同社の売上げは輸出の需要が強いおかげで伸びたが、競争が激しく利益はそれほど伸びなかった。

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English Translation

Sales at the company zoomed thanks to brisk export demand, but profit did not keep up because of intense competition.

Furigana

同社(どうしゃ)の売上(うりあ)げは輸出(ゆしゅつ)の需要(じゅよう)が強(つよ)いおかげで伸(の)びたが、競争(きょうそう)が激(はげ)しく利益(りえき)はそれほど伸(の)びなかった。

Romanji

Dōsha no uriage wa yushutsu no juyō ga tsuyoi okage de nobita ga, kyōsō ga hageshiku rieki wa sorehodo nobinakatta.

Words

同社 (どうしゃ)

the same firm

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

売り上げ (うりあげ)

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

輸出 (ゆしゅつ、しゅしゅつ)

export; efferent

需要 (じゅよう)

demand; request

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

強い (つよい)

strong; powerful; mighty; potent; resistant; resilient; durable

お蔭 (おかげ)

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

伸びる (のびる)

to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); to grow stale (soba); to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; to be exhausted; to be postponed; to be prolonged

競争 (きょうそう)

competition; contest; to compete

激しい (はげしい)

violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; precipitous; steep

利益 (りえき、りやく)

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.); grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle

それ程 (それほど)

to that degree; extent