Blahah Wrote:The OP gets an allowance for this expense from his employer so they'll effectively be free anyhow; given that it seems a bit churlish to deny Makino & Tsutsui their royalties...Javizy Wrote:iPod touch with "Japanese", Anki and daijirin?This is my recommendation. But you know you can get a shitload of these resources for free right? Depending on whether you fly the Jolly Roger.
I recommend the grammar dictionaries by Seiichi Makino mentioned above. If you plan on taking the JLPT, then Kanzen Master grammar and Unicom listening and reading workbooks are really good. I'd take the rest to a second-hand bookshop and buy a ton of manga and short novels.
To the OP: find out whether you have to spend this all in one go or if you can buy some stuff, start using it and then in 6 months time buy some more; you'll have a better idea then of what works for you and what you might want or need.
If I were the OP's employer I would consider requests for ipods or Android devices to be clear attempts at taking the piss. If you want them to be reasonable rather than going through what you ask for with a very strict interpretation of the rules, then don't start by trying it on, is my advice.