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The party started for New York.
一行はニューヨークへ向かった。
Do I need to go there?
私がそこに出向く必要がありますか。
Two white houses face each other and stand across the way.
二軒の白い家が道をはさんで向き合って立っている。
Our school is right across the river.
私たちの学校は、川の真向かいにあります。
He came at me with a knife in his hand.
彼は手にナイフを持って向かってきた。
He turned his thoughts toward home.
彼は思いを故郷に向けていた。
Who is the girl standing over there?
向こうに立っている女の子は誰ですか。
We began to sail in the direction of the port.
私たちは港の方向へ船を動かし始めた。
This text is aimed at beginners.
このテキストは初心者向きにできている。
He kicked the dog which ran at him.
彼は自分に向かって走ってきた犬を蹴った。
The shop is across from the bank.
店は銀行の向かいにある。
My friend departed from Narita for Paris.
友人は成田をたってパリに向かった。
She turned around suddenly.
彼女は突然振り向いた。
The arrow indicates the way to go.
矢印が進むべき方向を指示する。
She cast an eye in his direction.
彼女は彼の方に視線を向けた。
His ironical remarks are not directed at you.
彼の皮肉意見はあなたに向けてではない。
He has no sense of direction.
彼は方向音痴だ。
Chiyonofuji carried all before him.
千代の富士は、向かうところ敵無しだった。
The magazine is aimed at teenagers.
その雑誌はティーンエイジャー向けに作られたものだ。
In other words, the merits, etc. of making detours are the consideration of the attitudes of the landowners whose property the line would cross, the convenience of other towns and villages, as well as connection with other railway lines.
Hikers need to carry a compass with them to find their way through the woods.
ハイカーは森の中でも方向が分かるようにコンパスを携帯する必要がある。
They all made for the door.
彼らはみなドアの方に向かって進んだ。
He was lying on his back.
彼は仰向けになっていた。
He has been well off since he started this job.
彼はこの仕事を始めてから暮らし向きがよい。
The workers in the factory were forced to work hard to improve the products.
その工場の労働者は製品を向上させるために熱心に働かされた。
Which direction did he go?
彼はどっちの方向へ行きましたか。
Another tendency of many Japanese that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every".