There are many uses of the 'present tense' of Japanese grammar which indicate things yet to happen.
国文法の現在形はこれからのことを示す用法が多い。
There were white lines around it, and it had a notice saying, "Reserved for Head of College."
駐車スペースを白いラインで囲み、「学寮長専用」という掲示板が立っている。
In the end, "feminity" is something that a woman is naturally furnished with, there is no need to make any effort to show it, and it's a quality such that even if one were to make conscious efforts to hide it, it would lead to nothing.
The important point to note is that both parties offered similar solutions to this problem.
注目すべき重要な点は、両方の政党がこの問題に対しては似たような解決策を提示したことである。
Please give him detailed and specific directions.
彼に詳しい具体的な指示を与えてください。
Scientists will come up with new methods of increasing the world's food supply.
科学者たちは世界の食料供給を増加する新しい方法を提示するだろう。
He showed great courage during his illness.
彼は病気の間すごい勇気を示した。
It was through his influence that she became interested in ecology.
彼女が生態学に興味を示すようになったのは彼の影響である。
The broad lines on the map correspond to roads.
その地図の上の太い線は道路を示す。
The test result showed how much he had studied.
そのテストの結果は彼がどれぐらい勉強したかを示した。
That boy showed no fear.
その子は何の恐怖も示さなかった。
The thermometer stood at 37 degrees centigrade.
温度計は摂氏３７度を示していた。
He gave instructions to the trainees, but they couldn't make heads or tails of them.
研修生達は彼から与えられた指示がさっぱりわからなかった。
The names of the students who failed in the examination were posted on the bulletin board.
試験に落ちた学生の名前は掲示板に張り出された。
The doctor's instructions are as follows: Take this medicine after meals.
医者は次のように指示した。この薬は毎食後服用すること、そして・・・。
You need to show a genuine interest in the other person.
相手に対する本物の関心を示す必要がある。
He showed great skill in skiing.
彼はスキーに非常な腕を示した。
Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken.
His latest novel marks a great advance on his previous ones.
彼の最近作の小説は以前のに比べて長足の進歩を示している。
The compass pointer always seeks north.
羅針盤の針は常に北を示す。
He exhibited no remorse for his crime.
彼は自分の罪に対して後悔の気持ちをまったく示さなかった。
It has been shown in most studies on this subject that intervention of the legislature had adverse effects.
このテーマに関するほとんどの研究では、立法府の介入が悪影響をもたらしたということが示されている。
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches, in numbers this nation has never seen. By people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be differen
