(わーるどかっぷ)

World Cup

(にほんだいひょう)

Japan national team / representative

(けっしょう)

final (competition); championship

(とーなめんと)

tournament

(さっかー)

soccer

(しんしゅつ)

advance, progression

(きめる)

to decide

(ぐるーぷ)

group

(しあい)

match, game

(かつ)

to win

(つよい)

strong

(ちーむ)

team

(あつまる)

to gather; to come together

(つぎ)

next

(だんかい)

stage, phase

(すすむ)

to advance, to progress

(こうはん)

second half

(あいて)

opponent, partner

(さきに)

ahead, first

(てん)

point, score

(とる)

to take

(くるしい)

painful, difficult

(てんかい)

development, unfolding (of events)

(せんしゅ)

player; athlete

(さいご)

last, final

(あきらめる)

to give up

(おわり)

end

(じかん)

time

(ちかづく)

to approach

(ぎゃくてん)

reversal, comeback

(せいこう)

success

(おうえん)

cheering; support

(ふぁん)

fan (supporter)

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(こえ)

voice

(よろこぶ)

to be delighted

(かんとく)

Manager; director; coach

(あと)

after

(ぜんいん)

all members, everyone

(はしる)

to run

(けっか)

result

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(さらに)

furthermore, even more

(たいせん)

match-up, facing off

(おおい)

many

(ひと)

person / people

(ちゅうもく)

attention, notice

(かちすすむ)

to win one's way through, to advance

to / toward (direction/target)

津波への警戒 uses へ to mark the target of the alert (vigilance toward the tsunami).

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

passive voice: was/were ~ed

Passive form indicating that the subject receives the action. '食べられて' means 'were eaten'. Central grammar of this article about tulips being eaten by deer.

however / but

Conjunction introducing a contrasting fact. Here it contrasts the bus arrangement with the traffic problem.

without doing ...

Negative connective; here 'without enduring it alone, consult right away'.

at the point when / just as

Indicates the moment or stage at which something happens.

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.

with (connecting a noun phrase)

Connects nouns via と. '台湾との交流' means 'exchange with Taiwan'.

ワールドカップ　日本が決勝トーナメントへ

World Cup: Japan advances to the knockout tournament

サッカーのワールドカップで、日本代表が決勝トーナメントへの進出を決めた。

In the soccer World Cup, the Japan national team secured advancement to the knockout tournament.

グループでの試合に勝ち、強いチームが集まる次の段階に進むことができた。

By winning their group-stage match, they were able to advance to the next stage where strong teams gather.

試合では、後半に相手に先に点を取られて、苦しい展開になった。

In the match, the opponent scored first in the second half, leading to a difficult situation.

しかし、選手たちは最後まであきらめず、終わりの時間が近づいたところで逆転に成功した。

However, the players did not give up until the end, and just as time was running out, they succeeded in a comeback.

応援していたファンは大きな声で喜んだ。

The fans who had been cheering rejoiced with loud voices.

監督は試合の後、「選手全員がよく走ってくれた結果だ」と話した。

After the match, the manager said, "This is the result of every player running hard."

次の試合はさらに強い相手との対戦になる。

The next match will be against an even stronger opponent.

日本代表がどこまで勝ち進むか、多くの人が注目している。

Many people are paying attention to how far the Japan national team will advance.