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Cars that, when new, cost 3,000,000 yen are apparently now worth 300,000, so I think I'll use mine a little longer.
新車時300万円した車も今では30万円位だそうですから、もう少し乗ろうと思います。
I moved to the neighborhood about two years ago.
2年位前に引っ越したよ。近所で。
The level of the river rose little by little.
川の水位が少しずつ上がった。
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.
Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?
どちらの王子が正統な王位継承者か。
Of course "Hayabusa" is not actually closing in on the Sun, it is just positioned as in the figure so that, seen from the Earth, it is on the opposite side of the Sun; this is called 'conjunction'.
He got his present position by virtue of his long experience.
彼は長年の経験のおかげで現在の地位についた。
As was to be expected, he took the first place.
案の定、彼は第一位になった。
The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.
教育の目標は、富や地位ではなく人格の形成にある。
On your marks, get set, go!
位置について、用意、ドン。
Gasoline is sold by the liter.
ガソリンはリットル単位で売られる。
Nobles do not exist merely because there is a peerage system. Even if there were no peerage system, there will be people who are naturally dominant and who will quickly rise to nobility. So much for our nobility then. Why, we are mere peasants.
It seems it was a gift for the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.
エリザベス女王の即位50年の記念に贈られたものみたいです。
We buy eggs by the dozen.
ダース単位で卵を買う。
In the OECD survey, northern European countries are keeping their high ranking in tax-rates.
OECDの調査で北欧諸国が税率において世界の上位をキープした。
He exploited his position to build up his fortune.
財産を成すため、地位を利用する。
In Japan, are nurses high on the social scale?
日本では看護婦さんは社会的地位が高いのですか。
How long does it take?
どれ位かかりますか。
How long ago did the author die?
その作家はどの位前になくなりましたか。
He despises people of a lower social class.
彼は社会的に地位の低い人々を軽蔑する。
The gross national product of our country is the second largest.
わが国の国民総生産は第2位である。
I failed to get the position I wanted.
私は望んでいた地位を得ることができなかった。
For example, I am in a high-level math class that actually gives me college credits for next year.
例えば、私は、来年進学する大学の単位が実際にもらえる数学の上級クラスにいます。
He took the first prize.
彼は1位を勝ち取った。
Father has now got a superior position in his office.
いまでは父は事務所でもっと上の地位にあります。
What's 5,814 rounded to the nearest thousand?
5814の百の位を四捨五入するといくつになりますか?
The sign indicates the location of the escalator.
標識はエスカレーターの位置を示している。
It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.
旧システム用に書かれたソフトとの上位互換性を保つのは大切です。
The results were as follows: Japan 1st; Spain 2nd; Italy 3rd.
結果は次の通りでした。1位日本、2位スペイン、3位イタリア。
I am sure you will take an active role in your new position.
新しい地位でご活躍することを確信しています。
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