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