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It is not known when the Hinamatsuri first started, but the Nagashibina, in its most primitive form, was already being celebrated during the Heian period.
Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
It then became necessary to settle the best route for the line to follow; and that was determined, in the first place, by the shape of the land it had to cross.
The future progressive tense is used when expressing events and action in progress at some future point, however the example sentence cannot be understood in that way.
This gold watch is the apple of my eye. Mother gave it to me as a keep-sake in her later years.
この金時計は私にとって非常に大切なものだ。母が晩年に形見として私にくれたものだから。
Generally speaking, little girls are fond of dolls.
一般的に言えば、小さな女の子は人形が好きです。
An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.
toのつかない不定詞を原形不定詞と言う。
In many languages the way dictionary-form words end is fixed; in Japanese they end in a 'u row' character.
多くの言語で辞書形の語尾が決まっており、日本語ではう段の文字で終わる。
Local party members are trying to gerrymander the district.
地方の党員たちは自党に有利な形の選挙区割りをもくろんでいます。
When inserting the budwood into the root stock make the cambium layer overlap.
穂木を台木に差し込む際、形成層を重ね合わせるようにします。
The earth is shaped like a sphere.
地球は球の形をしている。
This figure is supposed to represent Marilyn Monroe, but I don't think it does her justice.
この人形はマリリン・モンローのつもりらしいが、実物ほどよくないと思う。
Formerly people did not know that the earth is round and that it moves around the sun.
昔の人は、地球は球形で、太陽の周囲を回っていることを知らなかった。
Judo is not only good for young people's health but also very useful in forming their personalities.
柔道は若者の健康によいばかりか、人格形成にもおおいに役立つ。
He fashioned an elegant pot out of clay.
彼は、粘土で優雅な壷を形作った。
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.
Don't be afraid to show yourself through speech and take every opportunity to speak to others in English and soon you will feel right at home in informal conversational situations.
When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.
Ken is the best guy to communicate with Mr. Ogata. That is, if he prepares presentation materials.
尾形氏と話をするのに、ケンは適任だと思います。ただし、プレゼンテーション資料を準備すればの話です。
A square has four sides.
正方形には四つの辺がある。
He gave me this doll in token of his gratitude.
彼は感謝のしるしに私にこの人形をくれた。
While the birth rate is intended to be decreased in developing countries, that of developed nations is selfishly planned to be increased, resulting in the difficulty of getting mutual consent.
