lean: 1lean n. 傾き, 傾斜.【動詞+】correct the lean of a telephone pole電柱の傾きを直すmeasure the lean of a wall壁の傾き加減を測る.【+動詞】Each time it rains the lean of the retaining wall increases.雨が降るたびごとに擁壁(ようへき)の傾斜が大きくなる.【形容詞
lean in: 《be ~》~が不足{ふそく}しているThe nation is lean in charismatic leaders. その国はカリスマ的指導者が不在である
例文
sorai tofu ' is a story that sorai , who became goyo-gakusha (a scholar pander to the government ) of shogun , and the tofu seller , who was sorai ' s benefactor in his lean days , met again at the time of the raid of ako roshi . 「徂徠豆腐」は将軍の御用学者となった徂徠と貧窮時代の恩人の豆腐屋が赤穂浪士の討ち入りを契機に再会する話。