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The turnover on the second trading day of the week totaled 2,129.2 billion yen (19.25 billion yen).
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Air - This is one of the most important wakeboarding terms. When you do a trick that sends you flying, we refer to how much 'air' you had between you and the water. It means you went really high if someone tells you that you got 'big air', which is a good thing!
Bail - This is what we call falling off your wakeboard.
Bindings - This is how you stay on your board: You put on these rubber boots attached to the board.
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Digger - You don't want a digger, because it stands for a 'bad wreck.'
Invert - When a rider flips upside down in the air, that's an invert.
Nose - The tip of the board; the end that is closest to the boat.
Set - When you take turns on the wakeboard with other riders, each turn is called a 'set'. Set is just another way of saying 'turn' here.
This is just a list of the most basic terms you should be familiar with before you start learning. Now when you discuss wakeboarding with an expert wakeboarder, you'll have an easier time understanding them! You might be a 'newbie,' but you don't want to sound like one!
Use these wakeboarding tricks lingo and terms to help you begin learning one of the neatest sports there is. Have fun, but don't break a leg!
by Xinhua writer Yang Shilong
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