(きゅうしゅう)

Kyushu

(ほくぶ)

northern part

(おおあめ)

heavy rain

(さいがい)

disaster

(ちゅうい)

caution, warning

(こんしゅう)

this week

(きた)

north

(ちほう)

region; area

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(あめ)

rain

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(みじかい)

short

(じかん)

time

(つよい)

strong

(つづく)

to continue

(かわ)

river

(みず)

water

(とても)

very; extremely

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ある)

a certain (some)

(まち)

town

(みち)

road, street, path

(いっぱい)

full; a lot

(なる)

to become

(てんきよほう)

Weather forecast

(これから)

from now on

(きしょうだい)

meteorological observatory, weather station

(つち)

soil; earth; dirt

(いし)

stone

(やま)

mountain

(おちる)

to fall; to drop; to strike (lightning)

(きをつける)

to be careful

(いう)

to say

(ひくい)

low

(ばしょ)

place

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(ひと)

person / people

(とくに)

especially / particularly

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(やくしょ)

government office

(あぶない)

dangerous

(はやく)

quickly, early

(あんぜん)

safety

(ところ)

place

(にげる)

to escape / to run away

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(テレビ)

television

(スマートフォン)

smartphone

(あたらしい)

new

(じょうほう)

information

(かくにん)

confirmation, checking

(たいせつ)

important

because ~ / since ~

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

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

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.

come toward (action approaching)

Indicates motion toward the speaker or a location. Here it describes rocks flying toward people.

to tell someone to do

気をつけるように言いました uses ～ように with a verb of telling to report an instruction — the school told the children to be careful.

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.

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 (the act of ~)

Turns a verb phrase into a noun. Here 話を聞くこと (the act of listening to a speech).

九州北部で大雨　災害に注意

Heavy rain in northern Kyushu; caution urged against disasters

今週、九州の北の地方でたくさんの雨が降りました。

This week, a lot of rain fell in the northern region of Kyushu.

短い時間に強い雨が続いたので、川の水がとても増えました。

Because strong rain continued in a short time, the water in the rivers rose greatly.

ある町では、道が水でいっぱいになりました。

In one town, the roads became full of water.

天気予報によると、これからも雨が続くかもしれません。

According to the weather forecast, the rain may continue from now on as well.

気象台は、土や石が山から落ちてくる災害に気をつけるように言っています。

The meteorological agency is telling people to watch out for disasters in which soil and rocks come falling down from the mountains.

低い場所に住んでいる人は、特に注意が必要です。

People living in low-lying places especially need to be careful.

役所は、危ない場所の人に早く安全なところへ逃げてほしいと話しています。

The government office is saying it wants people in dangerous areas to quickly flee to a safe place.

テレビやスマートフォンで、新しい情報を確認することが大切です。

It is important to check for new information on television and smartphones.