(こうよう)

autumn leaves, fall colors

(きせつ)

Season

(はじまる)

to begin

(にほん)

Japan

(いま)

now

(あき)

autumn; fall

(やま)

mountain

(き)

tree / wood

(は)

leaf

(あか)

red

(きいろ)

yellow

(いう)

to say

(まいとし)

every year

(おおい)

many

(ひと)

person / people

(たのしみ)

pleasure, looking forward to

(ほっかいどう)

Hokkaido

(もう)

already; again

(とても)

very; extremely

(きれい)

pretty, clean

(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(おおさか)

Osaka

(じゅういちがつ)

November

(いちばん)

most; number one

(まいにち)

every day

(じょうほう)

information

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(しゅうまつ)

weekend

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(こうえん)

park

(いく)

to go

(しゃしん)

photograph

(とる)

to take (a photo)

(てんき)

weather

(いい)

good

(ひ)

day

(みち)

road, street, path

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(こむ)

to be crowded

(あさ)

morning

(はやい)

early / fast

(でかける)

to go out

polite copula / is, am, are

Describes states such as the mother panda being healthy and the baby being small.

and (non-exhaustive list)

や lists representative examples — Shikoku and Kyushu among other regions (四国や九州).

to become

Expresses a change of state; Kawai became the new commissioner of the Sports Agency.

start doing ~

Compound verb form expressing the start of an action; sending scallops has started.

to say that ...

Quotation pattern. と marks the quoted content, followed by 言う (to say). Used for both direct and indirect speech.

polite non-past tense

The polite non-past ～ます states what will happen — the funeral will continue.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

to / toward (direction/target)

津波への警戒 uses へ to mark the target of the alert (vigilance toward the tsunami).

also / too

Used in '心配する人もいます' — there are ALSO people who are worried (in addition to happy people).

there are also (people who...)

Indicates that some people also do/feel something; there are also people who worry (心配する人もいます) and teachers who say so (言う先生もいます).

紅葉の季節が始まる

The autumn leaves season begins

日本は今、秋です。

It is now autumn in Japan.

山の木の葉が、赤や黄色になり始めました。

The leaves on the mountain trees have started to turn red and yellow.

これを「紅葉」と言います。

This is called "kōyō" (autumn leaves).

毎年、多くの人がこの季節を楽しみにしています。

Every year, many people look forward to this season.

北海道の山では、もう葉がとてもきれいです。

In the mountains of Hokkaido, the leaves are already very beautiful.

東京や大阪では、十一月ごろがいちばんきれいです。

In Tokyo and Osaka, they are most beautiful around November.

テレビやインターネットで、毎日、紅葉の情報が出ています。

Information about the autumn leaves comes out every day on TV and the internet.

どこの山がきれいか、すぐにわかります。

You can quickly find out which mountains are beautiful.

週末は、たくさんの人が山や公園へ行きます。

On weekends, many people go to the mountains and parks.

写真を撮る人も多いです。

Many people also take photos.

天気のいい日は、道や電車がとても込みます。

On days with good weather, the roads and trains get very crowded.

朝早く出かける人もいます。

Some people also set out early in the morning.