(たいふう)

typhoon

(ごう)

number, issue (suffix)

(ちかづく)

to approach

(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(おきなわけん)

Okinawa Prefecture

(にち)

day

(よる)

night

(みやこじま)

Miyakojima (island)

(いしがきじま)

Ishigaki Island

(とても)

very; extremely

(つよい)

strong

(かぜ)

wind

(ふく)

to blow (wind)

(いえ)

house

(たおれる)

to collapse; to fall down

(あめ)

rain

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(うみ)

sea, ocean

(なみ)

wave

(たかい)

expensive; high

(なる)

to become

(ちかく)

nearby

(いく)

to go

(かわ)

river

(みず)

water

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(ひと)

person / people

(そと)

outside

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(あんぜん)

safety

(ばしょ)

place

(いる)

to exist, to be (animate)

(ひこうき)

airplane

(ふね)

ship

(とまる)

to stop

(りょこう)

Travel; trip

(する)

to do

(あたらしい)

new

(じょうほう)

information

(よく)

often, well, frequently

(かくにんする)

to confirm; to check

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.

according to ...

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

until / as far as

Indicates an end point in space or time. Here it expresses how far the balls flew.

such as / etc.

Used to give examples from a larger group.

there is a risk/fear that

続くおそれがあります warns of the risk that strong wind and heavy rain will continue.

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).

looks like / seems about to (appearance)

Used with verb stems to express that something appears about to happen, as in 水があふれそうなとき (when the water looks like it will overflow) and 山がくずれそうなとき.

polite non-past tense

The polite non-past ～ます states what will happen — the funeral will continue.

because ~; since ~

Indicates the reason or cause for an action. 殺されたから攻撃した means 'attacked because they were killed'.

please don't ~

Used in 「食べないで返してください」and 「食べないで返してほしい」as a polite request to not eat the butter and return it.

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.

without doing ~ / do not do ~ and instead

Connects a negative action with what to do instead. Here people should not go outside, and should stay in a safe place (外に出ないで、安全な場所にいてください).

please do ...

Polite request form. Formed with て-form + ください. Used to ask someone to perform an action.

台風9号が沖縄に近づいている

Typhoon No. 9 is approaching Okinawa

気象庁によると、台風9号が沖縄県に近づいています。

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Typhoon No. 9 is approaching Okinawa Prefecture.

11日の夜まで、宮古島や石垣島などでは、とても強い風が吹くおそれがあります。

Until the night of the 11th, there is a risk that very strong winds will blow on islands such as Miyakojima and Ishigaki Island.

家が倒れるほどの強い風です。

The winds are strong enough to knock down houses.

雨もたくさん降りそうです。

A lot of rain is also likely to fall.

海では波がとても高くなりますから、海の近くに行かないでください。

At sea, the waves will become very high, so please do not go near the ocean.

川の水も増えるかもしれませんから、川にも近づかないでください。

River water may also rise, so please do not go near rivers either.

沖縄県に住んでいる人は、外に出ないで、安全な場所にいてください。

People living in Okinawa Prefecture should not go outside and should stay in a safe place.

飛行機や船は、止まるかもしれません。

Airplanes and ships may stop running.

旅行をする人は、新しい情報をよく確認してください。

People who are traveling should carefully check the latest information.