| fiefdoms |
| 縦割行政;縦割り行政 | [たてわりぎょうせい, tatewarigyousei] (n) vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms [Add to Longdo] |
| 諸藩 | [しょはん, shohan] (n) various fiefdoms; various domains [Add to Longdo] |