大地震にそなえて必要なものを用意しておかなければならない。

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English Translation

You should stockpile necessary supplies in case of a big earthquake.

Furigana

大(だい)地震(じしん)にそなえて必要(ひつよう)なものを用意(ようい)しておかなければならない。

Romanji

Dai jishin ni sonaete hitsuyōna mono o yōishite okanakerebanaranai.

Words

大 (おお)

big; large

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

供える (そなえる)

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

者 (もの、もん)

person

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

用意 (ようい)

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

置く (おく)

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state