research; study; investigation
research institute; (research) laboratory
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
research and development; R&D
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
collaborative research; joint research
results of a scientific investigation; findings
National Institute of Infectious Diseases; NIID
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
research funds; research expenses
material (data) for one's research; research material
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
workshop; training course
Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
clinical research; clinical study
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA
postgraduate course; graduate course; graduate program; graduate school (of)
research material; experimental material
head researcher (at a research institute)
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
research study; investigative research
polish; grinding; sharpening
society for the study of manga; manga club
Japan Atomic Energy Agency; JAEA
economic research institute
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
research publication; scholarly publication
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
academic study; academic research
Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo
research paper; study; thesis
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology; JAMSTEC
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; NAIST
research area; field of research
film studies; cinema studies
science institute; scientific laboratory
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience; NIED
cooking expert; culinary researcher
technical research institute; technology research laboratory
technical research institute; technology research laboratory
film studies; cinema studies
research methods; method of study (research)
report of (one's) research; research paper
Meteorological Research Institute
National Institute for Environmental Studies
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
national research and development agency
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; NICT
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to finish sharpening; to bring to a fine edge; to sharpen well; to polish up
Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University; DPRI
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
Nomura Research Institute; NRI
National Institute of Informatics; NII
National Institute of Radiological Sciences; NIRS
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; GRIPS
society for the study of manga; manga club
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
training program; training system
research expenses; research costs
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (abbr); NARO
meeting for reading research papers
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo; IIS
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
National Institute of Polar Research; NIPR
Judicial Research and Training Institute
National Research Institute of Police Science
Research Institute for Publications
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management; NILIM
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
Nara National Research Institute of Cultural Properties
research investigation; research survey
research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project
The Institute of Cetacean Research
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research; JFCR
to finish sharpening; to bring to a fine edge; to sharpen well; to polish up
grinder; grinding machine; polisher
A Study of Good (1911 philosophical treatise by Kitarō Nishida)
Technical Research and Development Institute
training camp; off-campus residential course
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
area of study (investigation); research area
Kagakuoyobi Kesseiryōhou Kenkyūsho (corporate name of Kaketsuken); Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute
Bell Laboratories; Bell Labs
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
clinical training (for doctors)
National Institute of Health Sciences; NIHS
Building Research Institute
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
applied research; practical research
prior research; previous work
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.); grindery
Atomic Energy Research Institute
National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics; NINJAL; Kokken
subject for study (inquiry, enquiry); laboratory subject
National Institute for Physiological Sciences; NIPS
Heisei Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)
Pasteur Institute; Institut Pasteur
Institute of Infectious Diseases
advance training; prior training
Graduate University for Advanced Studies
principal investigator; PI
Institute of Developing Economies
research results; research record; research achievement
Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living
water that has been used to wash rice
cancer research; cancer research institute; cancer research center (centre)
laboratory block; research laboratory building
resident physician in specialty training
Kanrikogaku Kenkyusho, Ltd.
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project
National Institute for Fusion Science
Jet Propulsion Laboratory; JPL
knife sharpener; whetstone
Institute for International Economics
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher
National Research Institute of Brewing
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.); grindery
Institute for Future Technology
Japan Institute of International Affairs
case method; case study method
Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai (conservative faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Abe faction
National Research Institute of Fisheries Science
National Institute of Fruit Tree Science; NIFTS
Institute of Astronomy; IoA
communications laboratory
National Research Institute of Aquaculture; NRIA
Marubeni Research Institute
Institute of Statistical Mathematics (Minato, Tokyo)
pilot study; preliminary study
Agricultural Research Administration; Agricultural Research Institute
Distribution Economics Institute of Japan
grinder; grinding machine
Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice
National Bureau of Economic Research
National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering; NRIFE
initial clinical training (two-year postgraduate residency for new doctors)
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University; CSEAS
Communication Science Laboratories
Institute for Information and Communications Policy; IICP
National Cancer Institute (US); NCI
sharpening (of knives, swords, etc.); grinding; honing; whetting; polishing; buffing
Institute of Environmental Sciences; IES
sharpening (of knives, swords, etc.); grinding; honing; whetting; polishing; buffing
research and university town
cancer research institute; cancer research center (centre)
Institute for Molecular Science
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
clinical internship system
National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Nara National Cultural Properties Research Institute
National Institute on Aging
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Food Research Institute
Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan; IMES
Japan Automobile Research Institute; JARI
National Institute of Floricultural Science
Zeikan Training Institute
member (of a research project)
National Aerospace Laboratory; NAL
National Institute of Nutrition
sharpening with a rough grindstone; rough sharpening
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research; JFCR
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science; ISAS
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Ishihara faction
National Institute of Mental Health
Institute for Medical Sciences
National Research Institute of Cultural Properties
Institute for National Policy Research
tool sharpener (esp. knives)
National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics; NINJAL; Kokken
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
Okazaki National Research Institutes; ONRI
training institute for civil servants
Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; PRIMAFF
polishing; polished finish; burnished finish
Japan Color Research Institute
Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo; ORI
Institute for Research on Public Policy
Kuni no Katachi Kenkyūkai (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Kan faction; Kan group
Tōhoku University Research Institute of Electrical Communication; RIEC
National Institute for Educational Research
human research subject; person who is being studied
Institute for Environment and Health; IEH
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
Electro-Technical Laboratory; ETL
repolishing; resharpening
National Institute of Environmental Pollution Research (pn)
research and teaching centre (center)
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
World Resources Institute
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory; PMEL
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Research Institute of Agricultural Economics
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to finish sharpening; to bring to a fine edge; to sharpen well; to polish up
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
sharpening with a rough grindstone; rough sharpening
communications laboratory
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
centerless grinding; centreless grinding
centerless grinding; centreless grinding
research student (worker) abroad
National Institute of Health
center of excellence; COE
Pana-Wave Laboratory (Japanese religious organization)
Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo (faction of the LDP)
research outsourcing contract
prefectural training institute
training institute for teaching staff
Internet Research Steering Group; IRSG
Internet Research Task Force; IRTF
sabbatical; sabbatical leave
polished surface; ground surface
electrolytic polishing; electro-polishing; electrolytic grinding; electrolytic machining
research team; study team
intervention study (epidemiology)
research work; career in research; research position; researcher
specialty training (for doctors after two-year initial clinical training)
training for new employees; onboarding training; orientation course
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (abbr); UNAFEI
Institute of International Education in London; IIEL
British Antarctic Survey; BAS
National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries; NRIFSF
European Organization for Nuclear Research; Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire (formerly Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire); CERN
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy; NISTE
Sea water Science Research Laboratory
Research Institute of Environmental Technology; RIET
Environmental Policy Institute
Korean Institute of Science and Technology
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute; KAERI
Korea Aerospace Research Institute; KARI
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology; KRIBB
Institut pour l'etude des methodes de direction de l'entreprise
Kinki Postal Training Institute
National Research Institute for Metals
Kyushu National Industrial Research Institute
Keio Economic Observatory; KEO
Japan Construction Method and Machinery Research Institute
Research Institute of Construction and Economy; RICE
Tsukuba Center for Institutes
Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary; Green Goddess (GG)
Joint Nuclear Research Institute
Atomic Collision Research in Japan
Japan Classic Literature Research Institute
Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research
Traffic Safety and Nuisance Research Institute
Industrial Research Institute, Japan
Association for the Study of Industrial Management (Japan)
Hiroshima Peace Institute
Port and Harbour Research Institute
Higher Education Research Institute
Japanese Association for International Accounting Studies
International Institute for Environment and Development
International Institute for Educational Planning
International Institute for Management Development; IMD
Japan International Trading Cooperation Organization; JITCO
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute; IPGRI
International Food Policy Research Institute; IFPRI
International Japanese Education Center; IJEC
International Institute of Agriculture
International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
International Institute for Labour Study
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; NIEHS
National Institute for Education Policy Research
National Institute for Educational Policy Research
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute for Leprosy Research
National Institute of Special Education; NISE
National Institute on Drug Abuse; NIDA
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
UN Institute for Disarmament Research
UN Research Institute for Social Development
UN University Institute of Advanced Studies; UNU-IAS
Japan Research Institute of Material Technology
Institute of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
National Institute of Crop Science
SRIC Corporation; Sanwa Research Institute Corporation
National Institute of Industrial Safety
National Institute of IndustrialHealth
Shikoku National Industrial Research Institute
Shikoku National Industrial Research Institute
British Market Research Bureau
National Institute for Resources and Environment
Central Institute for Experimental Animals
Social Development Research Institute
Shanghai Institute for International Studies
Tokoname Ceramic-Art Laboratory
Foundation for International Information Processing Education; FINIPED
Forest Training Institute
Institute of Population Problems
Research Center for Human Resource and Technology
Institute for Personnel and Development
World Institute for Development Economics Research
National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology
National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology; NIBH
Industrial Products Research Institute
Ishii Tool & Engineering Corporation
Japan Institute of Advanced Dentistry; JIAD
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials; IMRAM
Pacific Research Institute
Photovoltaic Power Generation Technology Research Association; PVTEC
Osaka National Institute, AIST
Osaka National Institute, AIST
Protein Engineering Research Institute
Institute of Earth Education
National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science
National Policy Research Institute; NPRI
Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; IMPCAS
Chugoku National Industrial Research Institute
Research Institute of International Trade and Industry
Communications Research Laboratory; CRL
Electronic Navigation Research Institute
Urban Life Research Institute
Tokyo Metropolitan Res. Lab. of Public Health
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Educational Research and In-Service Training
Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute; IRI
Toshiba Research Europe Ltd.; TREL
Institute of Fluid Science Tōhoku University; IFS
Japan Accounting Association
Japan Finance Association
Japan Institute of Management
Japan Economic Research Institute; JERI
Japan Cost Accounting Association
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute; JAERI
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute; JAERI
Nippon Urban Management and Local Government Research Association; NUMLGRA
Japan Institute of Labor; JIL
Establishment of Tropical Marine Ecological Research
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences; NIAES
National Institute for Rural Engineering
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
Fuji Research Institute Corporation
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research
Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Assets
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; PhRMA
American Geological Institute
Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science (usu. at prefectural or city level)
Health and Welfare Research Institute
Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science (usu. at prefectural or city level)
Hokkaido Wildlife Laboratory
National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials
National Industrial Research Institute of Nagoya
Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy; IPTP
Posts and Telecommunications Training Institute
Ringyou Training Institute
Industrial Relations Research Association
Bureau of Personnel Administration
Institute of Natural Medicine
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (abbr); AIST
Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science (usu. at prefectural or city level) (abbr)
Electro-technical Laboratory (abbr); ETL
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (abbr); NILIM
National Institute of Infectious Diseases (abbr.); NIID
Ichinomiya Kenshin College
Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (abbr)
National Institute of Health (former)
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
National Research Institute of Police Science (abbr)
Japan Credit Rating Agency