(あいち)

Aichi (prefecture)

(なごや)

Nagoya

(アジア)

Asia

(パラ)

Para (sports for athletes with disabilities)

(たいかい)

tournament, convention

(はじまる)

to begin

(あいちけん)

Aichi Prefecture

(なごやし)

Nagoya City

(からだ)

body

(しょうがい)

disability; impairment; obstacle

(せんしゅ)

player; athlete

(スポーツ)

sport

(おおく)

many, much

(くに)

country; the government

(ちいき)

region; area

(あつまる)

to gather; to come together

(くるまいす)

wheelchair

(つかう)

to use

(きょうぎ)

competition / sporting event

(め)

eye

(みえる)

to be visible, can see

(など)

et cetera, and so on

(いろいろ)

various

(しゅもく)

event / discipline (sports)

(おこなう)

to carry out, to perform

(これまで)

until now / so far

(れんしゅう)

practice, training

(せいか)

result, fruits (of effort)

(みせる)

to show; to display

(いっしょうけんめい)

with all one's might

(たたかう)

to fight, to battle

(かいじょう)

venue / site

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(おうえん)

cheering; support

(くる)

to come

(てつだう)

to help

(ボランティア)

volunteer

(まち)

town

(ぜんたい)

the whole / overall

(むかえる)

to go meet, welcome

(すうじつかん)

several days

(つづく)

to continue

by means of / using

The particle で indicates the means by which something is done. Here, '宇宙船で' means 'by/using a spaceship'.

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.

there is / was ~

Used to report the occurrence of an earthquake — 'there was a magnitude 6 strong earthquake'.

plural suffix for people

高校生たち, 先生たち and 人たち mean groups of students, teachers and people.

for (the sake of) ~

動物のための橋 is a bridge built for animals, the main topic of the article.

polite copula / is, am, are

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

and (non-exhaustive list)

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

from (starting point)

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

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.

in ~ / at ~ (topic marker for location/context)

Combination of で (location) and は (topic). Sets the context: in speed skating, in ski jumping, etc.

hard to ~; difficult to ~

Attached to a verb stem to describe difficulty — 'people who have difficulty hearing'.

passive voice

連れて行かれて expresses the father being taken away by the police (passive).

to try to / to attempt to

Shows the government attempting to promote it: 進めようとしている.

in order to ~

Dictionary form + には indicates a condition required to achieve a goal. To deliver nengajō on Jan 1, you must mail by Dec 25.

also / too

Used in '心配する人もいます' — there are ALSO people who are worried (in addition to happy people).

plan to / is scheduled to

Indicates a scheduled plan or intent.

愛知・名古屋でアジアパラ大会が始まる

The Asian Para Games begin in Aichi and Nagoya

愛知県と名古屋市で、「アジアパラ大会」が始まりました。

The Asian Para Games have begun in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City.

この大会は、体に障害がある選手たちのためのスポーツ大会です。

These games are a sports competition for athletes with physical disabilities.

アジアの多くの国や地域から、選手が集まっています。

Athletes are gathering from many countries and regions across Asia.

大会では、車いすを使った競技や、目が見えにくい選手の競技など、いろいろな種目が行われます。

At the games, many kinds of events are held, such as wheelchair events and events for athletes who have difficulty seeing.

選手たちは、これまでの練習の成果を見せようと、一生懸命戦っています。

The athletes are competing as hard as they can, hoping to show the results of their training.

会場には、たくさんの人が応援に来ています。

Many people have come to the venues to cheer.

大会を手伝うボランティアも多く、町全体で選手を迎えています。

There are also many volunteers helping with the games, and the whole city is welcoming the athletes.

大会は数日間続く予定です。

The games are scheduled to last several days.