C. J. Dunn, S. Yanada: Japanese. A practical course for beginners

A working knowledge of Japanese is an asset that is becoming increasingly valuable all over the world.
This book is designed to take the reader with no previous experience of the language to the point where he is equipped to maintain a conversation on any non-technical subject with confidence. Romanized spelling is used throughout, and the complexities of the language are introduced gradually, with special chapters on respect language and conversational usage. Both the constructions and the vocabulary used in the book have been selected to give the student an essential grounding in the language.

A concise working course in Japanese invaluable to student and beginner alike.