(あたらしい)

new

(こめ)

Rice (uncooked)

(みせ)

shop, store

(ならぶ)

to line up

(ことし)

this year

(あき)

autumn; fall

(とれる)

to be harvested

(しんまい)

new rice (this year's harvest)

(すーぱー)

supermarket

(みず)

water

(おおい)

many

(やわらかい)

soft; tender

(おいしい)

delicious, tasty

(きょねん)

last year

(ねだん)

price

(とても)

very; extremely

(たかい)

expensive; high

(つくる)

to make

(ひと)

person / people

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(すこし)

a little

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(しかし)

however, but

(まだ)

still; yet

(まえ)

before, previous

(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(かう)

to buy

(じょせい)

woman

(かぞく)

family

(ごはん)

cooked rice; a meal

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(たべる)

to eat

(うれしい)

happy; glad

(らいげつ)

next month

(もっと)

more / further

(とどく)

to arrive; to reach; to be delivered

(よてい)

plan, schedule

start doing ~

Compound verb form expressing the start of an action; sending scallops has started.

such as / etc.

Used to give examples from a larger group.

~ 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.

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.

from (starting point)

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

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.

because ~ / since ~

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

looks like / seems about to (appearance)

Used with verb stems to express that something appears about to happen, as in 水があふれそうなとき (when the water looks like it will overflow) and 山がくずれそうなとき.

than (comparison)

Noun + より establishes a comparison. 前の年より means 'compared to the previous year'.

if / when (natural consequence)

Conditional と indicating a natural or expected result. 一緒に捨てると…火が出て means 'if you throw them away together, fire starts.'

to say that ~ (quotation)

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

to say that ~ (quotation)

津波が来ると言っています reports the expert's statement; と marks the quoted content.

新しいお米が店に並び始めた

New rice has started appearing in stores

今年の秋にとれた新しいお米「新米」が、スーパーなどの店に並び始めました。

"Shinmai," the new rice harvested this autumn, has started to line the shelves of supermarkets and other stores.

新米は水が多くて、やわらかくておいしいと言われています。

New rice is said to be moist, soft and delicious.

去年から、お米の値段がとても高くなっていました。

Since last year, the price of rice had become very high.

今年は米を作る人が増えたので、値段は少し安くなりそうです。

This year more people grew rice, so prices look likely to fall a little.

しかし、まだ前より高いです。

However, they are still higher than before.

東京のスーパーで新米を買った女性は「家族がご飯をたくさん食べるので、安くなるとうれしいです」と話していました。

A woman who bought new rice at a supermarket in Tokyo said, "My family eats a lot of rice, so I'd be happy if it got cheaper."

店の人は「来月は、もっと多くの新米が届く予定です」と言っています。

A store worker says, "Next month, even more new rice is scheduled to arrive."