investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
guardian; protector; patron; parent
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
to breathe while sleeping
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
reduced scale; scaling down
terrain; geographical features; topography
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (2010-); Geographical Survey Institute (1949-2010)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
literature; books (reference); document
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to satisfy the requirements
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
hotel charge; lodging expense
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)