台風31号の影響、関東で5日に大雨のおそれ

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today, November fourth, a typhoon far to the south is still set to bring heavy rain to the Tokyo area. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down.

The strong Typhoon Number thirty-one is over the sea south of Japan.

The typhoon is moving slowly north, and it is expected to come close to the Ogasawara Islands around the morning of the fifth.

It means to come close.

The typhoon itself is not expected to come near the Tokyo area, but damp air from around it will flow in.

It means to become damp. Here it describes moist, humid air.

Because of this, there is a risk of heavy rain in the Kanto region and the Izu Islands on the fifth.

It means a risk that something bad may happen. News often uses it for weather warnings.

In the Kanto region, rain will start in some places near the sea on the night of the fourth.

The rain will be strongest around noon on the fifth.

In some places there may be thunder, and rain so heavy that roads look like rivers.

It means thunder or lightning.

It means intense or violent, like very heavy rain.

In the twenty-four hours from six in the evening on the fourth, up to one hundred twenty millimeters of rain may fall in southern Kanto, and one hundred fifty in the Izu Islands.

The weather agency is telling people to watch out for landslides and for water flooding low land.

It means to collapse.

It means to be careful.

If you go out on the fourth, it's a good idea to take an umbrella.

Now listen to the full story again.

Quiz time. Listen and answer.

Around noon on the fifth.

One hundred fifty millimeters.

An umbrella.

That's all for this morning. Stay dry, thanks for listening, and see you next time.