質問: > > 台風が近くに来ると、**沖縄県から本州の広い場所で**、とても強い雨がたくさん降る心配があります。 > > If the typhoon comes near then, **from Okinawa to the wide place of Honshuu**, there is a worry that there will be a lot of very strong rainfall. > > > I'm not convinced about my translation of the bold part. What on earth is 本州の広い場所? I've also noticed a few times in reading the NHK easy news that they write AからBで where I would have expected to see AからB**ま**で. Am I wrong to think this should be まで? What is the difference between the two constructs?
回答: You are parsing the sentence incorrectly: The first part is: 沖縄県{おきなわけん}から本州{ほんしゅう}(まで)の // second part: 広{ひろ}い場所{ばしょ}で Translation: from Okinawa prefecture to Honshuu // in a wide area Putting it together, the full translation would thus be: As the typhoon approaches, there is a worry that there will be a lot of heavy rain **in a wide area from Okinawa prefecture to Honshuu**