{"product_id":"book-2unq","title":"Learn Japanese with Stories Volume 8: Hikoichi Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003eHikoichi is back. If you listened to Volume One, you already know him: the clever young man whose quick thinking always leaves somebody else scratching their head. This volume brings three more tales, and in the last of them Hikoichi steps aside for a story of a very different kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, a shattered vase and a chieftain who cannot find the culprit, until Hikoichi proposes a strange little test. Then a shape-shifting tanuki who has been tormenting the whole village and makes the mistake of trying his tricks on Hikoichi. And finally, a quieter story: a girl far from home, a mask that looks like her mother, and a misunderstanding that gets badly out of hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach story is taught in seven passes, so your understanding builds one layer at a time:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStory introduction: a short English preview so you know where you're headed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVocabulary: key words in Japanese, then English, with room to repeat after a native speaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlow speed: the full story read slowly and clearly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLine-by-line: each sentence broken into short phrases with English meanings, then rebuilt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNormal speed: the story at natural pace, to hear how much more you catch now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehension questions: answer out loud, then hear a model answer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish version: the whole story in English to confirm you understood it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapanese narration by native speaker Yumi Boutwell, with English explanations by Megumi Boutwell. Learn Japanese with Stories has been helping people learn Japanese since 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo textbook needed: press play in the car or on a walk and let the repetition do the work. For upper beginners (JLPT N5 to N4) ready to move past word lists into real Japanese. Includes a companion PDF with the Japanese text and vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":68192624705840,"sku":"BD2unq","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2unq-Square-cover.webp?v=1793120993","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2unq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}