Japanese

Noun

見送り ‎(hiragana みおくり, romaji miokuri)

1. send-off, farewell, such as at an airport
2. defer, shelf a bill (so that it does not become law)

   大村知事 (おおむらちじ)は、公約 (こうやく)にしていた県民税 (けんみんぜい)の減税 (げんぜい)を見送 (みおく)り、

   ōmura chiji wa, kōyaku ni shiteita kenminzei no genzei o miokuri,

   Governor Ōmura, shelving the publicly promised reduction in the prefectural citizen's tax,