I was in a karate class in college. The sensei felt that he had to interject "Japanese cultural notes" into the curriculum. He taught us to say "OSU!" at the top of our lungs in cl ...
I don't think books are the way to go, with Kanji at least. If you install the Japanese keyboard (Microsoft IME) on your PC then you can type in Japanese characters and see kanji for any kana that you ...