(さいていちんぎん)

minimum wage

(あがる)

to rise / to go up

(はたらく)

to work

(ひと)

person / people

(みせ)

shop, store

(えいきょう)

Influence; impact; effect

(がつ)

month (counter)

(おおい)

many

(とどうふけん)

prefectures (all)

(じゅんばん)

order; turn; ranking

(ひきあげる)

to raise (a price or wage)

(かいしゃ)

company

(はらう)

to pay

(じかん)

time

(あたり)

per, apiece (per unit)

(さいてい)

lowest, minimum

(きゅうりょう)

salary, wages

(ぶっか)

prices (of goods), cost of living

(ことし)

this year

(おおきい)

big; large

(あるばいと)

part-time job

(しゅうにゅう)

income, revenue

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(たすかる)

to be saved, survive

(こえ)

voice

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(ちいさな)

small / little

(なか)

inside

(むずかしい)

difficult

(へらす)

to reduce; to decrease

(しょうひん)

goods; merchandise; product

(ねだん)

price

(あげる)

to raise; to increase

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

(くに)

country; the government

(おかね)

money

(だす)

to serve, put out

(せいど)

system; institution

(ようい)

preparation; readiness

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(ばらんす)

balance

(たいせつ)

important

(はなす)

to speak, talk

and (joining nouns)

と links two nouns into a complete pair. The article uses it to join the two areas the typhoon is passing: 沖縄と奄美, 沖縄県と鹿児島県, 沖縄県と奄美地方.

from (starting point)

Indicates the origin or source. 建物の中から means 'from inside the building'.

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.

~ means ... / ~ is ...

最低賃金とは…最低の給料のことだ defines a term: とは introduces the word and のことだ closes the definition.

and (non-exhaustive list)

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

must ~

Expresses strong obligation. Here the imperative to eliminate nuclear weapons.

to continue doing ...

Verb stem + 続ける expresses continuing an action. The て-form あげ続ける means 'continue giving'. A common compound verb pattern.

because of ~ / since ~

Plain form + ため states a cause in formal writing. 知られていないため = 'because it is not well known'.

it has been decided that

Expresses a decision or circumstance that was decided externally or by circumstance.

for / from the standpoint of

Marks the perspective of someone affected; for the neighbors, it becomes a source of worry (近所の人にとっては).

because ~ / since ~

Causal connector. Because JA is buying at higher prices, store prices will also rise.

called/named ~

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

the one who / the thing that ~ (nominalizing の)

の stands in for an unnamed person or thing. 引き継ぐのが、大岩剛さんです means 'the one who takes over is Go Oiwa'.

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

doing things like ~ and ~

Lists representative actions among several. Implies there are other actions too. Used twice in this article.

I hear that / it is said

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

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 become

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

最低賃金が上がり、働く人と店に影響

Minimum wage rises, affecting workers and shops

10月から、多くの都道府県で最低賃金が順番に引き上げられる。

Starting in October, the minimum wage will be raised in turn in many prefectures.

最低賃金とは、会社や店が働く人に払わなければならない、1時間あたりの最低の給料のことだ。

The minimum wage is the lowest hourly pay that companies and shops must pay their workers.

物価が上がり続けているため、今年も大きく上がることになった。

Because prices keep rising, it has been decided that it will go up significantly again this year.

アルバイトやパートで働く人にとっては、収入が増えるので助かるという声が多い。

Many people working part-time jobs say it helps because their income will increase.

一方で、小さな会社や店の中には、給料を払うのが難しくなるところもある。

On the other hand, for some small companies and shops, paying wages will become difficult.

人を減らしたり、商品の値段を上げたりすることを考えている店もあるそうだ。

Some shops are reportedly considering cutting staff or raising the prices of their goods.

国は、会社が給料を上げやすくなるように、お金を出す制度を用意している。

The government has set up a program that provides money to make it easier for companies to raise wages.

専門家は、給料と物価のバランスがこれからも大切になると話している。

Experts say the balance between wages and prices will continue to be important.