Read Japanese Without Guessing - Level B1.1: ルカの ゆめ - Opinions, Possibilities, Ability, Goals & JLPT N3 Interlinear

By Kaya Srilas

Read Japanese without guessing - and start thinking in Japanese.

ルカの ゆめ is Level B1.1 in the Read Japanese Without Guessing series. Lucas continues his life in Japan and discovers a new goal: taking his photography seriously and entering a local contest.

This is where reading becomes deeper. Lucas expresses opinions, weighs possibilities, talks about what he can do, and chooses his words carefully with different people.

No guessing.
No dictionary hunting.
Just Japanese with meaning exactly where you need it.

What makes B1.1 different?

If you completed A1.1, A1.2, A2.1, and A2.2, you already know routines, past tense, て-form basics, permission, prohibition, obligation, counters, comparisons, and plain forms. Now B1.1 moves you into the first half of JLPT N3.

Opinions and possibility - ～と思います / ～かもしれませんAbility and change - potential form + ～ようになるConditionals - ～たら / ～ばIntentions and predictions - ～つもり / ～でしょうRegister switching - polite speech with Tanaka-san, casual speech with YukiInterlinear reading that keeps you moving

Traditional readers often make you stop, guess, flip to a glossary, lose your place, and return to the sentence. This book removes that friction.

Japanese appears with English meaning directly above the words, so you understand immediately while seeing real Japanese structure.

Example:
ルカはLucas ゆめをa dream 持（も）っています。has.
写真（しゃしん）がPhotography 好（す）きだとhe likes 思（おも）います。he thinks.

What each chapter includesStory Interlinear - Japanese with English support above the textStory Japanese Only - the same story without translationsReading Comprehension - JLPT-style checksVocabulary Exercises - repeated words in contextGrammar Focus - one clear pattern per chapterWriting Practice and Answer KeyThe story: Lucas finds a direction

Lucas has grown from a newcomer into someone building a life in Japan. Now he has a dream: entering a photography contest.

Across 10 chapters, Lucas talks with Yuki and Tanaka-san, reflects on his progress, practices photography, and learns to express what he thinks, what might happen, what he can do, and what he intends to do.

What you will be able to doSay what you think: 日本はいい国だと思います。Talk about possibility: 雨がふるかもしれません。List activities: 写真をとったり、さんぽしたりします。Express ability: 漢字が読めます。Talk about growth: 写真がとれるようになりました。Use conditionals: 晴れたら、写真をとりに行きます。Express intention: コンテストに参加するつもりです。Predict outcomes: きっとだいじょうぶでしょう。Use contrast: がんばったのに、しんぱいしすぎました。Who is this book for?

This book is ideal if you know hiragana, katakana, N5/N4 foundations, past tense, て-form, plain forms, permission, prohibition, counters, and comparisons. It is especially useful if you are preparing for JLPT N3 and want reading practice that feels clear, structured, and motivating.

Kanji and furigana support

B1.1 introduces N3-level kanji throughout, but every kanji includes reading help in parentheses, such as 思（おも）う, 写真（しゃしん）, 練習（れんしゅう）, 夢（ゆめ）, and 将来（しょうらい）.

Begin Lucas's next chapter

This book is Level B1.1 in a 12-level pathway from A1.1 to C2.2.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H53C91TG
• ISBN13: 9798181320789
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"