passive voice (~れる/~られる)

Anything that can be misunderstood will eventually be misunderstood.

Until Manet painted this picture, female nudes had been limited to goddesses.

Come to think of it, I once had a tipsy old man sitting next to me on the train ask me to look at his haiku.

But the die is already cast.

A fighter who's trained hard for decades can be felled by a weak one in just a moment's carelessness. That's what the world of martial arts is.

What greeted Alice as she waited for a reply was a sudden roar — one so sharp it seemed to pierce the ears and so loud it seemed to reach the heavens.

Having routed the enemy, I triumphantly returned — and they shall call me this!

Let go of my arm. I can't stand being touched.

Old age is an island surrounded by death.

When my name was called, my heart started pounding.

The gates of the underworld were opened.

I've tried every diet written in the books, but my weight hasn't dropped at all.

I do my best work when I'm under pressure.

Until it's caught, the fowler's whistle sounds sweet to the bird.

You can learn from those you carry on your back to cross the shallows.

She was put on trial for the suspected murder of her husband.

It's his character she's drawn to, not his money.

She turned her face away so he wouldn't see her tears.

She outlived her son.

She sued him over the theft of her money.

She led a group of nuns known as the Missionaries of Charity.

She was destined to live a miserable life.

She was hurled from the heights of bliss to the depths of despair.

She's never even been asked out, you know.

She was raised by a weak-willed mother, so she has a serious sweet tooth.

She looks like she's possessed by an evil spirit.

She was very nearly run over by a truck.

"Hamlet" is said to be the most interesting play ever written.

He was sick of being constantly slandered by people who envied his talent.

They're being manipulated by speculators trying to make a profit.