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Japan

9

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

13

summer

3

autumn; fall

1

winter

3

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

16

season; time of year

2

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

19

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

3

the four seasons

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

3

March; third month of the lunar calendar

7

be; is

26

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

19

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

5

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

3

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

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.

3

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

3

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

3

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

2

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

4

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

because; as; since

1

I; me

6

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

4

one year; some time ago

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

5

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

13

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

2

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

2

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

10

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

1