Political activity tends to be discouraged in most work places.
政治活動はほとんどの職場で止めさせられる傾向にある。
The tower leaned slightly to the left.
その塔はわずかに左へ傾いてる。
He listened to the music with his eyes closed.
彼は目を閉じて音楽に耳を傾けた。
The inactive child is far more inclined to live in a world of fantasy.
不活発な子供は空想の世界に閉じこもる傾向がずっと高い。
I listened but couldn't make out what they were saying.
耳を傾けたけれども、彼らが行なっている事が理解できなかった。
The pillar tilted to the right and fell.
柱は右へ傾いて倒れた。
He tends to tell lies.
彼はうそをつく傾向にある。
The agitator is inclined to exaggerate trivial matters.
その扇動家は些細なことを大袈裟に表現する傾向がある。
Children used to look up to their parents; now they are inclined to regard them as equals.
子供達は以前、親を敬っていたが、今では親を自分たちと対等とみなす傾向がある。
If these tendencies continue, those aged 65 or more will account for a quarter of the population within 30 years.
今の傾向が続くと、今後30年以内に65歳以上の人が人口の4分の1を占めることになる。
He's given to going overboard every time he gets a new idea.
何か新しい考えを思いつくたびに、彼は前後の見境もなくそれを実行する傾向がある。
Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
実地は理論と同様に大切であるが、われわれは理論を重んじ、実地を軽んずる傾向がある。
The youth of Japan have a tendency to follow fashion.
日本の若者は流行に乗る傾向があります。
Don't take it literally. He is inclined to exaggerate.
そんなこと真に受けちゃだめだよ。彼は大袈裟に言う傾向があるから。
Robert tends to talk big.
ロバートはほらを吹く傾向がある。
She listened very carefully when I praised her son.
彼女の息子をほめたとき、彼女はとても注意深く耳を傾けていた。
They were listening to the lecture attentively.
彼らは講演者の話にじっと耳を傾けていた。
The sun declined westward.
太陽が西に傾いた。
She tends to speak ill of others.
彼女は人の悪口を言う傾向がある。
She addressed herself to the task.
彼女はその仕事に精力を傾けた。
But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years; block by
People tend to raise their voices when they get excited.
人は興奮すると大声を出す傾向がある。
I listened to the music of birds.
私は鳥のさえずりに耳を傾けた。
There's a trend these days towards small families.
最近は小家族化の傾向がある。
One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.
This means that houses are starting to sink, roads are breaking up and lamp-posts are leaning at crazy angles.
このことは家が沈み始め、道路が裂けて街灯が途方もない角度に傾きつつあることを意味する。
It seems that we're becoming more right-wing all over the world.
世界中で右傾化しているようだ。
She listened to him.
彼女はその少年の話に耳を傾けた。
I did speak, but no one listened to me.
私はたしかに話したのだが、誰も私の話に耳を傾けなかった。
Travel by train has been on the decrease.
列車の旅は減る傾向にある。
The women in our country are different from the women from other countries. Many think that it's acceptable for women to have children and devote themselves to them entirely; and, towards their husband, to simply uphold their duty and protect their chasti
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".