同社の第４四半期の業績は前期に比べ、急激に改善した。

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English Translation

The company's fourth quarter results sharply improved from the preceding quarter.

Furigana

同社(どうしゃ)の第(だい)４四半期(しはんき)の業績(ぎょうせき)は前期(ぜんき)に比(くら)べ、急激(きゅうげき)に改善(かいぜん)した。

Romanji

Dōsha no dai yon shihanki no gyōseki wa zenki ni kurabe, kyūgeki ni kaizenshita.

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

第 (だい)

ordinal

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

四半期 (しはんき)

quarter (of a year)

業績 (ぎょうせき)

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

は (は)

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

前期 (ぜんき)

first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

比べる (くらべる)

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

急激 (きゅうげき)

sudden; precipitous; radical

改善 (かいぜん)

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)