Diligence was the principal factor in his remarkable promotion.
勤勉さが彼の素晴らしい昇進の主要因だった。
To all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democrac
His daily behavior is not consistent with his principles.
彼の日々の振る舞いは彼の主義主張と合致していない。
Flour is the main ingredient in cakes.
小麦粉はケーキの主な材料だ。
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
I've got to find the cause quickly, get out of this slump and live up to Mr. Tanizaki's expectations.
早く原因を見つけて、スランプを治して谷崎主任の期待にこたえないと。
He stood on his right.
彼は自分の権利を主張した。
Tom is a confirmed bachelor.
トムは独身主義者だ。
He is a boy of singular intelligence.
彼は並はずれた知能の持ち主である。
From an objective viewpoint, his argument was far from rational.
客観的に見て、彼の主張は全く理にかなっていなかった。
After the bushfires, we have independently decided to call off this year's fireworks display.
山火事の後なので今年の花火大会は自主的に中止を決定しました。
Kate has been given an opportunity to play a major role in a movie.
ケイトは映画で主役を演じる機会を与えられました。
The police will just take the money and probably won't even look for the owner.
警察はその金を取っちゃうだけで、おそらく持ち主なんか探さないよ。
The exhortation "Don't quote Wikipedia" was included in the Asahi newspaper of yesterday or the day before.
「ウィキペディアを引用するな」という主張が昨日だか一昨日だかの朝日新聞に載っていた。
She insisted that he be invited to the party.
彼女は彼をパーティーに招待すべきだと主張した。
What were the chief events of 1990?
１９９０年の主な出来事は何でしたか。
Democracy is one form of government.
民主主義は政治形態の一つである。
The accused maintained his innocence.
被告は無実を主張した。
It is a pity that a man of your ability should remain unknown to the world.
あなたほどの才能の持ち主が世間に知られずにいるのは惜しいことです。
Many times, a hen-pecked husband doesn't know his problems until he talks to a happy bachelor.
女房の尻にしかれている亭主は、幸せな独り者に話してはじめて、自分の問題を認識することがたびたびだ。
Mary claimed that the handbag had been a present from her husband.
そのハンドバッグは夫からもらったものだとメアリーは主張した。
She seems timid, but she's actually a strong-willed person.
彼女は内気に見えるが、実際は強い意志の持主だ。
They are not merchants, but farmers.
彼らは商人ではなくて、農場主です。
The priest skillfully drew a picture of a priest on a folding screen.
坊主が屏風に上手に坊主の絵を描いた。
I started a new blog. I'll do my best to keep it going.
新しくブログを始めた。三日坊主にならないようがんばるぞ！
You're really handy, aren't you? Don't you think you'd make a good house-husband?
アンタ本当に器用ねっ。主夫とか向いてるんじゃない？
Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.
冗談をおもしろいと思うかどうかは、主として育った場所による。
She has a clean heart.
彼女は汚れの無い心の持ち主です。
The communist got his dependable supporter at last.
ついに、その共産主義者は手づよい味方を得た。
Oddly enough, he insisted on his innocence.
奇妙な話だが、彼は自分の無罪を主張した。
It cannot plausibly be argued that behaviour of such complexity derives entirely from instinct.
そのような複雑な行動が本能のみに由来するという主張はとうてい成り立たない。
Forming an information infrastructure, the real impact of the information highway is an expectation of new economic development due to a shift from a tangible hardware-industry to brain-oriented software-industry.
The problem of faith brings us to the Thirties and the Western love-affair with communism.
信仰の問題を考えると、３０年代、および西欧の共産主義との恋愛ということに向かわざるをえない。
The experience prejudiced her in favor of the Democratic Party.
その経験で彼女は民主党に対して好感を抱くようになった。
In the midst of the dollar falling hard against the Yen and other major Eastern currencies the Chinese Yuan, with China effectively taking a 'dollar peg' policy, has become cheap.
The newspaper alleged his involvement in the crime.
その新聞は彼の犯罪への掛かり合いを主張した。
You should live up to your principles.
君は自分の主義に従って行動すべきである。
However the protagonist is aware of his own mistakes.
しかし、主人公は自らの誤りに気づいている。
What were the chief events of 1990?
１９９０年の主要な出来事といえば何でしょう？
Galileo argued that the earth moves.
ガリレオは地球は動いていると主張した。
I met her a long time after graduation, and she had totally become a housewife.
卒業して久しぶりに彼女に会ったが彼女は全く主婦になりきっていた。
Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of so
