(しこく)

Shikoku

(きゅうしゅう)

Kyushu

(おおあめ)

heavy rain

(さいがい)

disaster

(ちゅうい)

caution, warning

(おわり)

end

(ひじょうに)

extremely / exceedingly

(はげしい)

intense, fierce, violent

(あめ)

rain

(つづく)

to continue

(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(これまで)

until now / so far

(けいけん)

experience

(おそれ)

fear / risk

(はっぴょう)

announcement

(ながい)

long

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(じめん)

ground; surface of the earth

(みず)

water

(ふくむ)

to contain / to hold (within)

(よわい)

Weak

(そのため)

therefore; for that reason

(やま)

mountain

(くずれる)

to collapse; to crumble

(かわ)

river

(あふれる)

to overflow; to flood

(きけん)

danger; risk

(たかまる)

to rise, to grow

(じっさいに)

actually, in practice

(いちぶ)

part, portion

(ちいき)

region; area

(どうろ)

Road; street

(とおる)

to pass through

(じゅうみん)

resident

(ひなん)

evacuation

(うごき)

movement; trend

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(じちたい)

local government / municipality

(くらい)

dark

(あんぜん)

safety

(ばしょ)

place

(いどう)

movement, to move

(よびかける)

to call out; to appeal

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(あぶない)

dangerous

(かんじる)

to feel, to sense

(ためらう)

to hesitate

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(さいしん)

latest, newest

(じょうほう)

information

(かくにん)

confirmation, checking

(はやめ)

early, ahead of time

(こうどう)

action, behavior

(こころがける)

to keep in mind / to strive for

(たいせつ)

important

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.

have never done ~ (no past experience)

Expresses a lack of past experience — rain of a scale never experienced before (経験したことがない).

to the extent that / as much as

ほど expresses degree — heavy rain to the extent never experienced before (…ないほどの大雨).

there is a fear/risk that

In 「影響が広がる恐れがある」 it warns of the risk that the impact on citizens' lives could spread.

if / when (natural consequence)

Conditional と indicating a natural or expected result. 一緒に捨てると…火が出て means 'if you throw them away together, fire starts.'

to continue doing ...

Verb stem + 続ける expresses continuing an action. The て-form あげ続ける means 'continue giving'. A common compound verb pattern.

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.

doing things like ~ and ~

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

to become no longer / to disappear

Indicates a change where something ceases to exist or can no longer be done. Here it describes that prayer gatherings can no longer be held in Hong Kong.

so as to / urging that ~

ように/よう introduces the requested action — calling on people to move to a safe place (移動するよう呼びかけています).

before ~

Indicates doing something before another action. Used to advise checking the store before ordering.

if ..., when ...

Conditional form indicating 'if' or 'when' something happens. Formed by adding ら to the た-form of a verb. Expresses a hypothetical or temporal condition.

without doing ～

Used in 悩まずに ('without worrying alone') to encourage people to seek consultation.

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.

nominalizer: doing ~ (is important)

こと nominalizes the verb phrase, making 'keeping early action in mind' the subject that is important (心がけることが大切です).

四国や九州で大雨 災害に注意

Heavy rain in Shikoku and Kyushu — beware of disasters

6月の終わりになり、四国や九州では非常に激しい雨が続いています。

As the end of June approaches, extremely intense rain is continuing in Shikoku and Kyushu.

気象庁は、これまでに経験したことがないほどの大雨になる恐れがあると発表しました。

The Meteorological Agency announced that there is a risk of heavy rain on a scale never experienced before.

雨が長く降り続けると、地面が水を含んで弱くなります。

When rain keeps falling for a long time, the ground absorbs water and becomes weak.

そのため、山が崩れたり、川があふれたりする危険が高まります。

Because of this, the danger of mountains collapsing and rivers overflowing increases.

実際に、一部の地域では道路が通れなくなり、住民が避難する動きも出ています。

In fact, in some areas roads have become impassable, and movements of residents evacuating are also emerging.

自治体は、暗くなる前に安全な場所へ移動するよう呼びかけています。

Local governments are calling on people to move to a safe place before it gets dark.

専門家は「危ないと感じたら、ためらわずに避難してほしい」と話しています。

Experts say, "If you feel it is dangerous, please evacuate without hesitation."

最新の情報を確認し、早めの行動を心がけることが大切です。

It is important to check the latest information and to make an effort to act early.