(あき)

autumn; fall

(やま)

mountain

(こうよう)

autumn leaves, fall colors

(きれい)

pretty, clean

(にほん)

Japan

(いま)

now

(き)

tree / wood

(は)

leaf

(あか)

red

(きいろ)

yellow

(きた)

north

(とても)

very; extremely

(しゅうまつ)

weekend

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(こうえん)

park

(いく)

to go

(みんな)

Everyone; everybody

(しゃしん)

photograph

(とる)

to take (a photo)

(あるく)

to walk

(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(くる)

to come

(また)

again

(うえ)

top, above

(もう)

already; again

(さむい)

cold

(おおさか)

Osaka

(じゅういちがつ)

November

(おわり)

end

(てんき)

weather

(いい)

good

(ひ)

day

to become

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

and (non-exhaustive list)

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

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 call ~, to say that ~

～を「民泊」と言います gives the name of something; すると言っています reports what residents say.

in ~ / at ~ (topic marker for location/context)

Combination of で (location) and は (topic). Sets the context: in speed skating, in ski jumping, etc.

doing things like ~ and ~

Lists representative actions among several. Implies there are other actions too. Used twice in this article.

from (starting point)

Indicates the origin or source. 建物の中から means 'from inside the building'.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

to say that ~ (quotation)

と話しています reports what a company representative said.

around ~; approximately (time)

Indicates an approximate time. Around the end of February.

秋の山で紅葉がきれいになる

Autumn leaves turn beautiful in the mountains

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っています。

The leaves on the trees in the mountains are turning red and yellow.

この葉を「紅葉」と言います。

These leaves are called "kōyō" (autumn leaves).

北の山では、今、紅葉がとてもきれいです。

In the mountains in the north, the autumn leaves are very beautiful now.

週末、たくさんの人が山や公園に行きました。

On the weekend, many people went to the mountains and parks.

みんな写真を撮ったり、歩いたりしました。

Everyone took photos and went for walks.

東京から来た人は「赤い葉がとてもきれいでした。

A person who came from Tokyo said, "The red leaves were very beautiful.

また来たいです」と話しました。

I want to come again."

山の上は、もう寒いです。

It is already cold at the tops of the mountains.

東京や大阪の公園では、紅葉は十一月の終わりごろにきれいになります。

In parks in Tokyo and Osaka, the autumn leaves become beautiful around the end of November.

天気がいい日は、たくさんの人が公園に来ます。

On days with good weather, many people come to the parks.