(たいふう)

typhoon

(ごう)

number, issue (suffix)

(おきなわ)

Okinawa

(あまみ)

Amami (island chain south of Kyushu)

(ちかく)

nearby

(すすむ)

to advance, to progress

(おきなわけん)

Okinawa Prefecture

(かごしまけん)

Kagoshima Prefecture

(あまみちほう)

Amami region

(ゆっくり)

slowly, at ease, peacefully

(きた)

north

(ほう)

direction / side

(うごく)

to move

(これから)

from now on

(てんき)

weather

(もっと)

more / further

(わるい)

bad

(つよい)

strong

(あめ)

rain

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(かぜ)

wind

(とても)

very; extremely

(うみ)

sea, ocean

(なみ)

wave

(たかい)

expensive; high

(ふね)

ship

(ひこうき)

airplane

(とまる)

to stop

(でかける)

to go out

(ひと)

person / people

(じかん)

time

(はやめに)

early, ahead of time

(しらべる)

to investigate; to survey

(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(かわ)

river

(いく)

to go

(あんぜん)

safety

(たてもの)

building

(なか)

inside

(そして)

and; and then

(ニュース)

news

(よく)

often, well, frequently

(きく)

to listen, hear

and (joining nouns)

と links two nouns into a complete pair. The article uses it to join the two areas the typhoon is passing: 沖縄と奄美, 沖縄県と鹿児島県, 沖縄県と奄美地方.

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.

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

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.

polite copula / is, am, are

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

and (non-exhaustive list)

や lists representative examples — Shikoku and Kyushu among other regions (四国や九州).

there are cases/times when ～

Describes a possibility or occasional occurrence.

please do ...

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

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.

to say that ...

Quotation pattern. と marks the quoted content, followed by 言う (to say). Used for both direct and indirect speech.

な-adjective modifying a noun

A な-adjective takes な before the noun it describes. The article uses 有名なお祭り, きれいな色 and いろいろな飾り.

台風13号が沖縄と奄美の近くを進んでいます

Typhoon No. 13 is moving near Okinawa and Amami

台風13号が、沖縄県と鹿児島県の奄美地方の近くを進んでいます。

Typhoon No. 13 is moving near Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture.

台風はゆっくり北のほうへ動いています。

The typhoon is moving slowly towards the north.

これから天気がもっと悪くなるかもしれません。

From now on the weather may get even worse.

沖縄県と奄美地方では、強い雨が降っています。

In Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region, heavy rain is falling.

風もとても強いです。

The wind is also very strong.

海の波は高くなっています。

The waves at sea are getting higher.

船や飛行機が止まることもあります。

There are times when ships and planes stop running.

出かける人は、時間を早めに調べてください。

If you are going out, please check the times well in advance.

気象庁は「川や海の近くに行かないでください」と言っています。

The Japan Meteorological Agency says, "Please do not go near rivers or the sea."

安全な建物の中にいてください。

Please stay inside a safe building.

そして、天気のニュースをよく聞いてください。

And please listen carefully to the weather news.