hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
fiscal stimulus; increasing public spending
February; second month of the lunar calendar
short-term rate of interest
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
level; standard; water level
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
two times; twice; two degrees
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
each time it happens; at all such times
historic; historical; traditional
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
healthy; sound; wholesome
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
price stability; price stabilization
year on year; on the previous year
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to keep a record; to keep a tally
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice