Random House: Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary

- More than 50,000 entries
- Two sections, Japanese-English and English-Japanese
- Japanese terms shown in romanized Japanese and standard Japanese characters
- Hundreds of new words, including EIZU (aids) and NYURYOKU (computer input)
- Includes Japanese cultural items, such as YOBIKO (cram school), and gives sources of foreign borrowings, such as
NYUSU (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 vocabulary