to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
topic of discussion; agenda
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
goods; merchandise; commercial items
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
index; index number; indicator; exponent
ingredient; component; composition
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
buying futures; speculation
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
bubble economy (of Japan; 1986-1991)
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
market manipulation; market rigging
(police) detective; criminal matter
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
few decades; many decades; several decades
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times