to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
though one didn't intend (expect) to
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to get angry; to lose one's temper
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
water outlet; tap; faucet
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
sudden change; complete change
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
sleepwalker; somnambulist
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
busy; having no time (for)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to congratulate; to celebrate
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)