(にほん)

Japan

(くる)

to come

(がいこくじん)

foreigner

(りょこうしゃ)

traveler

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ことし)

this year

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(ひこうき)

airplane

(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(きょうと)

Kyoto

(おおさか)

Osaka

(いつも)

always, usually

(おおい)

many

(たべもの)

food

(すき)

liked, favorite

(らーめん)

ramen (noodle soup)

(たべる)

to eat

(てら)

temple

(じんじゃ)

Shinto shrine

(みる)

to see, watch

(みせ)

shop, store

(えいご)

English (language)

(ちゅうごくご)

Chinese (language)

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(てんいん)

shop clerk

(でも)

but; however

(もんだい)

problem

(ばす)

bus

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(とても)

very; extremely

(こむ)

to be crowded / to be busy

(まち)

town

(もう)

already; again

(すこし)

a little

(しずか)

quiet

(いう)

to say

(くに)

country; the government

(すくない)

few, scarce

(ところ)

place; area

(いく)

to go

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

come to do ~

Expresses purpose of coming. Please come to see (them).

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.

by means of / using

The particle で indicates the means by which something is done. Here, '宇宙船で' means 'by/using a spaceship'.

did ... (polite past)

Polite past tense of verbs. Formed with verb stem + ました. Used in formal or polite speech to describe completed actions.

~ and ~ (non-exhaustive list)

や connects nouns in a non-exhaustive list, implying there are other items not mentioned.

polite copula / is, am, are

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

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).

want (someone) to do ...

Expresses a wish for someone else to do something. Formed with て-form + ほしい. The person you want to act is marked with に.

also to/by ~

Combines に (direction/target) with も (also).

日本に来る外国人旅行者が増える

More foreign tourists are coming to Japan

日本に来る外国人の旅行者が増えています。

The number of foreign tourists coming to Japan is increasing.

今年は、たくさんの人が飛行機で日本に来ました。

This year, many people came to Japan by plane.

東京や京都、大阪は、いつも人が多いです。

Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka are always crowded with people.

旅行者は、日本の食べ物が好きです。

Tourists like Japanese food.

すしやラーメンを食べる人が多いです。

Many people eat sushi and ramen.

お寺や神社を見る人も多いです。

Many people also visit temples and shrines.

店では、英語や中国語で話す店員もいます。

In shops, there are also clerks who speak English or Chinese.

でも、問題もあります。

But there are also problems.

バスや電車がとても混んでいます。

Buses and trains are very crowded.

町の人は「もう少し静かにしてほしい」と言っています。

Local people say, "We want it to be a little quieter."

国や町は、旅行者が少ない所にも行ってほしいと考えています。

The government and towns want tourists to also visit places that have few tourists.