reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
homecoming; returning home
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
sign of remorse; indication of regret
self-examination; reflection
ministries and government offices; the authorities
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
energy conservation; economical use of energy
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
written apology; written statement of regret
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
introspection; reflection on one's self
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
reflection; consideration
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)
in the ministry; in the department
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
Department of the Imperial Household
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
reflective; introspective
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
frequent reflection (meditation)
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
Guangdong Province (China); Canton; Kwangtung
central government ministries and agencies
holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
labor saving; labour saving
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
conservation of electric power
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
Zhejiang Province (China)
Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
Shandong Province (China)
Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872)
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
energy conservation; economical use of energy; energy-saving
abbreviation; abbreviated style
Department of Health; Ministry of Health
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryo period); military command body (early Meiji period)
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
matters (issues) that need be reconsidered (reflected on)
government departments; ministries and agencies
Ministry of Tourism (Brazil, India, New Zealand, etc.); Department of Tourism (South Africa, Philippines, etc.)
Department of Education (e.g. USA, Australia); Ministry of Education
Ministry of Culture (e.g. in China)
to urge (somebody) to reflect sincerely
Ministry of Religious Education (1872-1877)
Department of State Affairs (Tang-dynasty China)
Secretariat (Tang-dynasty China)
the eight ministries (under the Grand Council of State of the ritsuryo system)
Liaoning Province (China)
the said ministry; the same ministry
labor saving; reduction of labor
Ministry of Justice (1869-1871 CE); Ministry of Justice (under the ritsuryo system)
manpower reduction; personnel saving
Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)
Chancellery (Tang-dynasty China)
a certain ministry; an unspecified ministry
Department of Homeland Security; DHS
Heilongjiang Province (China)
Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)
Ministry of Popular Affairs (1869-1871); Ministry of Popular Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)
interests of a ministry; departmental interests
to save labor; to save labour
person from one's own province (China); person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave
provincial capital (of China)
I have nothing to be ashamed of; I have a clean conscience
Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that...
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
operated by the government
abbreviation; simplified form of a character; cutting out some strokes in a character; omitting some passages
I have nothing to be ashamed of; I have a clean conscience
Department of Defense (Defence)
simplification of a kanji
service at the head office; work at the home office
Minister for Culture and Tourism
Japan's 2001 central government restructuring
Department of Homeland Security; DHS
three ministries (under the ritsuryo system: Ministries of Civil Services, Health and War); three departments (in Tang-dynasty China: Secretariat, Chancellory and Dept. of State Affairs)
Ministry of Civil Administration (under the ritsuryo system)
energy-saving power strip (power board)
omitted tag minimization parameter
each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country; (lit.) when there are ministries, there is no country
special low power transceiver (wireless)
person from outside one's own province (China); person who moved to Taiwan from the continent after WWII; mainlander
ellipsis points (e.g. ...); suspension points; apostrophe
textbook approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; government-approved textbook
textbook approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; government-approved textbook
National Military Establishment (forerunner to the U.S. Department of Defense; 1947-1949)
registration (of change in real estate rights) with all right holders but the initial and final omitted; middle omission registration
reflection; reexamination; contemplation