Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.
列車の旅は減る傾向にある。
Travel by train has been on the decrease.
母親は赤ん坊を左胸に抱く傾向がある。
A mother tends to hold her baby on the left.
物価は上昇傾向にある。
Prices are on the upward trend.
不活発な子供は空想の世界に閉じこもる傾向がずっと高い。
The inactive child is far more inclined to live in a world of fantasy.
彼女は悲観する傾向がある。
She has a tendency to look on the dark side of things.