search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
slump; lull; becoming slack (of a rope, etc.)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
criticism; critique; review; commentary
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
vertical axis; vertical line; vertical shaft; spindle; connection between past and present
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
minimum; at the very least
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
way of solving (a problem); solution
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
the reason is that ...; because
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
standard; set; routine; decided
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
large tree; big tree; huge tree