The most important feature of Brinkley's dictionary is that it is almost the only Japanese-English dictionary basically planned for the English-speaking student of Japanese. It seeks to offer a precise and accurate equivalent of each Japanese word from the point of view of the foreign reader of a Japanese text. In contrast, most Japanese-English dictionaries that are used by English-speaking students are intended to meet the somewhat difficult needs of Japanese students of English, who know the meanings of the Japanese words and merely want to be provided with a list of possible English equivalents in various contexts. The definitions in Brinkley's dictionary are therefore often far superior in conciseness and clarity. For Japanese written texts, even modern novels and newspapers, Brinkley's dictionary is indispensable, since it contains literary words missing from other Japanese-English dictionaries and quotes many typical and idiomatic usages in which they occur. The text of the examples of usages is given not only in Japanese script but also in romanized form, so that a comparative beginner can read and understand them. Another very valuable feature of Brinkley's dictionary is the inclusion of many illustrations of birds, animals and plants, types and styles of clothing, architectural forms, agricultural tools and other special and technical devices.