(じしん)

earthquake

(こわい)

scary / frightening

(けいけん)

experience

(する)

to do

(こども)

child

(せっする)

to interact with, to deal with, to come into contact with

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(ちゅうい)

caution, warning

(よびかける)

to call out; to appeal

(おとな)

adult

(きもち)

feeling; emotion

(うまく)

well / skillfully

(ことば)

words, language

(できる)

to be able; to be made

(そのため)

therefore; for that reason

(まわり)

Surroundings; people around; vicinity

(ひと)

person / people

(ようす)

appearance; state

(よく)

often, well, frequently

(みる)

to see, watch

(たいせつ)

important

(あと)

remaining; left; more

(きゅうに)

suddenly

(なく)

to cry

(ひとり)

one person / alone

(こわがる)

to be afraid / to fear

(よる)

night

(ねむれる)

to be able to sleep (potential of 眠る)

(ばあい)

case; situation

(しぜん)

Nature

(はんのう)

reaction; response

(せつめいする)

to explain

(むりに)

forcibly

(わすれる)

to forget

(はなし)

talk, story

(ゆっくり)

slowly, at ease, peacefully

(きく)

to listen, hear

(そして)

and; and then

(いつも)

always, usually

(せいかつ)

daily life; livelihood

(つづける)

to continue

(しんぱい)

worry / concern

(がっこう)

school

(びょういん)

hospital

(そうだんする)

to consult, to talk something over

way of doing

Attached to verb stem to mean 'way of doing'. '力の入れ方' means 'way of applying force'.

about / regarding / concerning

Used to indicate the topic of discussion or consideration. Here it introduces the topic the team will think about.

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 be different from ~

と marks the thing being compared.

there are times when ~

Indicates that something sometimes happens.

nominalizer (the act of ~)

Turns verbs into nouns — changing one's awareness (意識を変えること), not over-buying (買いすぎないこと), and using leftovers well (使うこと).

polite copula / is, am, are

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

doing things like A and B

Lists example actions.

to become

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

to become no longer / to disappear

Indicates a change where something ceases to exist or can no longer be done. Here it describes that prayer gatherings can no longer be held in Hong Kong.

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.

quotative particle

Marks the content of what someone said or reported. Used with 言う here.

to make/let someone do (causative)

Causative form. Here 避難させて (make people evacuate).

try to ~; be about to ~

Expresses an attempt/intention. Used to say China 'was about to / trying to' tighten rare earth exports.

had better not

「外に出ないほうがいいです」と、雨が強い時は外出しない方がよいと助言しています。

I hear that / it is said

Reports hearsay. 大きく育つそうです means '(I hear) they grow big'.

the fact that ~ is ~ (nominalization + predicate)

The particle のは nominalizes a clause as the topic, with ことです as the predicate. Used in the closing sentence to emphasize how historic the win is.

the same as

Indicates similarity/equality.

to make sure that, to ensure that

Expresses the goal of bringing about a certain state or preventing something. Formed with verb plain form + ようにする. Often used to describe efforts to ensure or prevent something.

when ~

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

and (non-exhaustive list)

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

please do ...

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

地震で怖い経験をした子どもへの接し方

How to deal with children who have had a frightening experience in an earthquake

地震で怖い経験をした子どもについて、専門家が注意を呼びかけています。

Experts are urging people to take care with children who have had a frightening experience in the earthquake.

子どもは大人と違って、気持ちをうまく言葉にできないことがあります。

Unlike adults, children are sometimes unable to put their feelings into words well.

そのため、周りの人が様子をよく見ることが大切です。

For that reason, it is important for the people around them to watch how they are doing closely.

地震のあと、子どもは急に泣いたり、一人になるのを怖がったりすることがあります。

After an earthquake, children sometimes suddenly cry, or become afraid of being left alone.

夜、眠れなくなる場合もあります。

There are also cases where they become unable to sleep at night.

専門家は「これは自然な反応です」と説明しています。

The experts explain, "This is a natural reaction."

無理に忘れさせようとしないほうがいいそうです。

They say it is better not to try to force the child to forget.

大切なのは、子どもの話をゆっくり聞くことです。

What matters is to listen unhurriedly to what the child has to say.

そして、いつもと同じ生活を続けるようにします。

And you should try to keep to the same daily routine as always.

心配なときは、学校や病院に相談してください。

When you are worried, please consult the school or a hospital.