Negotiation
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今回のプロジェクトでは、関係省庁との折衝が難航し、着工が半年ほど遅れる見通しだ。
ENFor this project, negotiations with the relevant government ministries have hit a snag, and construction is now expected to be delayed by about half a year.
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水面下での折衝を重ねた末に、ようやく両社は基本合意にこぎ着けた。
ENAfter repeated behind-the-scenes negotiations, the two companies at last managed to reach a basic agreement.
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これ以上の譲歩は、社内の株主に対して到底説明がつかない。
ENAny further concession would be utterly impossible to justify to our shareholders.
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交渉を前に進めるため、我々もある程度の譲歩を余儀なくされた。
ENTo move the negotiations forward, we too were forced to make a certain degree of concession.
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双方の主張には隔たりがあるが、どこかで現実的な落としどころを探るほかない。
ENThere is a gap between the two sides' positions, but there is no choice but to seek a realistic compromise somewhere.
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値引き率をめぐって、双方が納得できる落としどころに落ち着いた。
ENRegarding the discount rate, the two sides settled on a compromise both could accept.
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大枠では合意したものの、細部を詰めるにはまだ時間がかかりそうだ。
ENAlthough we've agreed on the broad outline, hammering out the details is likely to take more time yet.
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論点をもう一段詰めておかないと、来週の役員会で突っ込まれるぞ。
ENIf we don't nail down the key points one step further, we'll get grilled at next week's board meeting.
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部署間で方針の擦り合わせができていないまま、対外的に発表してしまった。
ENWe went public with the announcement before the departments had aligned their positions on the policy.
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事前に関係者と入念な擦り合わせを行ったおかげで、会議は円滑に進んだ。
ENThanks to careful advance coordination with the stakeholders, the meeting proceeded smoothly.
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契約の締結に向けて、これから納期と価格の条件を詰めていく段階だ。
ENToward signing the contract, we are now at the stage of nailing down the terms on delivery date and price.
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相手方の弁護士と、補償の範囲について細かく条件を詰めた。
ENWith the other party's lawyer, we worked out the terms on the scope of compensation in fine detail.
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互いに一歩ずつ歩み寄ることなくして、この対立の解消はあり得ない。
ENWithout each side taking a step toward the other, there is no resolving this conflict.
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労使双方が粘り強く歩み寄った結果、ストライキは回避された。
ENAs a result of labor and management persistently meeting each other halfway, the strike was averted.
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先方の不誠実な対応が続くなら、この話はいったん白紙に戻さざるを得ない。
ENIf the other side keeps acting in bad faith, we'll have no choice but to scrap this deal and start over.
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経営陣の交代に伴い、前任者が進めていた合併計画は白紙に戻された。
ENWith the change in management, the merger plan the predecessor had been advancing was scrapped entirely.
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現場の担当者レベルでの折衝では埒が明かず、トップ会談に持ち込むことになった。
ENSince negotiations at the working level got nowhere, it was decided to take the matter up to a top-level meeting.
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譲歩を引き出すために、あえて強気の要求を最初に突きつけるのが常套手段だ。
ENDeliberately putting forward aggressive demands at the outset in order to extract concessions is a standard tactic.
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双方の顔が立つ落としどころを、事務方があらかじめ用意していた。
ENThe administrative staff had prepared in advance a compromise that would let both sides save face.
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詰めが甘いと後で必ず揉めるから、曖昧な点は今のうちに潰しておこう。
ENSloppy finishing always leads to trouble later, so let's iron out every ambiguity now while we can.
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総論では賛成でも、各論の擦り合わせとなると利害が絡んで一筋縄ではいかない。
ENEven if everyone agrees in principle, aligning the specifics gets tangled up in competing interests and is anything but straightforward.
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口約束のまま進めるのは危険だ。書面で条件を詰めてから着手すべきだ。
ENIt's risky to proceed on a verbal promise; we should pin down the terms in writing before we start.
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原則論に固執するばかりで一向に歩み寄る姿勢を見せない相手には、正直手を焼いている。
ENFrankly, I'm at my wit's end with a counterpart who clings to principle and shows not the slightest willingness to meet us halfway.
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これまで積み上げてきた交渉を白紙に戻すのは、双方にとって得策ではあるまい。
ENScrapping the negotiations we've built up so far would hardly be in either party's interest.
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外交当局は、隣国との領有権をめぐる折衝を粘り強く続けている。
ENThe diplomatic authorities are persistently continuing their negotiations with the neighboring country over territorial claims.
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一度譲歩の姿勢を見せると、相手はそこにつけ込んでさらに要求を吊り上げてくる。
ENOnce you show a willingness to concede, the other side seizes on it and jacks up their demands even further.
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議論が平行線をたどる中、議長は双方が矛を収められる落としどころを模索した。
ENAs the debate ran on in parallel lines, the chair searched for a compromise where both sides could lay down their arms.
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予算の裏付けを詰めないまま、構想だけが独り歩きしている。
ENWith the budget backing left unresolved, only the grand vision is running ahead on its own.
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最終案は、現場の要望と経営の方針とを丹念に擦り合わせて練り上げたものだ。
ENThe final proposal was crafted by painstakingly reconciling the demands of the front line with management's policy.
This theme equips you with the advanced vocabulary of high-stakes negotiation and behind-the-scenes bargaining (折衝) used in boardrooms, labor talks, and diplomacy. You will learn how educated adults talk about making concessions, finding a realistic landing point, and hammering out terms — as in 「水面下での折衝を重ねた末に、ようやく両社は基本合意にこぎ着けた」, 「値引き率をめぐって、双方が納得できる落としどころに落ち着いた」, and 「先方の不誠実な対応が続くなら、この話はいったん白紙に戻さざるを得ない」. These expressions carry a formal, often tense register suited to serious professional and news contexts.