Everyday Japanese: A Japanese Language Scholar's Japanese Diary

Not satisfied even after reading through the entire volume of one of Japan's largest dictionaries, he continues to gleefully browse the listings at second-hand bookstores to collect books, and whether he reads the newspaper or watches TV, he is constantly interested in the Japanese language. This book is full of hints for rethinking "language." It is the diary of a Japanese language expert, who laments the way the Japanese language is used, which is becoming "shallow, simple, and rough" every day.