Sentence examples:

• さむらいの　着物を　着ます。They wear samurai kimono.
• さあ、子供の日を　祝いましょう。Well, let us celebrate Children’s Day.
• さむらいのように　強くなるように。I want to be as strong as the samurai.

Main text: In alignment with the Australian curriculum (Years 7 to 8 band plan achievement standards)

• Use verbs ましょう to plan and offer suggestions
• Read and write using high-frequency kanji for verbs
• Build cohesion in texts and elaborate on the meanings using grammatical elements, such as conjunctions, e.g., だから

Captions: In alignment with the Senior Japanese syllabus and the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

• Plain form verbs, including past tense and negative forms
• ますstem V に行く: purpose (N5)
• Nのように: describing (N4)
• て: connect sentences (N5)
• Vてくれる: favors/giving/receiving (N4)
• Vたら: conditional if/when (N4)
• Vても: even though (N4)
• Plain V + というN: N that V (N3)
• Plain Vように: to wish (N4)
• こんなふうに: In this way/just like this (N2)

Cultural note from the author:

Every year, children in Japan look forward to the 5th of May, which is Children’s Day. This day signifies good health and wishes for a good future for the children. It was originally held for boys only. However, in 1948, this day was registered as a national holiday and became a special day for both boys and girls. Therefore, the traditional celebrative ways that are introduced in this book mostly comprise boy-related themes. While some of the traditional practices have been simplified for the modern era, many families still practice these traditional methods.