A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar is the second volume in the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar series. It covers 196 grammar entries in the same dictionary-style format as the Basic volume, with sentence pattern analysis, example sentences, usage notes, and comparisons with similar expressions. Unlike the Basic volume, example sentences are in kanji and kana only (no romanisation). The Japanese index cross-references page numbers from the Basic volume, so you can look up grammar across both books from one place.
The introductory section covers grammar concepts specific to intermediate study: discourse grammar, newspaper grammar, conversational strategies, and how to accurately analyse complex sentences. Appendixes include katakana loanword transcription rules, compound verbs, compound particles, conjunctions, affixes, counters, cooccurrence patterns, and a chart of functional expressions and grammatical patterns.
The Basic volume should be enough until you start preparing for N3. If you're working through QUARTET or Tobira, you'll start finding grammar points that aren't covered in the Basic volume, and that's when this one earns its place on your desk. Learners preparing for N2 find it particularly useful alongside JLPT prep books. Same approach, same depth, just more advanced territory. This is the first edition (1995) and has not been revised.
