Book 2 contains exercises and word lists for each lesson, followed by a full vocabulary, Japanese–English and English–Japanese. As the course has not been designed primarily with self-study in mind, keys to the exercises have not been provided, although they can be produced if demand requires. In a number of cases there is no single correct response.

The exercises are not simply ‘listen and repeat’ drills. The aim is not so much to increase fluency as to test whether the student has fully understood the grammar explained in the relevant lesson. In line with the general philosophy behind the course, romanisation has again been kept to a minimum so that another aim of the exercises is to give further practice in reading and recognising characters. It is hoped that teachers will be able to use the exercises as guidelines for further practice as and when necessary, so adapting the course to their own specific needs and requirements.