interests of a ministry; departmental interests
abolition of regulations; deregulation
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions
flour paste cake in the form of a tube
environmental impact assessment
status of implementation; state of achievement
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE
plaintiff group; plaintiffs
poor region; deprived area
the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji
Department of Health; Ministry of Health
chief investigator; head of the investigation; lead investigator
poverty problem; poverty issue
state police; provincial police
injection scar (e.g. injected drugs)
commercial vehicle (taxi, bus, truck, etc.)
arrival of a ship; ship coming into a port
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment