adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
making efficient; optimization
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Ministry of the Environment
National Public Safety Commission
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)
promotion; raising of status
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
Reconstruction Agency (established after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
support; backing; aid; assistance
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
planning; project; plan; design