sign with …
…と契約を交わす
Masahiro Tanaka, who signed with New York Yankees.
deregulation
Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
He said bold deregulation is needed to revive.
economic stimulus packages
景気刺激策
soured relation
気まずい関係、ぎくしゃくした関係
Despite the soured relations between Tokyo and Beijing, wealthy Chinese customers flocked to Japan’s departments stores building.
exempt
If you are exempt from a rule or duty, you do not have to obey it or perfom it
ultraloose monetary easing policy
異次元金融緩和
envoy
An envoy is a diplomat sent to a foreign country.
The top U.N. envoy there said Monday.
cessation
The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
Regulations should prohibit advertising claiming or suggesting that e-cigarettes are effective smoking cessation devices until claims are supported by scientific evidence.
reinforcement
If something reinforces something such as a feeling, process, or belief, it makes it stronger.
presume
If yo presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.
The missing person is presumed dead.
trove
If you describe something or someone as a treasure trove of a particular thing, you mean that they are a very good or rich source of that thing.
reluctant
If you are reluctant to do something, you do not really want to do it.
tempt
Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even it may be wrong or harmful
Ban’s comments suggested concern that events in Ukraine could make some countries more reluctant to give up any nuclear weapons capabilities, or tempt others to pursue them.
arsenal
An arsenal is a large collection of weapons and military equipment.
Ukraine gave up its Soviet-era nuclear arsenal under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.
pact
A pact is a formal agreement between tow or more people, organizations, or governments.
U.N.’s Ban says Russia’s seizure of Crimea could affect 1970 pact.
jeopardize
If someone or something jeopardize a situation or activity, they do something that may destroy it or cause it to fall.
petition
A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks for some official action to be taken.
plague
A plague is an infectious disease that spread quickly and kills large numbers of people.
The plant has been plagued by various problems linked to management of the toxic water.
stringent
Stringent laws, rules, or conditions are severe or are strictly controlled
Tepco said in February that it will set stringent safety criteria.
the water meets certain decontamination standard
その水は除染の一定の基準を満たしている
pledge
When someone pledges to do something, or when they make a pledge to do it, they promise solemnly that they will do it or provide it.
deter
To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it.
Prime Minister Sinzo Abe pledged Monday to strengthen measures to ensure the safe management of nuclear materials and facilities to deter nuclear terrorism.
standard practice
The use of feeding tubes at the end of life, which isn’t standard practice in the Western world, is common in Japan.
reimbursement
If you reimburse someone for something, you pay them back the money that they have spent or lost because of it.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry also plans to boost reimbursements to institutions that check swallowing ability and encourage rehabilitation to help the bedridden eat naturally.
curtail
If you curtail something, you reduce or restrict it.
The government is trying to curtail growth of a ¥38.5 trillion annual health bill by releasing patients from hospitals sooner.
insertion
The government is planning to cut payouts on insertions in new patients and encourage home care.
bedridden elderly people
For the first time, Japan is trying to hold down the number of bedridden elderly people kept alive, sometimes for years, by feeding tubes.
wrangle
If two people are wrangling over something, or if they are involved in a wrangle over it, they are arguing angrily for a long time about it.
diplomatic wrangles over how to make the occasion.
inflammation
An inflammation is a swelling in your body that results from a infection or injury.
Scientists also suspect air pollution may be to blame for inflammation in the heart.
irritation
Irritation is a feeling of annoyance. Irritation is that keeps annoying you.
One of the main risks of pollution is that tiny particles can get deep into the lungs, causing irritation.
timber/lumber
Timber is wood used for building houses and making furniture.
A remarkable curved roof made of timber
card-board paper tube
段ボール
extensive humanitarian efforts
多大なる人道的努力
top government spokesman
官房長官
get the boot …
If you get the boot, you are forced to leave your job.
Russia is booted from G-8 over Crimea grab.
Group of Eight booted Russia off the membership list.