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Language is one of man's most important inventions.
言語は人類の最も重要な発明のひとつです。
Is money needed?
お金が必要ですか?
Today, I plan to talk about the importance of sports in modern society.
今日、私は現代社会におけるスポーツの重要性に関して話すつもりです。
Take your time. There's no hurry.
ごゆっくりどうぞ。急ぐ必要はありません。
It is essential to have good command of English nowadays.
今日英語を自由に使うことができることは是非とも必要なことです。
Japan and the U.S. are the most important trading partner to each other.
日本とアメリカは互いに最も重要な貿易相手国である。
If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
My wife likes to eat out and so she doesn't have to cook.
妻は外食をするのが好きなので、料理をする必要がない。
His help is indispensable to us.
彼の援助は我々に絶対必要です。
You don't need to carry lunch with you.
弁当を持っていく必要はないですよ。
Was it necessary to inflict such a punishment on him?
そのような罰を彼に与える必要があったのか。
Unless it's absolutely necessary, I don't use taxis.
絶対必要でない限りタクシーを使わない。
Don't give way to their request.
彼らの要求に屈してはいけません。
She demanded that I should help him.
彼女は私が彼を助けるように要求した。
The most important thing is a pleasant living environment.
最も重要なのが住環境の快適性である。
We'll need twenty dice to play this game.
このゲームをするにはさいころ二十個は必要だ。
What he needs is not money but love.
彼に必要なのはお金ではなく愛です。
What's important is not the goal, but the journey.
重要なのはゴールではなく、そこに至る道程である。
That would be twenty-seven words instead of four, and while the bare message of the longer statement would be understood, the persuasive force would be lost.