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Do you want to learn Japanese without it feeling like studying? Do you like learning Japanese with a fun, familiar, and nostalgic story through Japanese popular literature? This is a bilingual Japanese/English book. The text in Japanese is on the left side of the page, and the English translation is beside it on the right. This allows you to read more and waste less time flicking the pages of a dictionary. As well as learning new words and broadening your vocabulary, you'll learn phrases in a context you can use in real life. This book was born out of a desire to make "Sangatsuki" by Nakajima Atsushi, a well-known high school textbook and a personal favourite of mine, accessible to a broader audience. I have reinterpreted and translated the complicated expressions of Japanese literature into a language that is as easy to understand as possible, even for elementary school children. The story is about Li Chuan, who lost his dream of becoming a famous poet and turned into a tiger and tells his friend Yuan Chen about his karma. The final scene of the story, in which Li Chuan's pride keeps him from honing his talent and isolating himself from society, is a scene that still evokes strong sympathy in modern times. Learning Japanese can be about more than grammar and verb tenses. Take your Japanese to the next level by reading. Reading books in Japanese is one of the fastest ways to reach fluency. In addition, it actively involves the visual cortex in the learning process, making vocabulary more memorable and fun!