prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
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
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 O-Bon)
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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; 109.09 m; 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; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
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 (early-May holiday season in Japan)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line