What he said is capable of several interpretations.
彼のいったことはいくつかの意味に解釈できます。
Life without love is just totally pointless.
愛のない人生など全く無意味だ。
There's no point in hiring a babysitter for the evening.
晩にベビーシッターを頼む意味ねぇだろ！
A cold dulled his taste.
風邪で彼の味覚は鈍くなっていた。
When I was in Paris, I became acquainted with two or three painters, and I went to visit their atelier from time to time. I was always fascinated by their method of work and their way of life.
Interest in baseball cuts across classes and ages in this country.
野球への興味はわが国ではあらゆる階層、年齢にわたっている。
The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?
いくら器だけを日本一にしても、中身が三流やったらな～んの意味もないんちゃうの？
I have amongst my relatives, a single one who sincerely lives righteously, has strict principles and pursues an ideal, but all my other relatives speak ill and make fun of him.
My mother tasted the soup and added a little more salt.
母はスープの味を見てもう少し塩をいれた。
Do you think his silence denotes guilt?
彼が黙っているのは罪を犯している事を意味していると思いますか。
I am interested in swimming.
私は水泳に興味があります。
Thank you for your interest.
興味を示してくださってありがとう。
Tell me the meaning of life.
生きる意味を教えてくれ。
His speech made no sense to me.
彼の演説の意味がわからなかった。
I'm not interested in the tea ceremony or flower arranging.
私は茶道にも華道にも興味はありません。
War results only in senseless and violent destruction.
戦争は意味のない激しい破壊に終わるだけだ。
I am interested in music.
私は音楽に興味があります。
You won't make any progress just studying on the weekends. It's meaningless unless you do it every day.
週末の勉強だけじゃ、全然進歩しないよ。やっぱり、毎日やらないと意味がない。
People who don't know the sadness of love aren't able to talk about the experience of love.
恋の悲しみを知らぬものに恋の味は話せない。
Does it taste okay?
味はいかがですか。
I always read his columns with interest.
私はいつも彼のコラムを興味をもって読む。
Their hobby is fishing.
彼らの趣味はつりだ。
He enjoys playing tennis.
彼はテニスが趣味だ。
Are you interested in politics?
政治に興味がありますか。
I'm not much for sports to tell the truth.
本当のことを言うと、私はあんまりスポーツには興味がないの。
He showed little interest in books or music.
彼は書物や音楽にはほとんど興味を示さなかった。
He had a bit of a cold last night.
昨夜、彼は風邪気味だった。
There's a subtle difference in meaning between the two words.
その二つの語の間には微妙な意味の違いがある。
A conservative tie is preferable to a loud one for a job interview.
就職の面接には派手なネクタイよりも地味なネクタイの方が好ましい。
What does the word "get" mean in this sentence?
この文の中で「ｇｅｔ」という単語はどういう意味ですか。
He is an artist in a sense.
彼はある意味で芸術家だ。
His thesis doesn't make sense. To begin with, its theme is obscure.
彼の論文は意味不明。第一、主題が曖昧だ。
I don't know if you'd call it a hobby, but to stretch it a little, you could say music appreciation is my hobby.
これと言って趣味はないんですが、強いて言えば、音楽鑑賞ですかね。
With horse racing and such, these are called "stakes". For this meaning the plural form is often used.
競馬などで、ｓｔａｋｅｓと言う。この意味では複数形で使われることが多い。
Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.
