Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbhomecoming; returning home

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbfrequent reflection; frequent meditation

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbself-examination; reflection

Nounministries and government offices; the authorities

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbomission; leaving out · abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement; shortening (e.g. of a name)

Nounministerial ordinance

Nounthe said ministry; the same ministry

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbintrospection; reflection on one's self

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbreflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation · regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry

Nounministry proper; home office; head office · this ministry; this department

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verblabor saving; reduction of labor

NounMinistry of Transport

NounMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Noun(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

NounDepartment of State (US); State Department

NounMinistry of Finance (1869-2001) · Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)

NounMinistry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

NounMinistry of Justice

Noun(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)

NounMinistry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

NounMinistry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI

NounMinistry of Construction

NounMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect

NounMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

NounMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'energy conservation; economical use of energy; energy-saving

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)reflective; introspective

Noun, Noun, used as a suffixministry; department · province (of China) · saving; conserving

Nouneach ministry · each province (of China)

NounForgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that ...

Nounoperated by the government

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbreflection; consideration

Nounrailway line operated by the Ministry of Railways · city electric train operated by the Ministry of Railways

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbomission (of words and passages); abbreviation · writing a character in a simplified form; omitting strokes from a kanji

Noun, Suru verbsimplification of a kanji

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbserious reflection; soul-searching; penitence

Noungovernment departments; ministries and agencies

Nounthe eight ministries (under the Department of State of the ritsuryō system)

Nounthree 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)

Nounin the ministry; in the department

Nouna certain ministry; an unspecified ministry

Nounprovincial capital (of China)

Noun, Suru verbreflection; reexamination; contemplation

Nouninterests of a ministry; departmental interests

NounDepartment of Education (e.g. USA, Australia); Ministry of Education

NounMinistry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)

NounDepartment of Commerce

Nounenergy conservation; economical use of energy