Easy Japanese - Emiko Konomi

A great introduction to the Japanese language for travel, business, traditional learning or fun! This book introduces you to the basics of Japanese, and teaches practical daily conversations and vocabulary. Useful notes and explanations on the Japanese script, pronunciation and accent, greetings and requests, sentence structure, vocabulary, verb conjugations, honorific forms, expressions and etiquette dos and don'ts are included, as well as a useful dictionary of commonly-used Japanese words and phrases. Native-speaker audio recordings of all the dialogues, vocabulary and exercises are available for free online.
In Easy Japanese you'll find:
10 lessons for self-study adult learners
A focus on elementary sentence patterns and vocabulary for daily conversations
Content suitable for JLPT N5 and N4 preparation
Kanji, hiragana and katakana, and romaji in all dialogues and vocabulary
Cultural notes for understanding Japanese customs and norms