(なつ)

Summer

(でんき)

electricity

(だいじ)

important, serious

(つかう)

to use

(あつい)

hot

(ひ)

day

(つづく)

to continue

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(いえ)

house

(かいしゃ)

company

(えあこん)

air conditioner

(たりる)

to be enough; to be sufficient

(こまる)

to be troubled; to be in difficulty

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(くに)

country; the government

(ことし)

this year

(いつも)

always, usually

(とし)

year

(おなじ)

same

(へや)

room

(けす)

to extinguish, to turn off

(おんど)

temperature

(あげる)

to raise; to increase

(たいせつ)

important

(みんな)

Everyone; everybody

(すこしずつ)

little by little

(きをつける)

to be careful

(ふせぐ)

to prevent / to protect against

(とくに)

especially / particularly

(ひる)

noon / daytime

(ゆうがた)

evening

(じかん)

time

(ちゅうい)

caution, warning

(はなす)

to speak, talk

to become

Expresses a change of state; Kawai became the new commissioner of the Sports Agency.

if/when ... (automatic result)

The conditional と indicates that when the first action happens, the second naturally or automatically follows. Often used for rules, natural consequences, and habitual results.

because ~ / since ~

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

might, maybe, possibly

Expresses possibility or uncertainty. Attached directly to the plain form of verbs, adjectives, or nouns. Less certain than でしょう.

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.

doing things like ~ and ~

Lists representative actions among several. Implies there are other actions too. Used twice in this article.

to make sure that, to ensure that

Expresses the goal of bringing about a certain state or preventing something. Formed with verb plain form + ようにする. Often used to describe efforts to ensure or prevent something.

too much / excessively ~

Indicates excess. Used to describe the government's methods being too harsh (厳しすぎる) and the military deployment being excessive (やりすぎ).

conditional: if ~

Ba-form conditional expressing 'if ~ then ~'.

夏の電気を大事に使ってほしい

Please use electricity carefully this summer

夏になると、暑い日が続きます。

When summer comes, hot days continue.

たくさんの家や会社でエアコンを使うので、電気をたくさん使います。

Many homes and companies use air conditioners, so they use a lot of electricity.

電気が足りなくなると、困る人が出るかもしれません。

If electricity runs short, some people may be in trouble.

国は、今年の夏も電気を大事に使ってほしいと言っています。

The government says it wants people to use electricity carefully again this summer.

いつもの年と同じように、使わない部屋の電気を消したり、エアコンの温度を上げすぎないようにしたりすることが大切です。

As in every year, it is important to turn off the lights in rooms you are not using and not to set the air conditioner temperature too high.

みんなが少しずつ気をつければ、電気が足りなくなることを防げます。

If everyone is a little careful, we can prevent electricity from running short.

特に昼から夕方は電気をたくさん使う時間なので、注意してほしいと国は話しています。

The government says that especially from midday to evening is a time when a lot of electricity is used, so it wants people to be careful.