沖に流される
washed out to sea
→ While on a float swimming in the sea, I was washed out to sea.
河川
river
→ The water level of the river rises due to heavy rain.
浜辺
seashore
→ Take a walk on the seashore at dusk.
富士山の頂
summit of Mt. Fuji
→ After much effort, finally reached the summit of Mt. Fuji.
富士山のふもと
foot of Mt. Fuji
→ Camp at the foot of Mt. Fuji.
太平洋沿岸
on the Pacific coast
→ A typhoon passes along the Pacific coast.
内陸
inland
→ Inland regions are hot in summer and cold in winter.
岬
cape
→ Look out over the sea from the lighthouse on the cape.
川の上流
upstream
→ The water upstream in the river is very clean.
川の下流
downstream
→ There is a wide plain downstream in the river.
潮の流れ
tidal current
→ The tide is fast in this sea.
潮が引く
tide becomes low
→ The tide became low, and the sandy beach grew wider.
天然の水
natural water
→ Drink delicious natural water springing from the mountain.
森林を伐採する
deforest
→ Deforesting for development is bad for the environment.
希少な資源
rare resource
→ It is necessary to carefully use rare resources.
鉱山で働く
work in a mine
→ His grandfather used to work in a mine in the past.
石油を産出する
produce oil
→ Many countries in the Middle East produce oil.
エコに関心がある
be interested in ecological issues
→ Many young people recently are interested in ecological issues.
気象情報
weather information
→ Since a typhoon is approaching, check the weather information.
気圧の変化
change in atmospheric pressure
→ I get a headache from the change in atmospheric pressure.
天候の回復
improvement in the weather
→ The weather is expected to clear up in the afternoon.
降水量
amount of precipitation
→ The rainy season has the highest amount of precipitation in the year.
晴天
clear, fine weather
→ Sunday was a clear, fine weather without a single cloud.
雨天
rainy weather
→ The sports day was canceled due to rainy weather.
にわか雨
rain shower
→ My clothes got wet from a sudden rain shower.
曇る
become cloudy
→ The sky became cloudy from the afternoon.
霜が降りる
frost
→ In winter mornings, white frost forms on the fields.
昆虫
insects
→ Catch rare insects in the mountains during the summer holidays.
哺乳類
mammal
→ Dogs and cats are mammal animals.
恐竜
dinosaur
→ See huge dinosaur fossils at the museum.
オスとメス
male and female
→ The feather colors are different between male and female birds.
性別
sex
→ Fill in age and sex on the document.
カラスのひな
young crow
→ There is a young crow in the nest on the tree.
鳥がふ化する
a bird hatches
→ A small bird hatches from the egg.
芽が出る
sprouts come out
→ Spring came and tulip sprouts came out.
つぼみが開く
buds open
→ It gets warmer and rose buds open.
桜が開花する
cherry trees bloom
→ Cherry trees bloom earlier than usual years in Tokyo.
雑草を刈る
cut / mow weeds
→ The garden is overgrown so I prune the weeds.
樹木
tree
→ There are many large trees in the park.
動物が絶滅する
animals become extinct
→ Many animals are in danger of becoming extinct due to environmental destruction.
作物が全滅する
crops completely destroyed
→ The crops in the field were completely destroyed because of the typhoon.
生物の進化
evolution of living things
→ The evolution of living things takes place over a long period of time.
羽が退化する
wings atrophy
→ Birds that don't fly gradually have their wings atrophy.
自然淘汰
natural selection
→ Weak species disappear through natural selection.
弱肉強食
survival of the fittest
→ The wild world is exactly survival of the fittest.
獲物をとらえる
catch prey
→ The lion quickly catches its prey.
細胞が分裂する
cells divide
→ Cells divide and multiply inside the body.
にわとりを飼育する
raise chickens
→ They breed many chickens on the farm.