Want songs in playlist but not in library

so i have a CD with thousands of short japanese recordings on it, the only way i believe that i can get them onto my iphone/ipod is through adding them to itunes. However when i hit shuffle songs the likelihood of getting a japanese recording instead of a song is very high.
CAN I ADD THESE RECORDINGS TO MY IPHONE/IPOD IN AN ITUNES PLAYLIST, BUT NOT IN LIBRARY?
or is there an alternate way to listen to these without disrupting itunes?
cheers

You can't have them in a playlist unless they are first in your library.  If you delete them from your library, you also delete them from any playlist.
You should select all your Japanese tracks and open the "Get Info" window (iTunes File menu > Get Info).  Select the Options tab and check "Skip when shuffling" and click OK.

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