tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
one's share; one's portion
but; however; provided that
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
that is to say; so that means
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
Dow (Jones); Dow Jones Industrial Average; dhow
index; indices; indicator
along; parallel to; in accordance with
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
Tokyo Stock Price Index; TOPIX
international; diplomatic intercourse
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be helpful; to be useful
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
news programme; news program
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
listed company (on a stock exchange)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point