Kanji
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government; administration
politics; government
politician; statesman
political measures; policy
rule; government
(political) administration; political power
housekeeper; maid
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
government affairs
Japanese government
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
domestic affairs; internal administration
new government; new administration
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
political party
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
monarchy; imperial rule
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
government office
administration; government; administrator; governor
political opponent
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
government forces; government troops
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
political strife
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
political strength
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
parliamentary official
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
government; administration; statesmanship
executive officer; administrative official
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
political situation; political affairs
restoration of imperial rule
good government
municipal government
the government; Administration
government body; government agency
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
form of government; system of government; polity
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
political situation
political science
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
political friend; friend with the same political views
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
current administration; present government
provisional government
high (government) official
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
economic; financial; fiscal
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
administrative district; ward
revolutionary government
religion and politics; church and state
agricultural administration
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
governments of various nations of the world
despotic government; autocracy
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
change of government; regime change
the shogunate (administration)
postal system
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
political affairs
republican government
international politics; world politics
political issue (problem)
participation in government
governing; administering
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
sovereign power; the reins of government
democratic government
new government; new administration
(doctrine of) anarchism
misgovernment
direct Imperial rule
politics and economics
administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors
government ordinance; cabinet order
political principle, policy or platform
political organization; political organisation
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
non-intervention in the domestic affairs of another nation
puppet government; puppet regime
businessman with political ties
under the ... administration; within the ... government
dictatorship; despotic government
law and politics; justice administration
suffrage; franchise
national finance; central government finance
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
political system; political institution; regime
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
prefectural government; prefectural administration
executive power; authority
political climate; political situation
separation of church and state
geopolitical; geostrategic
the instability of a political situation; political instability
political economy; political science and economics
benevolent rule
talking politics; discussion of a law case
government sources; official quarters
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
political contributions
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
political organisation
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang)
unity of church and state; theocracy
provisional administrator in occupied territory during WWII
political power struggle
republican form of government
a political organization; a political organisation
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)
administrative organization
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
mobocracy; mob rule; ochlocracy
government-affiliated; state-dominated; government-run
tyranny; despotism
financial aspects
Kansei Reforms (series of conservative government measures, 1787-1793 CE)
administrative district
sense of politics; feeling for politics
political views
independent administrative corporation (institution, agency)
military government
small government; limited government
political tone; political flavour (flavor)
administrative agency; government authorities
political structure or mechanism
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
political judgement; political decision
politburo; political bureau (of a communist party)
political discourse
(making something a) political issue
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
political rally; political meeting; political gathering
constitutional government
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
political affairs; all phases of government
deputy minister; assistant minister
administrative guidance
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
politician (or someone otherwise engaged in politics); statesman
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
venerable statesman
economic crisis; financial crisis
apolitical; nonpolitical
political argument
foreign policy; diplomatic affairs
participation in politics; political participation
parliamentary investigation rights
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
U.S. government
metropolitan government (of Tokyo)
political awareness
distrust of politics; political uncertainty
economic problem; financial problem
town organization; town organisation; town administration
feudal government
government property; government owned
political commentator (journalist, columnist)
government by the imperial court
political dynamics; dynamics of political forces; the balance of political power
political intervention; political interference; political meddling
military government
political strife (antagonism, conflict)
bureaucratic government
economic support; financial support
broadcast of political opinions; broadcast by candidate; party political broadcast
unity of church and state
to administer the affairs of state
communist regime; communist government
home economics; domestic science
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
political tactician
ministerial aide; government delegate
non-governmental organization; non-governmental organisation; NGO
expansionary fiscal policy
welfare policy; social welfare measures
one-child policy (of the PRC)
administrative or executive order
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
Official Development Assistance; ODA
government plane (esp. for transporting senior politicians, etc.)
administrative affairs
government expenditure
local government finance
economic power; economic strength
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
realpolitik; pragmatic politics
postal privatisation (privatisation of Japan Post)
financial difficulties; pecuniary embarrassment
government bill
tyranny; despotism
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong); SAR
administrative policy
a home economics course
political party in power
administrative measures (disposition)
initiative taken by politicians (in the formulation of a policy or bill) (rather than by bureaucrats)
money politics; plutocracy
political crime; political offence
policy shift; policy U-turn
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
skill at administration; one's administrative skills
uprising demanding debt cancellation orders (Muromachi period)
public administration
political asylum; political exile
member of a political party
military government
financial aid; financial assistance; financial help; financial support
economic reform; fiscal reform
government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings
international politics (as a field of study)
New Economic Policy (Soviet Union, 1922-1928); NEP
(one's) administrative responsibilities
provisional government
misgovernment; maladministration
independent administration
politics and law; political science and law; way of governing
fiscal stimulus; increasing public spending
(study of) public finance
political realignment; a realignment of political parties
government of the Qing dynasty; Qing government
non-governmental
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
democratic form of government
administrative office; government agency
administration by close advisers; kitchen cabinet
fiscal and monetary policies of Takahashi Korekiyo in the 1930s
imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation
Chongqing government; Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War
transition from military rule to democratic government
church and state
representative government
personnel administration
a political settlement; settling (a dispute) politically (without resorting to force)
merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period
small political party
planning a new government; plan for a new administration
disillusionment with politics
conservative government; conservative administration
party policy research
policy of keeping the people ignorant and easily subjugated
Administrative Management Agency
Taishō Political Crisis (1913)
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Local Government Finance Act
Songun; military-first policy of North Korea
political theory focused on a parliamentary system; parliamentary regime theory
local governmental body that requires federal oversight to recover from its debts
policy statement; manifesto
policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)
faction-based politics
whirlpool of political strife
tax cut policy; tax reduction policy; tax-abatement policy
policy research committee
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
ward management; ward administration
forest management
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
regional administrator; local government official
local administrative organ; local government
local economy; local financial affairs
separation of church and state; separation of religious ritual and government administration
freedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity
government emergency radio system for disaster prevention and relief
Bunka-Bunsei period (approx. 1804-1830 CE)
broader-based local government
transport administration; transportation administration
government intervention
currying of political favor; buying political influence
political solution; political settlement
politicking by wining and dining
being something of a politician; having something of the politician in one
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
local political party
designated city or core city required to run its own public health centers
political situation; politicians' movements
government of Tokyo Metropolis
ordinance-designated city
political fundraiser
reformist party; progressive party
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
politicians, business leaders and bureaucrats; the worlds of politics, big business and bureaucracy
labor administration; labour administration
political prisoner
inflationary policy
conservative (regressive) policy
government-controlled rice
administrative litigation (action)
Administrative Procedures Act (1993)
Law for the Protection of Personal Information Retained by Independent Administrative Institutions (2003)
Law for the Protection of Personal Data Held by Administrative Organs (2003)
separation of politics from economics
government funding; government-financed
dominant-party system; one-party dominant system
political liberalization; political liberalisation
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
back-room political dealing
Administrative Appeal Act (1962); Administrative Complaint Investigation Law
State Minister in Charge of Postal Services Privatization
fiscal year; financial year
tidbits of political gossip
legitimate government
constitutional monarchy
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the LDP)
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)
administration established through an unprincipled political coalition; government of convenience; cabinet created through an unholy alliance
one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power; one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government
National Military Establishment (forerunner to the U.S. Department of Defense; 1947-1949)
Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
public funding for political parties; party subsidy
policy-induced slump; stagnation resulting from poor economic policies
Constitutional Imperial Rule Party (1882-1883)
policy-related; policy based; policy relevant
financial institution
three highest ranks in a ministry: minister, vice minister and parliamentary secretary
economic stability; fiscal stability
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
representative government
Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo (faction of the LDP)
government-backed institution; government sponsored enterprise; GSE
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR
financial adjustment monies; public finance adjustment reserve funds stipulated in the Local Finance Act
platform (e.g. of a party); policy statement; manifesto
cold political relations but hot economic relations (often said about China-Japan relations)
(French) Second Empire
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR
parliamentary under-secretary
money politics; pork-barrel politics
political process
crony politics; nepotistic government
all-around policy; please-everyone policy
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
bloc party; satellite party
government-labour (e.g. liaison meeting); government-labor
administrative government agency; policy-making government agency
political power
government shutdown
Look East policy (Malaysia)
Kingdom of Tungning (Taiwan, 1661-1683); Koxinga dynasty
government by relatives of ruler's wife
policy deliberation
Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1952-1972)
advisor (to the Ryukyuan King)
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics (Diet Committee); ethics committee
fiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis); fiscal precipice
debt cancellation order issued by the Emperor or the Shogun (during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods)