Japanese WordMaster is a Japanese language study
aid which offers three highly integrated functions in one
package: an intelligent vocabulary and Kanji study system,
a powerful multimedia Japanese-English Kanji dictionary and
a Japanese text reader and translation aid. KanjiTalk or the Japanese Language Kit is not required at all, making JWM a very inexpensive all-up package for students and educational institutions.

Intelligent vocabulary and Kanji study system
• helps students learn new Japanese vocabulary and Kanji significantly faster and better (see the online help system for further details - 'Why JWM works')
• maintains those skills over the long term using its unique optimising exercise system
• fully interactive multimedia-based exercises (can include pictures, sounds and notes)
• both Kana and Kanji reading and writing skills are developed and maintained
• the hand-written style font provides excellent character writing examples
• can progressively build and hone your Japanese skills for many years 
• exercises may be customised to any course content and structure
• perfect for comprehensive and effective home study
• can be fully customised to any European language 
• built-in study timers and backup reminders
• the MultiUser Edition allows entire classes of students to enjoy fully customised lessons, using either floppy disk, Zip cartridges or other removable media for the storage of tailored data for each student

Powerful multimedia Japanese-English dictionary
• find words by Kana, Kanji, English definition, word type, group number, etc.
• find Kanji by radical, reading, stroke count, Nelson code, grade level, Halpern code, English meaning or frequency of usage
• paste Japanese words into dictionary search engine from any Japanese wordprocessor
• filter words by Kanji grade, Katakana, Hiragana only, enabled Kanji, etc.
• dictionaries supplied with the package
            - Hiragana and Katakana flashcard dictionaries
            - a 3000 word structured vocabulary course
            - a 58,000 word general reference dictionary
            - a 114,000 word Japanese proper name dictionary containing
               place-names, surnames and given names
            - a grade 1 Kanji flashcard dictionary
            - various multimedia dictionary samples
• create custom dictionaries for any course or for your own self-study
• enter definitions in French, German, Finnish, Indonesian, Spanish, etc.
• pictures, sounds (ie. pronunciation) and notes can be attached to any word
• export words in various Japanese formats, ready for printing
• import words from other computerised dictionaries

Japanese text reader and translation aid
• read any Japanese text file
            - Japanese email from pen-friends in Japan
            - passages of Japanese text prepared by your teacher
            - the multitude of Japanese resources available on the Internet
            - Japanese newspapers available through the World Wide Web
• select words you don't know and look them up instantly in the dictionary
• get Kanji information using a single mouse click
            - English meanings
            - Kanji On and Kun readings
            - their Nelson and Halpern codes
            - stroke order, frequency of use, etc.
• translate Japanese text into English quickly and easily
• Japanese text resources supplied with the package
            - the Japanese Constitution
            - the 'JConv' text format conversion utility
• get Kana information including reading and stroke order
• create complimentary dictionaries from passages of Japanese text

Other features
• includes all necessary Japanese character fonts
            - a handwritten-style Kana and Kanji font (the 1850 Kanji
              Jouyou set)
            - a Kana and Kanji font which includes the full JIS set (nearly
              7000 Kanji)
• suitable for students from upper-level elementary to University level and beyond
• operates on any Macintosh (from the Mac Classic -> PowerMac)
• MultiUser Edition available for Educational Institutions
• KanjiTalk or Japanese Language Kit not required
• operates from System 6.0.7 upwards
• comprehensive online help system
• student friendly price

This Japanese WordMaster demo can be freely distributed - its StuffIt archive is around 1.3mb in size (ie. small enough to fit on a single high density floppy disk). Give it to your fellow students and teachers with our compliments.

We hope you enjoy using the demo software and subsequently choose to purchase the commercial edition. Best of luck with your studies...