Intermediate Japanese 305 - Basic information about Japan

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1.

Nihon wa maitoshi Taifuu ni osowaremasu.

maitoshi every year, taifuu typhoon
osowaremasu passive form of osoimasu; be attacked, be hit

2.

Taifuu wa Nettai-Teikiatsu ga hattatsu shita mono de, Saidai Fuusoku ga 17-meetoru ijoo no mono o "Taifuu" to yobimasu.

taifuu typhoon, nettai-teikiatsu tropical depression, tropical cyclone
nettai the tropics, tropical (zone), teikiatsu low atmospheric pressure
hattatsu [sv] development, growth, mono thing, -de a conjunction "and"
saidai-fuusoku maximum wind velocity, maximum wind speed, peak wind speed
saidai the biggest, the largest, maximum, fuusoku wind speed (meter/second)
-meetoru meter, ijoo A or more, A or above, A or over
-to yobimasu we call it ..., it is called ..., -to quotation marker; ".....", that

3.

Taifuu wa kihon-teki ni Harikeen ya Saikuron to onaji mono desu.

kihon-teki ni basically, fundamentally
Harikeen hurricane, Saikuron cyclone, -ya A, B, etc
-to onaji mono the same thing, onaji same, mono thing

4.

Hassei suru basho ni yotte, yobi-kata ga kawarimasu.

hassei [sv] happen, be produced, birth, basho place
-ni yotte kawarimasu differ depending on, vary depending on, change depending on, it depends on
-ni yotte according to, depending on, kawarimasu to change, vary
yobi-kata how to call, way of calling, yobimasu to call, -kata (stem +) how to do, way of

5.

Taifuu wa futsuu Firipin no kinkai de, maitoshi 20-ko kara 30-ko hassei shimasu.

futsuu usually, normally, ordinarily, commonly
Firipin Philippines, kinkai sea near (land), -de place marker; in, at
maitoshi every year, nijukko kara sanjukko 20 to 30
-ko counter for pieces or typhoon, hassei [sv] happen, be produced, birth

6.

Sono uchi, 5, 6-ko ga Nihon ni sekkin shimasu.

sono uchi among these, out of, of these, of which
go-rokko 5 or 6, sekkin [sv] come close, approach

7.

Nihon de wa "Taifuu 4-goo", "Taifuu 21-goo" no yoo ni, Taifuu ni bangoo o tsukete yobimasu.

taifuu 4-goo, taifuu 21-goo Typhoon No.4, Typhoon No.21, -goo No. (used for car, train, typhoon, etc.)
-no yooni like, such as, bangoo number, tsukete te form of tsukemasu; put, attach
yobimasu to call

8.

Taifuu no shinro wa kisetsu ni yotte kawarimasu.

shinro course, route, way, kisetsu season
-ni yotte kawarimasu differ depending on, vary depending on, change depending on, it depends on
-ni yotte according to, depending on, kawarimasu to change, vary

9.

Haru no Taifuu wa Firipin kinkai kara Nishi ni mukaimasu.

haru spring, Firipin Philippines, kinkai sea near (land), -kara from
nishi West, mukaimasu to go to, go toward

10.

Natsu kara aki ni kakete, Taifuu no shinro wa Kita-yori ni natte, Nihon no hoo ni mukaimasu.

natsu summer, aki autumn, fall, -kara -ni kakete from A to B
shinro course, route, way, kita-yori northerly (course), kita North
natte te form of narimasu; become, come to
-no hoo ni toward in, toward to, to (direction), mukaimasu to go to, go toward

11.

Taifuu ga sekkin suru to, oo-ame ga futtari, tsuyoi kaze ga fuitari, takai nami ga kaigan ni oshiyosetari shimasu.

sekkin [sv] come close, approach, -to when, if
oo-ame heavy rain, ame ga furimasu to rain, futta ta form of furimasu; fall (rain, snow)
tsuyoi strong, powerful, kaze wind, kaze ga fukimasu wind blows (set phrase), fuita ta form of fukimasu
takai high, tall, expensive, nami wave
kaigan coast, seaside, beach, oshiyoseta ta form of oshiyosemasu; crowd to, rush for, beat on, surge on, flood to
-tari, -tari, shimasu do this and that (and so on)

12.

Nihon de wa kaze no tsuyosa o "Fuusoku" de arawashimasu.

kaze wind, tsuyosa strength, intensity, how strong
fuusoku wind speed (meter/second), arawashimasu to indicate, express, show

13.

Fuusoku ga 20-meetoru o koeru to, hito wa arukemasen.

fuusoku wind speed (meter/second)
koeru root form of koemasu; exceed, go over, -to when, if
hito person, people, arukemasu potential form of arukimasu; cannot walk

14.

Fuusoku ga 30-meetoru o koeru to, hito wa tatte iraremasen.

fuusoku wind speed (meter/second)
koeru root form of koemasu; exceed, go over, -to when, if
hito person, people, tatte te form of tachimasu; stand
tatte iraremasen cannot stand, cannot be standing

15.

40-meetoru o koeru to, ki ga taoretari, ie ga kowaretari shimasu.

koeru root form of koemasu; exceed, go over, -to when, if
ki tree, taoreta ta form of taoremasu; fall down, collapse
ie house, kowareta ta form of kowaremasu; break
-tari, -tari, shimasu do this and that (and so on)

16.

Taifuu ga umi kara riku ni agaru koto o "Taifuu ga jooriku suru" to iimasu.

umi sea, ocean, -kara from, riku land
agaru root form of agarimasu; rise, go on, -koto forming a noun phrase; doing, to do, that...
jooriku [sv] make landfall, -to iimasu we call it ...

17.

Nihon ni wa maitoshi 3-ko teido no Taifuu ga jooriku shimasu.

maitoshi every year, san-ko 3 (typhoons)
-ko counter for pieces or typhoon, -teido about (amount, degree, level, etc.)
jooriku [sv] make landfall

18.

Taifuu ga jooriku suru to, ie ga kowaretari, koozui ya dosha-kuzure ga okitari shite, ookina higai ga demasu.

jooriku [sv] make landfall, -to when, if
ie house, kowareta ta form of kowaremasu; break
koozui flood, dosha-kuzure landslide, -ya A, B, etc
okita ta form of okimasu; happen, occur, -tari, -tari, shimasu do this and that (and so on)
ookina big, large, higai ga demasu have damege, be damaged, suffer damage
higai damage, harm, demasu to come out, appear, be brought

19.

Mata, densha ga tomattari, dooro ga tsuukoo-dome ni nattari shite, kootsuu-kikan wa dai-konran shimasu.

mata also, densha train, tomatta ta form of tomarimasu; stop
dooro road, street, tsuukoo-dome be closed to traffic, natta ta form of narimasu; become, come to
kootsuu-kikan public transport (system, company, means)
kootsuu transportation, traffic, kikan system, facilities, organization, group
dai-konran [sv] big confusion, big disruption, big trouble
dai- big, large, great, konran [sv] become confused, be confused, be disrupted

20.

Jishin to chigai, Taifuu no shinro wa daitai yosoo dekimasu.

jishin earthquake, -to chigai unlike, shinro course, route, way
daitai roughly, nearly, almost, yosoo [sv] expect, forecast, prospect, guess, dekimasu can, be able to do

21.

Taifuu ga Nihon ni chikazuku to, Nihon-jin wa terebi ya netto de Taifuu no yosoo shinro o mite, yotei o tatemasu.

chikazuku root form of chikazukimasu; come close, approach, -to when, if
terebi de on TV, netto de on the Internet, -ya A, B, etc., such as
yosoo [sv] expectation, forecast, prospect, guess, shinro course, route, way, mite te form of mimasu; watch, see, look
yotei o tatemasu to arrange a schedule, make a plan (set phrase), yotei [sv] schedule, plan

22.

Taifuu no shinro ni yotte, tomodachi to no yakusoku o enki shitari, ryokoo o chuushi shitari shimasu.

shinro course, route, way, -ni yotte according to, depending on
tomodachi to no yakusoku appointment with one's friend, yakusoku [sv] promise, engagement, appointment
enki [sv] postpone, delay, ryokoo [sv] travel, trip, journey, chuushi [sv] cancel, stop
-tari, -tari, shimasu do this and that (and so on)

23.

"Konya Taifuu ga kuru" to yosoo sareru to, densha ga tomaru mae ni, shain o kitaku saseru kaisha mo ooi desu.

konya tonight, kuru root form of kimasu; come
-to quotation marker; ".....", that
yosoo sareru be expected, be predicted, be anticipated, sareru passive root form of shimasu
-to when, if
densha train, tomaru root form of tomarimasu; stop, -mae ni before
shain employee, staff, worker, kitaku [sv] return home, go home
saseru causative root form of shimasu; make someone do, let someone do
kaisha company, -mo ooi there are also many (something which ...)

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