(くまもと)

Kumamoto (prefecture)

(あつさ)

heat

(つづく)

to continue

(つよい)

strong

(かぜ)

wind

(ちゅうい)

caution, warning

(くまもとけん)

Kumamoto Prefecture

(あつい)

hot

(ひ)

day

(つき)

month

(さいこうきおん)

the highest temperature of the day

(ど)

degree

(こえる)

to exceed

(らいしゅう)

next week

(よる)

night

(きおん)

temperature (air)

(あまり)

not very / not much (with negative)

(さがる)

To fall; to go down

(ねっちゅうしょう)

heatstroke

(ひと)

person / people

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(そと)

outside

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(みず)

water

(よく)

often, well, frequently

(のむ)

to drink

(ぼうし)

hat

(つかう)

to use

(ひるま)

daytime

(できるだけ)

as much as possible

(すずしい)

cool, refreshing

(へや)

room

(やすむ)

to rest; to take a break

(ふく)

to blow (wind)

(よほう)

forecast

(もの)

thing

(とぶ)

to fly

(おく)

to place, put

(いえ)

house

(なか)

inside

(いれる)

to put in

(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(てんき)

weather

(じょうほう)

information

(きをつける)

to be careful

(いう)

to say

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.

did ... (polite past)

Polite past tense of verbs. Formed with verb stem + ました. Used in formal or polite speech to describe completed actions.

seems like / looks like ～

Verb stem + そう expresses appearance/likelihood.

does not ~ (polite negative)

ません is the polite negative form of verbs. It negates the action in a formal/polite context.

to become

Expresses a change of state; Kawai became the new commissioner of the Sports Agency.

when ~

Indicates the time when something happened — when he was in junior high school.

please do ...

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

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.

polite copula / is, am, are

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

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.

has been done / is in a state (intentional)

Attached to the te-form of transitive verbs, indicates a state resulting from intentional action. 置いてある = '(bones) are kept placed / are enshrined'.

so that ~

Indicates a goal or desired outcome. Here: so that trainees reach the Specified Skilled Worker level.

熊本で暑さが続く　強い風にも注意

The heat continues in Kumamoto — take care with strong winds too

熊本県では、暑い日が続いています。

In Kumamoto Prefecture, hot days are continuing.

8月8日の最高気温は35度を超えました。

The highest temperature on August 8th went above 35 degrees.

この暑さは来週も続きそうです。

This heat looks like it will continue into next week as well.

夜も気温があまり下がりません。

Even at night the temperature does not drop very much.

熱中症になる人が増えています。

The number of people getting heatstroke is increasing.

外に出るときは、水をよく飲んでください。

When you go outside, please drink plenty of water.

帽子も使ったほうがいいです。

It is also better to wear a hat.

昼間は、できるだけ涼しい部屋で休んでください。

During the daytime, please rest in a cool room as much as you can.

熊本県では、強い風も吹く予報です。

In Kumamoto Prefecture, strong winds are also forecast to blow.

風で物が飛ぶかもしれません。

Objects may be blown away by the wind.

外に置いてある物は、家の中に入れてください。

Please bring things that have been left outside into the house.

気象庁は、天気の情報に気をつけるように言っています。

The Japan Meteorological Agency is telling people to pay attention to the weather information.