Japan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so.
日本のＯＤＡは返済期間３０年、利率２％前後という条件の緩い円借款が大部分を占める。
I like that young man in that he is honest and candid.
正直で率直なのでその若者が好きだ。
Frankly speaking, you haven't tried your best.
率直に言って君は最善を尽くしていない。
While the birth rate is intended to be decreased in developing countries, that of developed nations is selfishly planned to be increased, resulting in the difficulty of getting mutual consent.
Research revealed that the same high truancy levels were to be found in every inner city district.
あらゆる都市の中心部において無断欠席率が同様に高いことが調査で明らかになった。
Do not answer hastily.
軽率に答えるな。
Japanese women marry at 26 on average. It is no mystery that the birthrate is declining.
日本の女性は平均２６歳で結婚する。出生率が下がっているのも不思議ではない。
Office managers expect accuracy, efficiency, and dedication.
仕事場の管理者は、正確さ、効率性、献身を期待する。
He was rather careless to say the least.
控え目に言っても彼はちょっと軽率だった。
The failure is due to his carelessness.
その失敗は彼の軽率さのためだ。
The Japanese economy continued to grow by more than 5% annually.
日本経済は毎年５％以上の率で成長を続けた。
We shall never agree on such a careless plan.
そんな軽率な計画で私達の意見は一致しないだろう。
Frankly speaking, I don't want to go with you.
率直に言って私はあなたと行きたくない。
Gradually the interest rate will increase.
利率は少しずつ上昇するだろう。
I like him all the better because he speaks frankly.
彼は率直なので、それだけいっそう私は彼が好きだ。
While American methods are often successful, the Japanese educational system that produces the most literate people in the world surely has some lessons to teach the U.S.
You have to think of the example you're setting. You'll never be able to lead if you don't set an example worth following.
まずは自ら見本を示す。そういった率先垂範の気持ちがなければ誰も君には付いてこないよ。
Price increases explain the difference between the real and nominal growth rates.
実質成長と名目成長率の差は物価上昇を意味する。
The unemployment rate went up to 5% because of the recession.
不景気のため失業率は５％にまで上昇した。
How was the attendance?
出席率はどうでした。
Everybody except him thanked the critic for her honest opinion.
彼以外の皆はその批評家に率直な意見を感謝した。
He took the lead in fighting pollution.
彼は率先して公害と戦った。
In China, there is a large number of characters, so the goal of the character simplification was to replace the complex traditional characters with easy to remember simplified characters and increase the literacy rate.
Japan will need more labor to cope with its declining birthrate.
日本は減少中の出生率に対処するため、労働力がもっと必要になるだろう。
He had a reputation for carelessness.
彼は軽率だという評判だった。
This is true partly because non-Westerners have begun to take pride in their own cultures and partly because those areas of the world where forks are not used have some of the highest birth rates.
