worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
five most important temples of a region
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of Obon)
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since