• More than 50,000 entries • Two sections, Japanese-English and English-Japanese • Japanese terms shown in romanized Japanese and standard Japanese characters • Includes Japanese cultural items, such as yobikō (cram school), and gives sources of foreign borrowings, such as nyūsu (news) • Thousands of idioms, phrases, and common expressions illustrate typical usage • Extensive use of explanatory glosses to specify precise meaning and ensure appropriate translation • American English spelling and vocabulary