豪雨
heavy rain, torrential downpour
→ Due to the heavy rain, train services were suspended.
暴風雨
rainstorm, storm, tempest
→ Because of the rainstorm, all flights were cancelled.
雨雲
rain cloud
→ Rain clouds were approaching from beyond the mountain.
ざあざあ
pouring, heavily (rain)
→ It's pouring with rain outside, so I cannot go out.
ぴたりと
suddenly (stopping); exactly, perfectly
→ His prediction turned out to be completely spot-on.
前線
weather front; battlefront
→ Due to the seasonal rain front, rain is expected to continue this week.
停滞する
stagnation, stalling (to stagnate, stall)
→ The project is at a standstill and countermeasures are needed.
日本列島
Japanese archipelago
→ The Japanese archipelago stretches long north to south, with diverse climates.
貯水率
water storage rate, reservoir percentage
→ There has been little rain this year, so the dam's water storage rate is dropping.
ダム
dam
→ The tap water in this region is supplied from the dam.
強まる
to gain strength, to intensify
→ As the typhoon approached, the winds grew stronger.
弱まる
to weaken, to abate
→ The typhoon turned into an extratropical cyclone and its strength weakened.
舞う
to dance, to flutter, to swirl
→ Cherry blossom petals are fluttering in the wind.
兆候
sign, indication, symptom
→ Signs of economic recovery have begun to emerge.
暑苦しい
oppressively hot, stifling, sweltering
→ The air conditioner broke down, and I spent a sweltering night.
寝苦しい
difficult to sleep (due to heat)
→ Tropical nights persist, continuing days of difficult sleep.
じめじめ[と]する
damp, humid, clammy (to be damp)
→ During the rainy season, rooms feel damp and mold grows easily.
かんかんな
blazing, scorching / furious, raging
→ The midsummer sun is beating down scorchingly.
気がめいる
to feel depressed, to feel down, to be gloomy
→ With overtime every single day, I feel totally depressed.
やけに
awfully, terribly, unusually
→ He is unusually quiet today. I wonder if something happened.
さなか(最中)
in the height of, right in the middle of
→ Right in the middle of the meeting, a power outage suddenly occurred.
気まぐれな
capricious, whimsical, fickle
→ He is fickle and what he says changes frequently.
遮る
to obstruct, to block, to interrupt
→ Block the sunlight with the curtains.
避ける
to avoid, to ward off, to shun
→ For my health, I avoid meals that are high in fat.
