警報
warning, alarm
→ Because a typhoon is approaching, a storm wind warning was issued.
注意報
advisory
→ A dense fog advisory has been issued, so please be careful when driving.
震源地
epicenter, focus of an earthquake
→ Because the epicenter was under the seabed, there are concerns about a tsunami.
震度
seismic intensity (Japanese scale)
→ If an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 5 or higher occurs, trains automatically stop.
緊急な
emergency, urgent
→ A state of emergency declaration was issued nationwide.
速やかな
speedy, prompt, swift
→ We kindly request your prompt action.
強烈な
intense, fierce, severe
→ The intense summer sunlight pierced into my skin.
猛烈な
fierce, violent, raging
→ The fierce heat continues, and heatstroke patients are increasing.
驚異的な
marvelous, prodigious, miraculous
→ She mastered the foreign language at a prodigious speed.
甚だしい
extreme, excessive, glaring
→ His misunderstanding is utterly glaring and excessive.
竜巻
tornado, waterspout
→ Due to the tornado damage, the roof of the house was blown off.
土砂
earth and sand, sediment, mud and debris
→ The road was closed to traffic due to a landslide.
浸水する
inundation, flooding (to be flooded)
→ Houses damaged by above-floor flooding amounted to over a hundred.
雪崩
avalanche
→ Skiers caught in the avalanche were safely rescued.
噴火する
eruption (to erupt)
→ Due to the eruption, evacuation orders were issued to nearby residents.
災い
calamity, misfortune, disaster
→ There is a proverb that says "turning misfortune into a blessing."
被災する
suffering damage (to be affected by a disaster)
→ Support funds for the disaster victims are being raised.
損害
damage, loss
→ The financial damages caused by the typhoon reached several billion yen.
異変
unusual event, accident, abnormality
→ Before an earthquake, animals sometimes sense an abnormality and start making noise.
襲う
to attack, to strike, to assail
→ Assailed by overwhelming drowsiness, my driving became hazardous.
避ける
to split, to tear, to burst open
→ The sheet of paper split clean in two.
いざというとき
when the time comes, in case of emergency
→ Let's check the evacuation routes so as not to panic in case of emergency.
破壊する
destruction, demolition (to destroy, ruin)
→ Historical structures were ruthlessly destroyed by the war.
荒らす
to lay waste, to ravage, to vandalize
→ After the typhoon passed, the garden had been ravaged and laid waste.
有り様
state, plight, spectacle, condition
→ My mother was dumbfounded at the appalling state of the messy room.
実況する
live broadcast, on-the-spot reporting (to report live)
→ The voice of the announcer giving live coverage of the baseball game echoed.
根こそぎ
by the roots, thoroughly, entirely
→ Street trees were uprooted entirely and brought down by the typhoon.
ことごとく(悉く)
entirely, completely, without exception
→ All of his plans, without exception, ended up in utter failure.
ひずみ(歪み)
strain, distortion, warp, imbalance
→ Behind rapid economic growth, societal distortions and strains are arising.
ぐにゃぐにゃな/する
limp, floppy, squishy, distorted
→ The chocolate melted into a squishy, floppy mess from the heat.
くっきり[と]する
distinctly, clearly, vividly
→ The air was clear, and Mount Fuji was visible in sharp, distinct contrast.
一帯
whole area, entire region, district
→ The entire area in front of the station was redeveloped, and new buildings stand side by side.
仮定する
assumption, hypothesis (to assume, hypothesize)
→ Assuming that A is larger than B, let's try solving this problem.
配給する
rationing, distribution (to ration, distribute)
→ During wartime, food was on a strict rationing system.
分配する
division, allotment, sharing (to distribute, allocate)
→ We allocate profits fairly to all shareholders.
くむ(汲む)
to draw (water), to scoop up
→ I drew water from the river and sprinkled it over the fields.
復旧する
restoration, recovery (to be restored)
→ The trains halted by the typhoon have finally been restored to service.
風評
rumor, hearsay, public repute
→ Due to damage from harmful rumors, local agricultural produce stopped selling.
不幸中の幸い
consolation in sadness, silver lining
→ The car was completely wrecked, but that no one was injured is a silver lining.
