Read Japanese Without Guessing — Level A1.2: とうきょうの まいにち — Daily Routine, Food, Family, Time & Weather Interlinear Reader for JLPT N5 Beginners

Read Japanese Without Guessing — Level A1.2

Continue Luca's story in Tokyo and start reading real beginner Japanese with confidence.

とうきょうの まいにち is the second book in the Read Japanese Without Guessing series. Luca has arrived in Tokyo. Now he is building a daily routine: waking up, eating, working, going to the café, talking with friends, and learning everyday Japanese.

No guessing. No dictionary. No stopping every few words.
Just Japanese, English support, and a clear path forward.

What Makes This Book Different?

This is an interlinear Japanese reader. English meanings appear directly with the Japanese text, so you can understand each sentence while staying in the story.

ルカはLuca あさin the morning おきます。wakes up. パンをBread たべます。he eats. コーヒーをCoffee のみます。he drinks.

You do not need to stop, guess, or search a glossary. The meaning is visible when you need it.

What You Will Learn in A1.2

Level A1.1 gave you greetings, です, あります, います, これ, それ, あれ, numbers, colors, and basic descriptions. A1.2 adds action.

Learn polite Japanese verbs such as:

• おきます — wake up
• たべます — eat
• のみます — drink
• いきます — go
• かえります — return home
• はたらきます — work

You will also meet core beginner particles naturally: を, へ, に, で, and と.

Topics Covered

• Daily routines: あさ おきます。よる ねます。
• Food and drinks: パンを たべます。コーヒーを のみます。
• Going places: えきへ いきます。うちへ かえります。
• Family: ちちと ははが います。
• Time: いま なんじ ですか？しちじ です。
• Weather: きょうは はれ です。あしたは あめ です。
• Home: へやに テレビが あります。

Dual Reading Format

Every chapter gives you two ways to read:

• Story with interlinear English — understand the Japanese immediately.
• Japanese-only story — re-read for fluency without support.

First you understand. Then you recognize. Then you read faster with less help.

Who This Book Is For

This book is ideal if you:

• Have completed Level A1.1 of this series
• Know hiragana and katakana
• Know basic Japanese greetings and です sentences
• Are ready for たべます, のみます, and いきます
• Want to prepare for JLPT N5
• Prefer reading over memorizing isolated grammar rules

New to the series? You can start here if you already know basic Japanese. Complete beginners may prefer Level A1.1 first.

Inside the Book

Each of the 10 chapters has one clear goal and a steady structure:

• 本文（インターリニア） — Story with English support
• 本文（にほんごのみ） — Japanese-only reading practice
• どっかいもんだい — Reading comprehension
• たんごれんしゅう — Vocabulary exercises
• ぶんぽう — Simple grammar focus
• こたえ — Full answer key

The Story

Luca lives in Tokyo with his small brown dog, Coco. Yuki helps him understand daily life, while Tanaka-san at the café gives him warm conversations about food, drinks, and routine.

Part of a Complete Japanese Pathway

This book is Level A1.2 in a 12-level reader pathway from A1.1 to C2.2. A1.1 and A1.2 together support JLPT N5 foundations: greetings, basic descriptions, routine verbs, food, family, time, weather, home vocabulary, and essential particles.

After this book, you will be ready for Level A2.1, where past tense, て-form, and longer beginner stories begin.

Start Reading Japanese with Less Fear

The words are there.
The meanings are there.
The story keeps moving.

Read slowly. Understand more. Enjoy Japanese.