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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

めど

medo

prospect, outlook

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは、結婚けっこんするためにイランに帰かえるかもしれないと言いいながらも、日本にっぽんから帰かえった後あとの彼かれの計画けいかくは依然いぜんとしてめどが立たっていない。

    Although he says he might return to Iran to marry, his plans after Japan are up in the air.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 財政難ざいせいなんで専用校地取得せんようこうちしゅとくの目処めども立たたず、1931年秋ねんあきには府会ふかいで廃校はいこうが決議けつぎされかけた。

    There seemed to be no prospect for acquiring the site for the school’s campus for financial reasons, and the Prefectural Assembly almost passed a resolution to close the school in the fall of 1931.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. またスルッとKANSAIを導入どうにゅうしている事業者じぎょうしゃでも経営面けいえいめんが首都圏しゅとけんと比くらべると一段いちだんと厳きびしいためにバス会社かいしゃを中心ちゅうしんにICカードを導入どうにゅうする目処めどが立たっていない業者ぎょうしゃも多おおい一面いちめんもある。

    There is one aspect for Surutto KANSAI Association members, particularly bus companies, that can’t commit to introducing IC cards due to business difficulties, given that such difficulties can be more severe than in a metropolitan area.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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