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 (when declining); 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
apple; Apple (computer company)
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
news programme; news program
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
Japanese company (business, firm)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
consideration; taking into account
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
very likely; very probable
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
decrease; reduction; decline
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish