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and can help with kanji that just don't seem to sink in.
    Kanji from the Start
This book that provides increasingly more difficult reading passages together with grammar notes and kanji explanations. It seems to be aimed at budding translators rather than novices and becomes difficult very quickly. It provides no special way to memorise the kanji it introduces which is why I would recommend this book only as a supplement to your kanji studies.
    Decoding Kanji: A Practical Approach to Learning Look-Alike Characters
This is a neat little book that may help you distinguish similar kanji . If you are already using a radical based mnemonic method like Heisig's and on a budget I would spend your money on another book.
    Building Word Power in Japanese: Using Kanji Prefixes and Suffixes
Highly recommended!!!
The concept of this book is that learning common kanji prefixes and suffixes will significantly increase your vocabulary as the same kanji can be applied to many different words. The book contains many example sentences of a fairly complex nature which makes it an excellent book for intermediate and above level students. As far as I know, this is the only book dealing with this subject matter and as such I recommend it.
    Let’s learn Kanji
There are plenty of books out there like this one that only teach a few hundred kanji . They are simply not worth buying in my opinion when there are so many better books you could be buying.
    Grammar
Rita Lampkin Japanese Grammar
Highly recommended!!!
This is a great book for the beginner. Cheap and light, it covers all the basic points of grammar in romaji and will give you an overview of the language you'll be referring to for quite a while.
    A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Highly recommended!!!
This is a heavyweight grammar book which is reflected in the price. It's longer and more comprehensive than most other grammar books. It's good as a reference or for those who want to go a little deeper into the grammar. I don't recommend this one as highly as its partner, Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar, because I think that you will outgrow most of this book eventually. Having said that, it is a very solid book.
    A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar
Highly recommended!!!
This is another heavyweight grammar book. Each grammar point is covered in depth and there are several very useful appendices. An understanding of kanji is necessary for this book as some of the example sentences do not have furigana . There is no romaji in the book so it will sharpen your reading skills. A great reference book for intermediate to advanced students. I highly recommend this.
    A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns (Kodansha Dictionary)
I recommend Naoko Chino's books. She covers the basics well and in an easy to understand fashion with plenty of example sentences. This book will take you right up to about JLPT 3 level. My mother has this book and loves it.
    Japanese Core Words and Phrases: Things You Can't Find in a Dictionary (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's Children's Classics)
This book breaks down some of the most important and elusive concepts of Japanese and illustrates them well with example sentences. Good for upper beginner to intermediate students.
    Verbs
The Handbook of Japanese Verbs
Highly recommended!!!
Taeko Kamiya is another author I recommend. Like Naoko Chino, her books are easy to understand and logically set out to help you learn as fast as possible. This is a great book and should be required reading for all beginners. Romaji sentences are provided throughout. Highly recommended.
Japanese Verbs at a Glance (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's Children's Classics) You won't go too far wrong with Naoko Chino. For verbs, I like Taeko Kamiya's book just a little more though.
    Adjectives
The Handbook of Japanese Adjectives and Adverbs (Kodansha's Children's Classics)
Highly recommended!!!
Like its sister book, The Handbook of Japanese Verbs