無駄を省く

むだをはぶく

to eliminate waste

労力を省く

ろうりょくをはぶく

to save labor, to save labour

省

しょう

ministry, department

反省

はんせい

reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation

省略

しょうりゃく

omission, abbreviation, abridgment, abridgement

八省

はっしょう

the eight ministries (under the Grand Council of State of the ritsuryo system)

省都

provincial capital (of China)

省思

reflection; reexamination; contemplation

同省

どうしょう

the said ministry, the same ministry

省内

しょうない

in the ministry, in the department

省営

しょうえい

operated by the government

帰省

きせい

homecoming, returning home

省令

しょうれい

ministerial ordinance

内省

ないせい

introspection, reflection on one's self

省庁

しょうちょう

ministries and government offices, the authorities

各省

かくしょう

each ministry

省筆

しょうひつ せいひつ

abbreviation, simplified form of a character, cutting out some strokes in a character, omitting some passages

省力

しょうりょく

labor saving, labour saving

省察

せいさつ

reflection, consideration