(どくしょしゅうかん)

Book Week (reading week)

(はじまる)

to begin

(としょかん)

library

(ほんや)

bookstore

(いべんと)

event

(じゅうがつ)

October

(じゅういちがつ)

November

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(ほん)

book

(よむ)

to read

(まいとし)

every year

(じき)

period, time, season

(おこなう)

to carry out, to perform

(あいだ)

interval, during

(ぜんこく)

nationwide; the whole country

(いろいろ)

various

(こども)

child

(えほん)

picture book

(きく)

to listen, hear

(かい)

meeting; gathering

(すき)

liked, favorite

(しょうかい)

introduction, presentation

(おすすめ)

recommendation

(あつめる)

to collect

(たな)

shelf

(つくる)

to make

(みせ)

shop, store

(さいきん)

recently

(すまーとふぉん)

smartphone

(つかう)

to use

(じかん)

time

(ながい)

long

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ある)

a certain (some)

(あき)

autumn; fall

(よる)

night

(ゆっくり)

slowly, at ease, peacefully

and (non-exhaustive list)

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

from ... to ...

Indicates a range of time, place, or quantity. から marks the starting point, and here it is used to show a range (2週間から3週間).

have someone do (for me)

Expresses receiving a favor/action from someone.

in order to / for the purpose of

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

Passive form

The passive voice. 落とされて is the passive of 落とす (to drop). Indicates the bombs were dropped (by someone).

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.

there is / was ~

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

causative: make / let something do

読み取らせる is the causative of 読み取る — the customer makes the reader scan the card, i.e. holds it up to be read. Written form 読み取らせて links it to the next action.

such as / etc.

Used to give examples from a larger group.

there are as many as ~

Emphasizes a large quantity. 'There are as many as 140 kinds'.

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.

negative form: does not ~, will not ~

The plain negative 出ない in the headline and the polite negative 出ません in the article both say that Ohtani will not appear in the game.

it is said that ~

Passive form expressing common knowledge or reputation. It is said that aquaculture of nodoguro is difficult.

want (someone) to do ...

Expresses a wish for someone else to do something. Formed with て-form + ほしい. The person you want to act is marked with に.

to say that ~ (quotation)

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

読書週間が始まる　図書館や本屋でイベント

Book Week begins with events at libraries and bookstores

10月27日から11月9日まで、「読書週間」です。

From October 27 to November 9 is "Book Week."

読書週間は、たくさんの人に本を読んでもらうために、毎年この時期に行われています。

Book Week is held at this time every year to get many people to read books.

この間、全国の図書館や本屋では、いろいろなイベントがあります。

During this period, libraries and bookstores across the country hold various events.

子どもに絵本を読んで聞かせる会や、好きな本を紹介する会などです。

They include gatherings where picture books are read aloud to children and gatherings where people introduce their favorite books.

おすすめの本を集めた棚を作る店もあります。

Some shops also set up shelves of recommended books.

最近は、スマートフォンを使う時間が長くなって、本を読まない人が増えていると言われています。

These days, it is said that people spend more time on smartphones and the number of people who don't read books is increasing.

ある図書館の人は「秋の長い夜に、好きな本をゆっくり読んでほしいです」と話していました。

A person at one library said, "I hope people will take their time reading their favorite books on the long autumn nights."