(しがいち)

built-up area; urban district

(くま)

bear

(あらわれる)

to appear

(ひがい)

damage; harm

(あいつぐ)

to occur in succession; to happen one after another

(ことし)

this year

(かくち)

various places, everywhere

(ひと)

person / people

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(ちいき)

region; area

(けが)

injury

(やま)

mountain

(えさ)

food (for animals), feed

(どんぐり)

acorn

(ふさく)

poor harvest; bad crop

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(げんいん)

cause / reason

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

(たべもの)

food

(さがす)

to search for; to look for

(さと)

village; settled land near the mountains

(まで)

until, up to, by the time

(おりる)

to come down, descend

(じちたい)

local government / municipality

(じゅうみん)

resident

(あさゆう)

morning and evening

(がいしゅつ)

going out, outing

(ひかえる)

to refrain from, to hold back

(よびかける)

to call out; to appeal

(また)

again

(にわ)

garden

(かき)

persimmon

(なまごみ)

kitchen waste; food scraps

(ひきよせる)

to draw near; to attract

(はやめに)

early, ahead of time

(とりのぞく)

to remove / get rid of

(すすめる)

to recommend, to advise

(がっこう)

school

(しゅうだん)

group, collective

(とうげこう)

commuting to and from school

(たいおう)

response, handling

(とる)

to take

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(つかまえる)

to catch, capture

(かず)

number, count

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(つづける)

to continue

(ひとで)

manpower, workers

(たりる)

to be enough; to be sufficient

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(せいかつ)

daily life; livelihood

(ばしょ)

place

(さかいめ)

borderline, boundary

(もう)

already; again

(いちど)

once, one time

(はっきり)

clearly

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(してき)

pointing out, indication

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.

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.

come toward (action approaching)

Indicates motion toward the speaker or a location. Here it describes rocks flying toward people.

in response to ~; toward ~

Signals Israel's response to the international criticism mentioned previously.

so that ~

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

because of, due to

Indicates a reason or cause. More formal than から or ので. Can follow nouns (の + ため) or plain-form verbs/adjectives.

and (formal ～ている)

Formal/written form of ～ていて, connecting clauses. Here competition is becoming fierce, and... (激しくなっており).

can do / be able to (potential)

In 運転できない it expresses the potential of being able (or not able) to drive a car.

need to / necessary to

Expresses necessity. Here it states that congressional discussion is required by law for military attacks.

市街地にクマが現れる被害が相次ぐ

A run of incidents as bears appear in built-up areas

今年は各地でクマが人の住む地域に現れ、けがをする人が相次いでいます。

This year bears have been appearing in inhabited areas around the country, and people are being injured one after another.

山でクマの餌となるドングリが不作だったことが、大きな原因だと考えられています。

A poor crop of the acorns that bears feed on in the mountains is thought to be a major cause.

食べ物を探して、里や市街地まで下りてくるのです。

In search of food, they come down as far as villages and built-up areas.

自治体は、住民に対して朝夕の外出を控えるよう呼びかけています。

Local governments are urging residents to refrain from going out in the morning and evening.

また、庭の柿や生ごみがクマを引き寄せるため、早めに取り除くことが勧められています。

Also, because persimmons in gardens and food waste attract bears, people are advised to clear them away early.

学校では、集団で登下校する対応も取られています。

At schools, measures such as having pupils travel to and from school in groups are also being taken.

一方、クマを捕まえる人の数は減り続けており、対応できる人手が足りません。

Meanwhile, the number of people who catch bears keeps falling, and there are not enough hands to deal with the situation.

専門家は「人とクマの生活する場所の境目を、もう一度はっきりさせる必要がある」と指摘しています。

Experts point out that "the boundary between where people live and where bears live needs to be drawn clearly once again."