(かくち)

various places, everywhere

(いじょう)

more than; beyond this

(ねっちゅうしょう)

heatstroke

(ちゅうい)

caution, warning

(にほん)

Japan

(きびしい)

strict, severe

(あつさ)

heat

(つづく)

to continue

(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(もうしょび)

extremely hot day (35°C+)

(なる)

to become

(ちてん)

point, location, site

(ぜんこく)

nationwide; the whole country

(かしょ)

counter for places/spots

(こえる)

to exceed

(としぶ)

urban areas

(よる)

night

(きおん)

temperature (air)

(さがる)

To fall; to go down

(ねる)

to sleep

(あいだ)

interval, during

(たいちょう)

physical condition, health

(くずす)

to break down, to upset (one's health)

(ひと)

person / people

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(びょういん)

hospital

(はこぶ)

to carry; to transport

(かず)

number, count

(せんしゅう)

last week

(おおきい)

big; large

(とくに)

especially / particularly

(こうれいしゃ)

elderly person

(かんじる)

to feel, to sense

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(のど)

throat

(かわく)

to become thirsty, to dry up

(みず)

water

(のむ)

to drink

(えあこん)

air conditioner

(がまん)

patience, endurance, putting up with

(よびかける)

to call out; to appeal

(らいしゅう)

next week

(なかば)

the middle, halfway

(みこみ)

prospect, expectation, likelihood

(そと)

outside

(うんどう)

movement; exercise; campaign

(できるだけ)

as much as possible

(さける)

to avoid

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.

even if; even though

Used to express concession or hypothetical situation.

without doing ...

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

than / more than

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

Passive form

The passive voice. 落とされて is the passive of 落とす (to drop). Indicates the bombs were dropped (by someone).

hard to ~; difficult to ~

Attached to a verb stem to describe difficulty — 'people who have difficulty hearing'.

because of, due to

Indicates a reason or cause. More formal than から or ので. Can follow nouns (の + ため) or plain-form verbs/adjectives.

before ~

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

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).

until / as far as

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

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).

各地で35℃以上　熱中症に注意

35°C and above across the country — beware of heatstroke

日本の各地で厳しい暑さが続いています。

Severe heat is continuing in many parts of Japan.

気象庁によると、35℃以上の猛暑日となった地点は全国で200か所を超えました。

According to the Meteorological Agency, the number of locations that saw an extremely hot day of 35°C or more topped 200 nationwide.

都市部では夜になっても気温が下がらず、寝ている間に体調を崩す人も増えています。

In urban areas the temperature does not fall even after night falls, and more people are falling ill while they sleep.

熱中症で病院に運ばれる人の数も、先週より大きく増えました。

The number of people taken to hospital with heatstroke also rose sharply compared with last week.

特に高齢者は暑さを感じにくいため、注意が必要です。

Elderly people in particular find it hard to feel the heat, so caution is needed.

専門家は「のどが渇く前に水を飲むこと」「エアコンを我慢しないこと」を呼びかけています。

Experts are urging people to "drink water before you feel thirsty" and "not to do without the air conditioner".

この暑さは、来週の半ばまで続く見込みです。

This heat is expected to continue until the middle of next week.

気象庁は、外での運動をできるだけ避けるよう注意を呼びかけています。

The Meteorological Agency is calling for caution, urging people to avoid outdoor exercise as much as possible.