way (of doing); manner; method; means
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
public corporation; public housing
privatization; privatisation
postal (post-office) savings (deposit)
share (in a company); stock
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
one-by-one; separately; in detail
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
future (usually near); prospects
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
while; even though; despite
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
interests of a ministry; departmental interests
preference; priority; precedence
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
cut; reduction; curtailment
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
government office; public office
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
medical care; medical treatment
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to increase; to add to; to augment
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass