(おこめ)

rice (uncooked)

(ねだん)

price

(たかい)

expensive; high

(にほん)

Japan

(きょねん)

last year

(みせ)

shop, store

(おおい)

many

(すーぱー)

supermarket

(かう)

to buy

(ひと)

person / people

(みんな)

Everyone; everybody

(おどろく)

to be surprised

(どうして)

why

(ことし)

this year

(あつい)

hot

(てんき)

weather

(つづく)

to continue

(あつさ)

heat

(よい)

good

(それで)

and so, therefore

(まえ)

before, previous

(すくない)

few, scarce

(せいふ)

government; administration

(もっと)

more / further

(だす)

to serve, put out

(いう)

to say

(すこし)

a little

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(まつ)

to wait

(これから)

from now on

(きをつける)

to be careful

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

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.

than / more than

Indicates comparison. Used to say prices rose on average 2.8% compared to last year.

I wonder why / (rhetorical) why is it that

ので (reason) + でしょうか poses a softened rhetorical question to the reader: 'why is it that the price became high?'

it is said that ~

Passive form expressing common knowledge or reputation. It is said that aquaculture of nodoguro is difficult.

because ~ / since ~

Causal connector. Because JA is buying at higher prices, store prices will also rise.

might, maybe, possibly

Expresses possibility or uncertainty. Attached directly to the plain form of verbs, adjectives, or nouns. Less certain than でしょう.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

お米の値段が高くなった

The price of rice has gone up

日本で、お米の値段が高くなっています。

In Japan, the price of rice is going up.

去年より高い店が多いです。

There are many shops where it is higher than last year.

スーパーでお米を買う人は、みんなおどろいています。

People who buy rice at the supermarket are all surprised.

どうして値段が高くなったのでしょうか。

Why has the price gone up?

今年は、暑い天気が続きました。

This year, hot weather continued.

暑さはお米によくないと言われています。

It is said that the heat is not good for rice.

それで、お米が前より少なくなりました。

Because of that, there is less rice than before.

お米が少ないので、値段が高くなりました。

Because there is little rice, the price went up.

政府は、お米をもっと店に出すと言いました。

The government said it will put more rice in the shops.

これで、値段が少し安くなるかもしれません。

With this, the price may become a little cheaper.

多くの人が、安いお米を待っています。

Many people are waiting for cheap rice.

これからもお米の値段に気をつけたいです。

From now on too, I want to keep an eye on the price of rice.