(あめ)

rain

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(きをつける)

to be careful

(こんしゅう)

this week

(にほん)

Japan

(いろいろ)

various

(ところ)

place; area

(やま)

mountain

(ちかく)

nearby

(かわ)

river

(みず)

water

(おおい)

many

(みち)

road, street, path

(とおる)

to pass through

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(とまる)

to stop

(つち)

soil; earth; dirt

(した)

under, below

(おちる)

to fall; to drop; to strike (lightning)

(いえ)

house

(くる)

to come

(とても)

very; extremely

(あぶない)

dangerous

(あした)

tomorrow

(てれび)

television, TV

(らじお)

radio

(てんき)

weather

(にゅーす)

news

(きく)

to listen, hear

(いく)

to go

(はやい)

early / fast

(あんぜん)

safety

(ひと)

person / people

(どこ)

where

(はなす)

to speak, talk

polite past tense

「始まりました」「発表しました」のように、過去の出来事を丁寧体で述べています。

please do ...

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

and (non-exhaustive list)

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

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

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

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.

to become no longer / to disappear

Indicates a change where something ceases to exist or can no longer be done. Here it describes that prayer gatherings can no longer be held in Hong Kong.

there are as many as ~

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

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.'

there are times when ~

Indicates that something sometimes happens.

until / as far as

Indicates an end point in space or time. Here it expresses how far the balls flew.

there are cases/times when ～

Describes a possibility or occasional occurrence.

might ~, perhaps ~

Expresses possibility.

when ~

Indicates the time when something happened — when he was in junior high school.

to / toward (direction/target)

津波への警戒 uses へ to mark the target of the alert (vigilance toward the tsunami).

please don't ~

Used in 「食べないで返してください」and 「食べないで返してほしい」as a polite request to not eat the butter and return it.

with (someone)

と after a person marks who you do something together with. Here the woman came to see the festival with her children.

雨がたくさん降りました　気をつけてください

A lot of rain fell; please be careful

今週、日本のいろいろな所で雨がたくさん降りました。

This week, a lot of rain fell in many places in Japan.

山の近くや川の近くでは、水が多くなりました。

Near mountains and rivers, the water rose.

道が水で通れなくなった所もあります。

There are places where roads became impassable because of water.

電車が止まった所もあります。

There are also places where trains stopped.

雨がたくさん降ると、山の土が下に落ちることがあります。

When a lot of rain falls, soil on mountains can fall down.

川の水が家まで来ることもあります。

River water can also come up to houses.

とても危ないです。

It is very dangerous.

雨は明日も降るかもしれません。

Rain may fall tomorrow, too.

テレビやラジオで、天気のニュースを聞いてください。

Please listen to weather news on TV and radio.

雨のときは、川や山の近くへ行かないでください。

When it rains, please don't go near rivers or mountains.

危ないときは、早く安全な所へ行ってください。

When it is dangerous, please go to a safe place quickly.

家の人と、どこへ行くか話してください。

Please talk with your family about where to go.