special; particular; peculiar; unique
innumerable; countless; numberless
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to have meaning; to be meaningful
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
every year; yearly; annually
material; materials; data; information; documents
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
research; study; investigation
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
tendency; trend; inclination
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
discovery; detection; finding