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Japanese translation: 期間、任期、学期、用語、専門語、項目

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07:03 Aug 28, 2008

English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Media / Multimedia

English term or phrase: term

aayanjit

Japanese translation:期間、任期、学期、用語、専門語、項目

Explanation:
This question should be made with the context because this word can be translated differently. Visit <http://eow.alc.co.jp/term/UTF-8/?ref=sa>, and you'll see its definitions as follows:

term
【名】

1. 期限｛きげん｝、期間｛きかん｝、時間帯｛じかんたい｝、時限｛じげん｝、任期｛にんき｝、学期｛がっき｝
・The new school term in the U.S. starts in September. : アメリカでは新学期は9月に始まります。
2. 語｛ご｝、言葉｛ことば｝、用語｛ようご｝、術語｛じゅつご｝、表現｛ひょうげん｝、専門語｛せんもんご｝
・"Three out of every five soldiers are suffering from PTST." "I think the term you are referring to is PTSD." : 「5人中3人の割合で、兵士たちはPTSTで苦しんでいます」「PTSDのことですよね」
3. 項目｛こうもく｝
4. 《terms》〔契約などの〕条項｛じょうこう｝、条件｛じょうけん｝、規約｛きやく｝
5. 《terms》〔人と人の〕間柄｛あいだがら｝、仲
6. 〔数式｛すうしき｝などの〕項
7. 《terms》同意｛どうい｝、折り合い
8. 出産｛しゅっさん｝、出産予定日｛しゅっさんよていび｝
9. 《terms》取引｛とりひき｝［契約｛けいやく｝］条件｛じょうけん｝、値段｛ねだん｝、料金｛りょうきん｝、価格｛かかく｝

【他動】

～を称する［呼ぶ・名づける・命名｛めいめい｝する］、～という名前｛なまえ｝を付ける［授ける・与える・付与｛ふよ｝する］

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期間、任期、学期、用語、専門語、項目

Masanaka Takashima

期間

Nobuo Kawamura

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期間

Explanation:
期間(fixed or limited period of time)
Example: term of office任期
(Attention!)"terms" means, amomg other things, most frequently conditions （条件）of contracts, agreement etc.

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Note added at 20 mins (2008-08-28 07:23:36 GMT)
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Though less frequently, one encounters the use of the word "terms" in such manner as "on good terms with" "on bad terms with", which respectively mean 「と仲がよく」「と仲が悪く」.

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