger players in India's cricket team find out that advertising executive Zoya Singh Solanki was born at the very moment India won the World Cup back in 1983, they are intrigued. When having breakfast with her is followed by victories on the field, they are impressed. And when not eating with her results in defeat, they decide she's a lucky charm. The nation goes a step further. Amazed at the ragtag team's sudden spurt of victories, it declares her a goddess.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE BESTSELLING INDIAN POETRY PHENOMENON 'I love you. And I hope you love yourself enough to leave anyone who breaks your heart. Your heart was meant to be worshipped, not turned into a war zone.' Dear Reader, I hope these poems feel like a warm hug. I wrote them for...

Japón, 1605. Tras un largo periodo de guerras, la victoria del primer sogún Tokugawa en la batalla de Sekigahara ha traído por fin la paz al país. En la antigua capital de la provincia del clan Date, sin embargo, un suceso tenebroso ha alterado la tranquila vida de sus gentes: los cerezos han florecido con brotes de sangre y se han secado hasta morir sin ninguna explicación. Miyamoto Tsunetomo, maestro de artes marciales e Investigador de Asuntos Especiales del clan, recibe la orden de aclarar el asunto.

From the menacing vision of a red umbrella, to the ominous atmosphere of the Laughing Mountain; from the waking dream of virtual working to the sinister games of the locked room . . . this is a fascinating insight into the spine-chilling voices working within China today-a long way from the traditional expectations of hopping vampires and hanging ghosts.

Connect the Dots is the story of 20 enterprising individuals without MBAs who started their own ventures. They were driven by the desire to prove themselves. To lead interesting, passionate, meaningful lives. Their stories say one thing loud and clear: you don't need a fancy degree or a rich daddy to dream big and make it happen. It's all in your head, your heart, your hands.

Bangladesh, 1971: the war of independence from Pakistan has torn through peaceful villages and turned life upside down. In the midst of war, one young girl holds on as she discovers the world’s unpredictability. During her father’s prolonged absence, she reminisces about the essence of her abbu, an esteemed professor, loving community leader, and now unexpected warrior. She is moved by his quiet determination to preserve Bengali language and culture in a struggle for autonomy.

Märchen bildet in China kein streng gesondertes Gebiet. Von den Ammengeschichten und Fabeln bis zu Göttermythen, Sagen und Novellen sind die Grenzen durchaus schwankend. Das Wunderbare gehört für China noch zum natürlichen Weltlauf, so dass hier sich keine scharfe Grenze ziehen lässt. Bergelfen sind Berggeister; sie wohnen in Bäumen und Felsen und lieben es, die Menschen zu erschrecken.

A wonderful collection of spine-tingling ghost stories and thought-provoking essays on insects. This new version has an introduction "Hearn and Japan", which details the continuing influence of Hearn on contemporary Japan.

In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family — the strained relationship between a mother and son, the cost of necessary goodbyes — all from Asian American, immigrant, and queer perspectives. Holding all accountable, this collection fully embraces the loss, grief, and abundant joy that come with charting one's own path in identity, life, and love.