奈良は生涯に一度は訪れる価値のある故郷だ。

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English Translation

Nara is an old city worth visiting at least once in your life.

Furigana

奈良(なら)は生涯(しょうがい)に一(いち)度(ど)は訪(おとず)れる価値(かち)のある故郷(こきょう)だ。

Romanji

Nara wa shōgai ni ichi do wa otozureru kachi no aru kokyō da.

Words

は (は)

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

生涯 (しょうがい)

one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

度 (ど)

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)

訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)

to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear

価値 (かち)

value; worth; merit

の (の)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

故郷 (ふるさと、こきょう、きゅうり)

home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home; ruins; historic remains

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative