(えき)

station

(じてんしゃ)

bicycle

(かりる)

to borrow

(ひと)

person / people

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ちかく)

nearby

(さーびす)

service

(ひろがる)

to spread

(すまーとふぉん)

smartphone

(あぷり)

app / application

(つかう)

to use

(すぐ)

immediately, soon

(べつ)

another; different

(ばしょ)

place

(かえす)

to return (something); to give back

(にほん)

Japan

(おおい)

many

(まち)

town

(ある)

a certain (some)

(かいしゃ)

company

(いく)

to go

(かいもの)

shopping

(する)

to do

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(おりる)

to descend, get off

(いえ)

house

(まで)

until, up to, by the time

(すこし)

a little

(とおい)

far; distant

(とても)

very; extremely

(べんり)

convenient

(くうき)

air

(よごれる)

to become dirty; to be contaminated

(しずか)

quiet

(しかし)

however, but

(とめる)

to stop, to halt

(たりる)

to be enough; to be sufficient

(もんだい)

problem

(し)

city

(ちゅうしゃじょう)

parking lot

(ふやす)

to increase (something)

(けいかく)

plan

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.

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

may do / it's okay to

Used when Hamas says they would be willing to release the hostages — giving permission or willingness.

polite copula / is, am, are

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

after doing ...

Expresses a sequence where one action is completed before the next begins. Formed with て-form + から. Emphasizes completion of the first action.

when ~

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

if / when (natural consequence)

Conditional と indicating a natural or expected result. 一緒に捨てると…火が出て means 'if you throw them away together, fire starts.'

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.

negative form: does not ~, will not ~

The plain negative 出ない in the headline and the polite negative 出ません in the article both say that Ohtani will not appear in the game.

駅で自転車を借りる人が増える

More people are renting bicycles at train stations

駅の近くで自転車を借りるサービスが広がっています。

Services for renting bicycles near train stations are spreading.

スマートフォンのアプリを使って、すぐに自転車を借りることができます。

Using a smartphone app, you can rent a bicycle right away.

借りた自転車は、別の場所に返してもいいです。

You may return the bicycle you rented at a different place.

このサービスは、日本の多くの町にあります。

This service is available in many towns across Japan.

会社に行く人や、買い物をする人が使います。

People heading to work and people going shopping use it.

電車を降りてから、家や会社まで少し遠いとき、とても便利です。

It is very convenient when your home or office is a little far after you get off the train.

自転車を使うと、空気が汚れません。

If you use a bicycle, the air does not get polluted.

町も静かになります。

The town also becomes quieter.

しかし、自転車を止める場所が足りない問題もあります。

However, there is also the problem that there are not enough places to park bicycles.

市や会社は、駐車場を増やす計画です。

Cities and companies plan to increase the number of parking areas.