groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
research; study; investigation
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
to put into effect; to put into practice
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
underworld; underside of society
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
businesslike; operational; matter-of-fact; professional; transactional
to ask a question; to ask questions
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession