reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
homecoming; returning home
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; MLIT
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Ministry of the Environment
ministries and government offices; the authorities
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
Department of State (US); State Department
Department of Defense (US); the Pentagon
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
energy conservation; economical use of energy
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
Department of Justice (US); Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)
sign of remorse; indication of regret
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
Guangdong Province (China); Canton; Kwangtung
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
self-examination; reflection
in the ministry; in the department
written apology; written statement of regret
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; MLIT
central government ministries and agencies
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
Department of Health; Ministry of Health
Zhejiang Province (China)
government departments; ministries and agencies
introspection; reflection on one's self
each ministry; each province (of China)
(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
reflection; consideration
Shandong Province (China)
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse
Liaoning Province (China)
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
labor saving; labour saving
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI
railway line operated by the Ministry of Railways; city electric train operated by the Ministry of Railways
Department of the Imperial Household
frequent reflection; frequent meditation
Department of Homeland Security; DHS
reflective; introspective
Ministry of Railways (1920-1943)
energy conservation; economical use of energy; energy-saving
to urge (someone) to reflect sincerely
Heilongjiang Province (China)
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
conservation of electric power
Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1925-1978)
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
matters that should be reflected on; points in need of review
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
Ministry of Culture (e.g. in China)
Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (1881-1925)
Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872)
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
abbreviation; abbreviated style
Department of Homeland Security (US); DHS
ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryō period); military command body (early Meiji period)
Department of Economic Affairs (Japan; 1964-1969); Ministry of the Economy (Brazil); Ministry of Finance
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI
manpower reduction; personnel saving
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (1925-1949)
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
the eight ministries (under the Department of State of the ritsuryō system)
the said ministry; the same ministry
Ministry of Religious Education (1872-1877)
video call with one's family; video chat with one's relatives
Department of State Affairs (Tang dynasty China)
Secretariat (Tang dynasty China)
Department of trade; Ministry of trade
labor saving; reduction of labor
Ministry of Justice (1869-1871); Ministry of Justice (under the ritsuryō system)
Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryō system)
Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy; energy saving law
Chancellery (Tang dynasty China)
interests of a ministry; departmental interests
a certain ministry; an unspecified ministry
Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)
Ministry of Popular Affairs (1869-1871); Ministry of Popular Affairs (under the ritsuryō system)
person from one's own province (in China); person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave
to save labor; to save labour
(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
Minister for Culture and Tourism
provincial capital (of China)
Ministry of the Environment - Global Environment Bureau
Department of Homeland Security; DHS
I have nothing to be ashamed of; I have a clean conscience
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 ...
Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
omission (of words and passages); abbreviation; writing a character in a simplified form; omitting strokes from a kanji
operated by the government
Department of Defense (Defence)
simplification of a kanji
central government reform (2001 restructuring of Japan's national ministries and agencies)
three ministries (under the ritsuryō 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 ritsuryō 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 (in 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 US 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
(government) ministry seal