戦前、その雑誌は傾向があるとして当局に目をつけられた。
Before the war, the magazine was watched by the authorities for its leftist leanings.
彼の初期の小説には明らかな傾向が見て取れる。
A clear ideological slant can be seen in his early novels.
昭和初期には、傾向の強い芝居がたびたび上演を禁止された。
In the early Showa period, plays with a strong leftist slant were often banned from the stage.