specialization; specialisation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to become possible; to become able to (do)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
interception; monitoring; tapping
interception (email); wiretap; bug
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation; designated bōryokudan; designated yakuza group; group officially listed as criminal by the National Police Agency
intelligence operative; spy
chief; main; principal; important
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
warrant; summons; written order
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
postwar period; period after Second World War
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
for today; for the time being
end; close; finish; termination
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
regular time; stated period
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
what time; (lit.) which hour
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for