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That old man is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
その老人は言わば生き字引だ。
What do the initials NTT stand for?
頭文字のNTTは何を表していますか。
In this secret code, each number stands for a letter of the alphabet.
この秘密の暗号では、それぞれの数字がアルファベットの文字を表している。
His writing is impossible to read.
彼の字を読むことは不可能だ。
In the 6th century, the Anglo-Saxons adopted Roman characters.
6世紀にアングロ・サクソン族はローマ文字を採用した。
Don't take that too literally.
それをあまり文字どおりに受け取るな。
He has bad handwriting.
彼は字が下手だ。
Our teacher is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
私たちの先生は、いわば、生き字引だ。
How many grade four kanji have you memorised?
4級の漢字をどれだけ覚えていますか。
Seven is believed to be a lucky number.
7は幸運の数字だと信じられている。
His handwriting is poor.
彼は字が下手だ。
The proceeds from the bond issue will be used to finance the budget deficit.
債券発行による調達資金は予算の赤字を補填するのに使われる。
Tom's handwriting isn't very good, but it's easy to read.
トムの字ってうまくはないけど読みやすいよね。
I am bit weak at figures.
ちょっと数字に弱いのです。
We are in the black this month.
今月は黒字である。
Write your name in capitals.
名前を大文字で書いてください。
The government is running its largest deficit ever.
政府は史上最大の赤字をかかえています。
The girl writes a good hand though she is still only ten.
少女はまだ10歳だというのに字がうまい。
The ABC company is in the red again.
ABC会社はまた赤字だ。
He anonymously donated a large sum of money to the Red Cross.
彼は匿名で赤十字に多額のお金を寄付した。
My uncle's handwriting is hard to read.
私の叔父の字は読みにくい。
I took care to make the letters large and be generous with character and line spacing in order for it to be easy to read for the elderly and those who have problems with their sight.