(じしん)

earthquake

(とき)

time, when

(あたま)

head

(まもる)

to protect

(かた)

person (polite)

(ちゅうい)

caution, warning

(おきる)

to happen, occur

(いちばん)

most; number one

(だいじ)

important, serious

(おちる)

to fall; to drop; to strike (lightning)

(もの)

thing

(うつ)

to hit / strike

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(けが)

injury

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(まず)

first of all

(み)

body, oneself

(ひくい)

low

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(いえ)

house

(なか)

inside

(いる)

to exist, to be (animate)

(ばあい)

case; situation

(じょうぶ)

sturdy, durable

(つくえ)

desk

(した)

under, below

(はいる)

to enter, be contained in

(あし)

foot; leg

(しっかり)

firmly; properly; thoroughly

(もつ)

to have; to hold

(ちかく)

nearby

(かばん)

bag

(くっしょん)

cushion

(おおう)

to cover

(だいどころ)

kitchen

(まど)

window

(あぶない)

dangerous

(すぐに)

immediately

(はなれる)

to be apart

(そと)

outside

(たてもの)

building

(かべ)

wall

(がらす)

glass

(ひろい)

wide; spacious

(ばしょ)

place

(いどう)

movement, to move

(ゆれ)

shaking, tremor

(とまる)

to stop

(また)

again

(つよい)

strong

(くる)

to come

(しばらく)

for a while

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

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).

polite copula / is, am, are

Describes states such as the mother panda being healthy and the baby being small.

come toward (action approaching)

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

passive form

The passive marks the subject as the one affected. 頭を打たれる means having your head struck by something.

there are times when ~

Describes occasional occurrences or possibilities. Used to say large rocks can sometimes fly out during eruptions.

please do ...

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

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる/います. Can describe an action in progress or a state that continues from a past change.

let's ~

Volitional form expressing a suggestion or invitation. Used by the African Union to suggest resolving through discussion.

because ~ / since ~

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

had better ~ / should ~

Used in 「仲よくしたほうがいい」to express the survey question about which country Taiwan should have good relations with.

might ~, perhaps ~

Expresses possibility.

while doing ...

Verb stem + ながら indicates doing two things simultaneously. The action before ながら is the secondary action; the main action follows.

even if; even though

Used to express concession or hypothetical situation.

地震のとき　頭の守り方に注意

During an Earthquake: Pay Attention to How You Protect Your Head

地震が起きたとき、いちばん大事なことは頭を守ることです。

When an earthquake happens, the most important thing is to protect your head.

落ちてきた物に頭を打たれると、大きなけがをすることがあります。

If your head is struck by a falling object, you can suffer a serious injury.

専門家は「まず身を低くして、頭を守ってください」と話しています。

An expert says, "First get your body low, and protect your head."

家の中にいる場合は、じょうぶな机の下に入って、机の足をしっかり持ちましょう。

If you are inside a house, get under a sturdy desk and hold the desk's legs firmly.

近くに机がないときは、かばんやクッションで頭をおおってください。

When there is no desk nearby, please cover your head with a bag or a cushion.

台所や窓の近くは危ないので、すぐに離れたほうがいいです。

The kitchen and areas near windows are dangerous, so you had better move away immediately.

外にいるときは、建物の壁やガラスが落ちてくるかもしれません。

When you are outside, walls and glass from buildings may come falling down.

かばんで頭を守りながら、広い場所に移動しましょう。

Protect your head with a bag and move to an open space.

ゆれが止まっても、また強いゆれが来ることがあります。

Even after the shaking stops, strong shaking can come again.

しばらくは注意が必要です。

Caution is necessary for some time afterward.