investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
fishing industry; fishery
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
scale; scope; plan; structure
individual; private person; personal; natural person
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
one by one; one after another; successively
to gather; to collect; to assemble
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
counter for rules; rule; regulation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
(in) the air; midair; sky
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)