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aim; goal
prospect; outlook
来年度末を目処に新しい制度を導入する予定だ。
They plan to introduce the new system by the end of next fiscal year.
交渉の目処がつかず会議は延期された。
The meeting was postponed as there was no prospect of a conclusion to negotiations.
復旧の目処が立っていない。
There's no prospect of recovery in sight.