I don't think there is any excuse for his behavior. At the same time, we should listen to what he has to say.
彼の行為に弁解の余地があるとは思えないが、それでも彼の言い分に耳を傾けるべきだ。
Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.
In junior high and high schools, they say insidious forms of bullying are on the rise.
中学・高校では陰湿ないじめが増える傾向にあるという。
He was listened to with enthusiasm.
人々は彼の話に熱心に耳を傾けた。
He tends to talk too much.
彼はしゃべりすぎる傾向がある。
Global warming will change the patterns of the weather world-wide.
地球温暖化は世界規模での天候の傾向を変えるであろう。
He gives work all he's got, and gets more work done than anybody else.
彼は全力を傾けて仕事をし、誰よりも多くの仕事を片づける。
He tends to take sides with the weaker party.
彼は弱いグループに味方する傾向がある。
She listened to him with her eyes modestly cast down.
彼女はつつましやかに伏し目になって彼の言葉に耳を傾けた。
There is a tendency for Japanese to want to know a certain amount of personal information about someone such as age, position and whether they are married or not, before they feel comfortable talking with a stranger.
The Japanese make a group and tend to act together.
日本人はグループを作り、一緒に行動する傾向がある。
This has been the trend for the past twenty years.
これがこの２０年間の傾向だった。
The job-seeking season is starting earlier each year and it's the mass media that are causing that trend by moving up their job interview schedule.
就職活動の時期は早まる傾向にあり、マスコミ各社の面接がその先頭にたっている。
She is inclined to take a nap.
彼女はうたた寝をする傾向がある。
The world's population tends to increase.
世界の人口は増加する傾向にある。
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".
Americans, on the other hand, are more likely to take chances in the hope of achieving great success.
一方、アメリカ人は、大きな成功を夢見て危険を冒す傾向が強い。
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。
She tends to be late for school.
彼女は、学校に遅れる傾向がある。
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。
You should have paid attention to her warning.
彼女の警告にきちんと耳を傾ければよかったのに。
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
He tends to get angry when he does not have his own way.
彼は自分の思い通りにならないと腹を立てる傾向がある。
We tend to use more and more electric appliances in the home.
家庭でますます多くの電気器具を使う傾向がある。
That teacher tends to be partial to female students.
あの先生には女子学生をえこひいきする傾向がある。
I should have listened more carefully.
もっと注意深く耳を傾ければよかった。
That guard tends to do everything by the book.
あの警備員は何でも規則通りにする傾向がある。
His opinion inclines towards the conservative.
彼の意見は保守的傾向を帯びている。
Young people tend to think so.
若い人はそう考える傾向がある。
Children were apt to invent their own games.
子供たちは自分たち自身の遊びを考え出す傾向があった。
Japanese people tend to rely on established authority.
日本人は規制の権威にもたれかかろうとする傾向がある。
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
