investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
police officer; policeman; constable
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
(criminal) investigation headquarters
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
results (of a study or investigation)
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
examination; consideration; test; quiz
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
inspector; examiner; auditor
inspector; auditor; examiner; comptroller
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
(personal) background check
research division; inquiry section
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
reexamination; reinspection; retest; recheck
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
special agent; special investigator
immigration check; immigration inspection
research office; research division; inquiry section
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
research vessel; research ship
examiner (e.g. patent examiner)
follow-up survey; tracing survey; contact tracing (of an infectious disease)
right to investigate; investigatory power
public opinion poll; straw poll
sting operation; undercover investigation
Second Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating white-collar crimes like fraud, bribery, embezzlement and election violations
(private) investigation company; research agency
probity check; background investigation
supervisory auditor; member of inspection committee
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
criminal investigation squad (team)
research study; investigative research
initial investigation (by police)
research vessel; research ship
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
hand baggage inspection; carry-on baggage inspection
house search (e.g. by the police)
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
survey; exploration; field investigation
open criminal investigation
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
unmanned probe (vessel, spacecraft, etc.)
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
diagnostic agent (esp. pregnancy test)
periodic inspection; regular inspection
attitude survey; opinion poll
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
urine analysis; urinalysis
chief examiner; chief investigator; first reader
Federal Bureau of Investigation (US); FBI
investigating authorities; law enforcement authority
research organization; investigative body
special investigation headquarter
mobile investigation unit (police); MIU
Cabinet Information Research Office
examination method; method of investigation; search procedure
research bureau; research service; research council
compulsory inspection; compulsory search
tax inquiry; tax enquiry; tax investigation
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
test site; inspection area
physical examination (given at conscription)
examine (investigate into) a person's history
DNA test; genetic test; genetic testing
Third Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating theft, burglary, shoplifting, etc.
chief investigator; head of the investigation; lead investigator
security check; safety inspection
manned mission (e.g. space probe)
ultrasound examination; ultrasound scan; ultrasonography
investigation (to determine the cause of something)
search for corroborative evidence
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
inspection method; examination method; testing method
visa; endorsing (e.g. a passport); stamping
research investigation; research survey
immigration officer; immigration inspector
preliminary investigation
ultrasound scan; ultrasonography
doping test; dope test; drug test
Public Security Intelligence Agency
assistant (to section manager)
departure inspection (when leaving a country)
field research; field investigation; field survey
inspector; gauger; passer
assistant chief of staff, g2
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting
parliamentary investigation rights
planetary probe; interplanetary explorer; rover
checking and receiving (an invoice, goods, etc.); receipt
national review; national referendum on the appointment or re-appointment of Supreme Court judges, held at the same time as general elections to the House of Representatives
audit corporation; auditing firm
sperm test; semen analysis; seminogram
nondestructive testing; NDT; nondestructive inspection
laboratory test; clinical examination
judicial review (e.g. of the constitutionality of a law)
physical examination; medical examination; physical checkup
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation)
police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site
national census; door-to-door census
not submitted to the selecting committee
matters for investigation; matters to be examined; research agenda
psychological test; psychological examination
seabed probe; probe of the ocean floor; submarine prospecting
formal objection (to an administrative disposition); request for examination (of a patent); request for administrative review
check of someone's ability; test of someone's ability
eye chart; eyesight test chart
fundamental investigation; basic research
barium test; barium X-ray; GI series
checking against (up); examining by reference; verification
unexamined; untested; unscreened
investigative approach; research method; survey method
inspection station; inspection centre
Fourth Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating organized crime and the yakuza
visual examination; visual inspection
(actual) screening (as opposed to prescreening)
search conducted with the consent of the party concerned
epidemiological investigation; epidemiological survey
diagnostic examination; exploration
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
Odoru Daisōsasen (1997 TV drama)
sequential sampling inspection (with reposition)
Mars lander; Mars rover; Mars probe
Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA); FBI
quality check; quality inspection
funduscopy; fundus examination; ophthalmoscopy
polygraph test; lie detector test
PCR test; polymerase chain reaction test
controlled delivery; arm's-length surveillance
examination of someone's sputum
overhaul; check-up; inspection
self-checking; self-diagnosis
full-count survey; complete enumeration; census
social survey; social research
South Manchuria Railway Research Department
undercover police; undercover cop
appraisal value; assessed price; valuation
Economic Research Service
personality test; personality assessment; personality inventory
breath test; breathalyzer test
referee (of a manuscript); reviewer
Commission on the Constitution
Second Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating white-collar crimes like fraud, bribery, embezzlement and election violations
underwriter (insurance); appraiser; assessor; auditor
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-appraisal; self-audit
power of judicial review; the Supreme Court's power to determine the constitutionality of a law
scanning electron microscope; SEM
tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission
family court probation officer
Public Security Examination Commission
Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution
assistant examiner; second reader
chorionic villus sampling; CVS
gastroscopy; upper GI endoscopy
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
inspector (of taxes, etc.)
departure permit; exit visa
Japan Society of Colon Examination
Internal Auditors' Association of Japan
Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan
longitudinal parity check
private investigation agency
automobile inspection certificate
Japan Vehicle Inspection Association; VIA
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization
National Offenders Rehabilitation Commission
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (pre-2019 name); JISC
expiration check; retention period check
medical examination of entrants into professional wrestling
Administrative Complaint Review Act
Japan Craft Inspection Organization
static conformance review
Financial System Research Council; Financial System Research Committee; Committee on Financial Systems Research
Supreme Audit Institution
LRC; Longitudinal Redundancy Check
British Geological Survey; BGS
US Geological Survey; USGS
market research organization; market research organisation
Research Commission on the Constitution
(short-term) hospitalization for medical testing
multiphoton laser scanning microscope
summation check; sum check
Newspaper Advertising Review Council
error-detecting code; self-checking code
Japan Society for Marine Surveys and Technology
British Market Research Bureau
Internet Engineering Task Force; IETF
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
Agricultural Produce Inspection Law
cadastral survey; land survey
board of company auditors
cyclic redundancy check; CRC
UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission; UNMOVIC
Horizontal Redundancy Check
Internet Research Task Force; IRTF
academic aptitude test (taken by Japanese university applicants between 1948 and 1954)
echocardiography; cardiac ultrasound
Japan Inspection Association of Food and Food Industry Environment
Vertical Redundancy Check; VRC
inspection certificate; test certificate
carotid ultrasonography; carotid ultrasound
inspection of a completed facility (esp. of radio stations as required under Japanese law); completion inspection
expiration check; retention period check
horizontal scanning frequency
marginal test; marginal check
CRC; Cyclic Redundancy Check
ultrasonography; sonography
interlace (e.g. on CRT screens); interlaced scanning
ultrasound technician; sonographer
final rejection (e.g. of a patent)
Public Security Investigation Bureau
Internet survey; online survey
specified health check-up; free health screening program aimed at preventing lifestyle-related diseases for residents aged 40-74
Advertising Research Foundation; ARF
career preference survey; survey of students' post-graduation plans
Third Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating theft, burglary, shoplifting, etc.
carrying over a bill from one Diet session to the next, being deliberated by a committee in the interim
quantitative antigen test
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
full-count survey; complete enumeration; census
specified health check-up; free health screening program aimed at preventing lifestyle-related diseases for residents aged 40-74
confocal laser scanning biological microscope
confocal scanning microscope
Fourth Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating organized crime and the yakuza
diagnostic examination; diagnostic assay
fecal occult blood test; FOBT
penetrant inspection; PI; penetrant examination; penetrant test
medical diagnostic instruments
resident audit request to local government authority
modulo N check; residue check
to examine in full detail
modulo N check; residue check
HPV test; test for human papilloma virus
prescreen; prescreening; preliminary review
nucleic acid amplification test; NAT
tax inspection division; tax inspector; tax dick; tax inspection