1. This week a district court in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands, came down on the side of the three couples who sued there, the first such ruling by a Japanese court.

come down on 支持（争论的一方）;痛斥

He clearly and decisively came down on the side of President Rafsanjani.

他清楚地表明自己坚决支持拉夫桑贾尼总统!vT#]9UNBnVeFd4wsa。

2. Yet it is also, for the time being, only a symbolic one.

for the time being 目前;暂时

You can leave your suitcase here for the time being.

你可以暂时把衣箱留在这儿X7Wc0*9@5^D#N(。

3. That leaves Japan out of step with other rich countries—it is the only G7 member that does not recognise same-sex unions.

out of step with 与…不一致

This approach is now seriously out of step with the times

这种方法如今与时代潮流严重脱节w~M8t4v6i[ilnKw。