term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
Japanese government bond; JGB
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to offer for sale; to put on the market
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
one's share; one's portion
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
share (in a company); stock
price; cost; value; worth; value
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
divide into four pieces; one fourth
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
to look around; to look towards (us)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
old friend; old acquaintance
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
apparent age (of someone); rough age
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs