This is an English-Japanese dictionary written primarily for students and teachers of the Japanese language. An index of basic Japanese words appearing in the dictionary is also included, which allows you to use this as a Japanese-English dictionary as well.

The dictionary includes:

• Over 4,500 entries
• Almost 18,000 vocabulary items
• A definition of the basic meaning of each English entry and of each of its Japanese translations
• Information on stylistic differences between words
• Useful example sentences illustrating each English entry, together with Japanese translations, both in Japanese and romanized script
• Notes explaining words with unusual grammatical behavior
• Information on how to use grammatical particles correctly to match the meaning of the verb
• Notes on how kanji are used, especially when several kanji can be used to write the same word
• Pitch accent markers on romanized translations of the basic entries
• Appendixes dealing with technical vocabulary, characteristics of the Japanese language, and grammar charts