(あきたけん)

Akita Prefecture

(こよしがわ)

Koyoshi River

(はんらん)

flooding / overflow

(とくべつけいほう)

special emergency warning

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(ながれる)

to flow

(かわ)

river

(みず)

water

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(あふれる)

to overflow; to flood

(くに)

country; the government

(けん)

prefecture

(だんかい)

stage, phase

(いちばん)

most; number one

(うえ)

top, above

(れべる)

level

(だす)

to serve, put out

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(あめ)

rain

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(ちかく)

nearby

(まち)

town

(いえ)

house

(みち)

road, street, path

(つかる)

to be flooded, to be soaked in

(ところ)

place; area

(ある)

a certain (some)

(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(いのち)

life

(まもる)

to protect

(すぐ)

immediately, soon

(あんぜん)

safety

(ばしょ)

place

(にげる)

to escape / to run away

(よる)

night

(そと)

outside

(くらい)

dark

(むずかしい)

difficult

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(ひと)

person / people

(てれび)

television, TV

(し)

city

(おしらせ)

notice, announcement

(あたらしい)

new

(じょうほう)

information

(かくにん)

confirmation, checking

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'.

te-form for connecting clauses

The te-form connects sequential actions or clauses. Here it links 'started' with the following action.

did ... (polite past)

Polite past tense of verbs. Formed with verb stem + ました. Used in formal or polite speech to describe completed actions.

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.

among ~; within ~

の中で indicates a selection or scope. 輸入する物の中で means 'among imported goods'. Used to narrow down from a larger group.

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'.

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

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

and (non-exhaustive list)

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

polite non-past tense

The polite non-past ～ます states what will happen — the funeral will continue.

in order to / for the purpose of

Indicates purpose. 物を運ぶために means 'in order to transport goods'.

please do ...

Polite request form. Formed with て-form + ください. Used to ask someone to perform an action.

to say that ~ (quotation)

と話しています reports what a company representative said.

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.

when it becomes / whenever

Shows a repeated condition followed by an action. 'When it becomes the 11th of each month', the mother delivers a bento.

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.

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'.

秋田県の子吉川に「氾濫特別警報」が出た

A "special flood warning" was issued for the Koyoshi River in Akita Prefecture

秋田県を流れる子吉川で、川の水が増えて、あふれました。

The water of the Koyoshi River, which flows through Akita Prefecture, rose and overflowed.

国と県は、5段階の中でいちばん上のレベル5の「氾濫特別警報」を出しました。

The national and prefectural governments issued a level-5 "special flood warning", the highest of five levels.

たくさん雨が降ったため、川の近くの町では、家や道が水につかったところがあります。

Because a lot of rain fell, in towns near the river there are places where houses and roads were flooded.

気象庁は「命を守るために、すぐに安全な場所に逃げてください」と話しています。

The Meteorological Agency is saying, "To protect your life, please escape to a safe place right away."

夜になると外は暗くなって、逃げるのが難しくなります。

When night comes it gets dark outside, and escaping becomes difficult.

川の近くに住んでいる人は、テレビや市のお知らせで、新しい情報を確認してください。

People living near the river, please check the latest information on TV and in notices from the city.