(きゅうしょく)

school lunch

(じもと)

local / one's hometown

(やさい)

vegetables

(つかう)

to use

(がっこう)

school

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(まち)

town

(つくる)

to make

(うごき)

movement; trend

(ひろがる)

to spread

(のうか)

farmer / farm household

(ちょくせつ)

directly

(とどける)

to deliver

(あたらしい)

new

(あじ)

taste, flavor

(いい)

good

(ある)

a certain (some)

(しょうがっこう)

elementary school

(まいしゅう)

every week

(きんようび)

Friday

(りょうり)

cuisine, cooking

(だす)

to serve, put out

(こども)

child

(ひと)

person / people

(はなし)

talk, story

(きく)

to listen, hear

(じぶん)

oneself

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(なに)

what

(とる)

to take

(しる)

to know, learn

(ほうほう)

method; way

(はこぶ)

to carry; to transport

(きょり)

distance

(みじかい)

short

(りてん)

advantage, merit

(ただ)

only, just, ordinary

(てんき)

weather

(わるい)

bad

(とし)

year

(たりる)

to be enough; to be sufficient

(し)

city

(きょうりょく)

cooperation

(つづける)

to continue

(かんがえ)

idea; thought; plan

passive voice: was/were ~ed

Passive form indicating that the subject receives the action. '食べられて' means 'were eaten'. Central grammar of this article about tulips being eaten by deer.

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.

have someone do (for me)

Expresses receiving a favor/action from someone.

~ and (i-adjective connector)

The て-form of i-adjectives, used to connect two adjectives or to give a reason. Formed by replacing い with くて.

it is said that ~

Passive form expressing common knowledge or reputation. It is said that aquaculture of nodoguro is difficult.

there are cases/times when ～

Describes a possibility or occasional occurrence.

potential form (can do)

The potential form shows the food 'can be eaten' (食べられる) — it is still edible.

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.

called/named ~

Used to introduce or name something. In this article, 「鳥貴族」という店 means 'a store called Torikizoku'.

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.

to go on doing / continue to (from now)

In '増えていく' – 'will continue to increase (into the future)'. Indicates continuing trend going forward.

給食に地元の野菜を使う学校が増える

More schools are using locally grown vegetables in school lunches

学校の給食に、その町で作られた野菜を使う動きが広がっています。

The movement to use vegetables grown in the local town for school lunches is spreading.

農家から直接野菜を届けてもらうので、新しくて味がいいと言われています。

Because the vegetables are delivered directly by the farmers, they are said to be fresh and tasty.

ある小学校では、毎週金曜日に地元の野菜を使った料理を出しています。

At one elementary school, a dish made with local vegetables is served every Friday.

子どもたちは、野菜を作った農家の人の話を聞くこともあります。

The children sometimes hear talks from the farmers who grew the vegetables.

自分が住む町で何が取れるのか、知ることができます。

They can learn what is grown in the town where they live.

この方法には、運ぶ距離が短くなるという利点もあります。

This approach also has the advantage that the transport distance becomes shorter.

ただ、天気が悪い年は野菜が足りなくなることもあり、市は農家との協力を続けていく考えです。

However, in years with bad weather the vegetables sometimes run short, so the city intends to keep cooperating with the farmers.