Keyword
lean to the side
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1086
Readings
かし
(46%)
けい
(13%)
かた
(1%)
Composed of
thin person
around that time
Used in vocabulary (77 in total)
tendency; trend; inclination
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
Examples (107 in total)
I also tilted my head in the same way.
While tilting my head in puzzlement, I forcibly brought the conversation back.
Even as I answer, I'm puzzled inside.
He placed his hand on his chin and tilted his head with a puzzled look.
I tilt my head at words I don't know.
She folds her arms and tilts her head.
It seems a pig is tilting its head and squealing.
Before long, I realized that the sun was going down.
Is it really that tilted?
Because until a little while ago, no joke, the shop was going under.
My thoughts are leaning toward the negative again.
If we paid full price for everything, the company would go under in no time.
The sun is beginning to set.
The hut is probably leaning too.
The floor is slightly slanted.
The sun is starting to set, you know.
After hearing him out, I found myself leaning toward his opinion.
My uncle tilted his head.
If the top falters, the whole organization could collapse.
While tilting my head, I took off my jacket.
I took a glance at it, felt a sense of unease, and tilted my head.
A child who tilts their head after blinking.
Seeing me tilt my head, my mother cast down her eyes sadly.
I cannot explain what kind of tendency it is.
It's not my style, but I do have that tendency to some extent.
So I tilt the chair backward.
I take another drink from my glass.
She tilted her head slightly.
My father laughs cheerfully and sips his wine.
Whether you listen or not, I will explain.
Amid all that, I listen closely to a faint voice.
I can't help but listen.
While washing my hands, I listened to the two of them talking.
Everyone is listening carefully without making a sound.
I tend to lean too much towards reason.
You'd better do something before you ruin the shop any further.
The little bird tilted its head gently.
But the professor is truly passionate about research.
Tilting it sharply, I drain the glass in one go.
After work, I had a drink with my colleagues.
Tilting my head, I stare intently at the simple rectangular building and suddenly realize something.
However, it seems that the population is on a declining trend.
Apparently others put so much into their singing that they hurt their throats.
What's more, it's a worldwide trend, not just in Japan.
The building was tilting and on the verge of collapse.
How should I put it, it's a good trend.
He brought his family to ruin with drinking and gambling.
My father's company went into decline because of the recession.
The tower leaned slightly to the left.
The box is leaning to one side.
The tower leaned slightly to the west.
The pillar tilted to the right and fell.
This has been the trend for the past twenty years.
What kind of book are you reading?
People tend to require strong stimuli.
He tends to talk too much.
He tends to be late for meetings.
She tends to be late for school.
She tends to talk too much.
Japanese people tend to think that way.
The Japanese make a group and tend to act together.
Young people tend to think so.
I think it's also important to listen to other people's opinions.
He listens to whatever you say.
He listened to the music with his eyes closed.
I did speak, but no one listened to me.
I listened to his talk.
I listened to her story.
I listened but couldn't hear any sound.
Nobody listened to me.
He tends to be arrogant.
The world's population tends to increase.
Listen to his candid opinion.
She tends to speak rapidly.
We tend to use English when we see a foreigner.
I should have listened more carefully.
He tends to get angry if you ask a lot of questions.
She listened very carefully when I praised her son.
Women tend to live longer than men.
People tend to raise their voices when they get excited.
Young people are apt to waste time.
The land slopes gently toward the river.
Philosophers tend to have little contact with the outside world.
Please pay attention to what Tom is saying.
That tendency is strong among Americans.
The balance of public opinion remains in his favor.
Children were apt to invent their own games.
He has a tendency to be pessimistic.
She tends to speak ill of others.
Children have a tendency to become rebellious.
He is inclined to be lazy.
In those days I tended to think of myself as a nice looking guy.
In Japan, relations between neighbors are apt to be cooler than in USA.
She tends to underestimate her own ability.
She is apt to look only at the surface of things.
She follows all the latest trends in fashion.
Japanese people tend to rely on established authority.
He has a tendency toward exaggeration.
Aya tends to carry things to extremes.
I'm worried about the global warming trend.
Global warming will change the patterns of the weather world-wide.
Political activity tends to be discouraged in most work places.
Prices are on the upward trend.
We tend to use more and more electric appliances in the home.
The agitator is inclined to exaggerate trivial matters.
The old man tends to exaggerate.
There's a trend these days towards small families.