The latest scheme will almost double the BOJ's purchase of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from an annual 3.3 trillion yen to 6 trillion yen -- a relatively modest measure compared to earlier actions.
・～の道筋は見えない - open no clear path for... to ～
大規模な緩和を３年以上続けてもデフレ脱却の道筋は見えない。
Even the BOJ's ultra-easy monetary policy over the past three-plus years has opened no clear path for Japan to get out of its long era of deflation.
・～と歩調を合わせる - be in line with ～
追加緩和は政府が近くまとめる経済対策と歩調を合わせたものだ。
The latest monetary easing is in line with the economic stimulus measures that the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is going to put together shortly.
・～のゆがみが目立つ - see adverse effects from ～
むしろ異次元緩和のゆがみが目立つ。
Rather, we've seen adverse effects from monetary relaxation, …
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今日の社説でまなんだ単語も随所に出ています。
今日は久々に、金融政策のお話でした。
ちなみに、アベノミクスを語るのに欠かせない言葉である「異次元緩和」について補足です。
今回の毎日新聞では、英訳は「radical quantitative and qualitative monetary easing」となっていますが、同テーマの読売新聞社説（7月30日）では、「Kuroda's "different dimension" easing policy」と訳されていました。
In the U.S. presidential election, the difference in outlook has become clear between Republican nominee Donald Trump, who advocates an “America first” policy, and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who calls for international cooperation and national reconciliation.
She was the first within the administration to make clear that the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture are covered by Article 5 of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, which stipulates that the United States is obliged to defend Japan.
While making no direct reference to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade accord, Clinton went only so far as to express her opposition to “unfair trade deals” in her speech.
・（～の）手続きを迅速に進める - move ahead swiftly with procedures for...
日本が国会の承認手続きを迅速に進め、米国が批准しやすい環境を整えることが欠かせない。
It is vital for Japan to move ahead swiftly with procedures for Diet approval so as to create an environment that will make it easier for the United States to ratify the pact.
It was effectively a three-way race between Koike, former Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito, and journalist Shuntaro Torigoe…
・閉塞感を打破する - break the deadlock
小池氏を押し上げたのは政治とカネの問題で混乱する都政の閉塞感を打破する期待だろう。
Koike gained momentum in the race apparently because many Tokyoites expect that she will break the deadlock in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which has been in chaos over the issue of politics and money.
Koike, a member of the LDP, announced her candidacy early without receiving approval from the party when most of the other parties had been taking a wait-and-see attitude as the election was suddenly called.
・反発を広げる - stir criticism from ...
・追い風となる - work to one's advantage
だが、逆に反発を広げ、小池氏には追い風となった。
However, this tactic only stirred criticism from voters and worked to Koike's advantage.
東南アジア諸国連合（ＡＳＥＡＮ) - the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
外相会議 - a foreign ministerial meeting
国連海洋法条約 - the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
航行や飛行の自由 - freedom of navigation and overflight
仲裁裁判所 - an international arbitration tribunal
～について言及しない - make no mention of ...
～との領土紛争を抱える - be in territorial disputes with ...
～に強硬に反対する - stubbornly oppose ...
全会一致というＡＳＥＡＮの原則 - ASEAN's principle of unanimity
経済の発展段階 - levels of economic growth
ベトナム戦争 - the Vietnam War
カンボジア紛争 - the Cambodian Civil War
～での存在感を高める - enhance its own presence in ...
中国の切り崩し工作 - China's attempt to split ASEAN members
「緩やかな結束」 - the loose unity
～に警戒感を強める - be increasingly wary of ...
強引に - in a high-handed manner
～の弱体化を招く - lead to the weakening of ...
中国の王毅外相 - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
言動を慎む - be discreet in word and deed
シーレーン（海上交通路） - sea lanes
「行動規範」 - a code of conduct
～と公言する - publicly state that
法的拘束力を持つ行動規範 - a legally binding code of conduct
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・～は現実的な対応である - It is a realistic response that...
・（～内の）決定的な対立を避ける - avoid a sharp split within ...
決定的な対立を避けつつ「国際法に基づく解決」を盛り込んだことは現実的な対応でもあろう。
It is a realistic response that ASEAN incorporated resolutions in accordance with international law in the statement while avoiding a sharp split within the group.
The bloc has worked to promote regional cooperation out of reflection on the devastation caused by armed conflicts in the region, such as the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War.
・…と（～についての）陣取り合戦を演じる - lock horns in a fierce turf war with... over～
It is only natural that Tokyo and Washington are urging Beijing to accept the international tribunal's ruling, but Japan and the United States should not lock horns in a fierce turf war with China over the South China Sea.
・具体性に欠ける - be short on specifics
具体性には欠けるものの、中国が行動規範と関連して日程を示したのは初めてのことだ。
This is the first time that China has proposed a specific schedule in connection with such a code of conduct although Beijing's proposal is short on specifics.
... the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided not to institute a blanket ban on all Russian athletes from the Games, leaving room for those who meet certain criteria, including those who have never violated doping regulations, to participate.
・～と…とのバランスをとる - strike a balance between ～ and ...
IOC President Thomas Bach explained that there was a need to strike a balance between the responsibility of Russia as a state and the legitimate rights of individual athletes, …
・～に関与する - have a hand in ～ing
しかもスポーツ省主導の下、治安機関や検査機関などが隠蔽工作に関与したと認定したためだ。
Moreover, WADA had determined that under the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Sport, Russian public security and inspection agencies had had a hand in covering up such violations.
・～の責任を不問に付す - overlook the responsibility of ...
ＩＯＣはＲＯＣの責任を不問に付すようなことがあってはならない。
The IOC must not overlook the responsibility of the ROC.
