investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
police officer; policeman; constable
police investigator; investigator
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
(criminal) investigation headquarters
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
examination; consideration; test; quiz
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
inspector; examiner; auditor
inspector; auditor; examiner; comptroller
research division; inquiry section
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
(personal) background check
re-examination; reinspection; retest
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
re-examination; reinvestigation
immigration check; immigration inspection
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
research office; research division; inquiry section
sting operation; undercover investigation
(private) investigation company; research agency
follow-up (tracing) survey
supervisory auditor; member of inspection committee
right to investigate; investigatory power
examiner (e.g. patent examiner)
probity check; background investigation
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
criminal investigation squad (team)
initial investigation (by police)
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
carry-on baggage inspection
survey; exploration; field investigation
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
house search (e.g. by the police)
open criminal investigation
unmanned probe (vessel, spacecraft, etc.)
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
diagnostic agent (esp. pregnancy test)
periodic inspection; regular inspection
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
attitude survey; opinion poll
urine analysis; urinalysis
chief examiner or investigator
investigating authorities; law enforcement authority
special investigation headquarter
research organization; investigative body
Cabinet Information Research Office
research bureau; research service; research council
tax inquiry; tax enquiry; tax investigation
compulsory inspection; compulsory search
examination method; method of investigation; search procedure
physical examination (given at conscription)
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
chief investigator; head of the investigation; lead investigator
examine (investigate into) a person's history
DNA test; genetic test; genetic testing
manned mission (e.g. space probe)
search for corroborative evidence
method of examination or inspection
visa; endorsing (e.g. a passport); stamping
investigation (to determine the cause of something)
preliminary investigation
ultrasound scan; echographic examination
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
immigration officer; immigration inspector
research investigation; research survey
assistant (to section manager)
(Japanese) Public Security Intelligence Agency
departure inspection (when leaving a country)
inspector; gauger; passer
assistant chief of staff, g2
parliamentary investigation rights
national review (referendum on a legal matter)
checking and receiving (an invoice, goods, etc.); receipt
laboratory test; clinical examination
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting
judicial review (e.g. of the constitutionality of a law)
physical examination; medical examination; physical checkup
police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
not submitted to the selecting committee
national census; door-to-door census
matters for investigation; matters to be examined; research agenda
psychological examination; mental test
subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation)
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
inspection station; inspection centre
laparoscopy; peritoneoscopy; ventroscopy
eye chart; eyesight test chart
unexamined; untested; unscreened
sperm test; semen analysis; seminogram
(actual) screening (as opposed to prescreening)
search conducted with the consent of the party concerned
investigative approach; research method; survey method
physical examination; health checkup
sequential sampling inspection (with reposition)
epidemiological investigation; epidemiological survey
Mars lander; Mars rover; Mars probe
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
diagnostic examination; exploration
examination of somebody's sputum
overhaul; check-up; inspection
self-checking; self-diagnosis
checking against (up); examining by reference; verification
personality test; personality assessment; personality inventory
breath test; breathalyzer test
referee (of a manuscript); reviewer
appraisal value; assessed price; valuation
underwriter (insurance); appraiser; assessor; auditor
power of judicial review; the Supreme Court's power to determine the constitutionality of a law
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
diagnostic examination; diagnostic assay
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
departure permit; exit visa
longitudinal parity check
private investigation agency
automobile inspection certificate
expiration check; retention period check
medical examination of entrants into professional wrestling
Administrative Appeal Act (1962); Administrative Complaint Investigation Law
static conformance review
LRC; Longitudinal Redundancy Check
market research organization; market research organisation
summation check; sum check
multiphoton laser scanning microscope
National Land Survey Act (1951)
error-detecting code; self-checking code
Internet Engineering Task Force; IETF
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
Agricultural Produce Inspection Law
cadastral survey; land survey
UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission; UNMOVIC
cyclic redundancy check; CRC
Internet Research Task Force; IRTF
Horizontal Redundancy Check
Vertical Redundancy Check; VRC
inspection of a completed facility (esp. of radio stations as required under Japanese law); completion inspection
expiration check; retention period check
horizontal scanning frequency
sonography; ultrasonography
marginal test; marginal check
CRC; Cyclic Redundancy Check
interlace (e.g. on CRT screens); interlaced scanning
final rejection (e.g. of a patent)
Internet survey; online survey
carrying over a bill from one Diet session to the next, being deliberated by a committee in the interim
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
confocal laser scanning biological microscope
confocal scanning microscope
penetrant inspection; PI; penetrant examination; penetrant test
medical diagnostic instruments
resident audit request to local government authority
modulo N check; residue check
modulo N check; residue check
HPV test; test for human papilloma virus
to examine in full detail
prescreen; prescreening; preliminary review
tax inspection division; tax inspector; tax dick; tax inspection