to look in different places in search of something
何かを探して異なる場所を見て回る (nanika o sagashite kotonaru basho o mite mawaru)
"We check around for scholarships before settling on a program."
"私たちはプログラムを決定する前に奨学金を探します。" (watashitachi wa puroguramu o kettei suru mae ni shougakukin o sagashimasu)
to increase the desire or need for something
to persuade people to support you or your ideas
to start official or friendly relations with another country
to discover something by examining or associating with someo...
to use something as a foundation or starting point
to stay positive by joking about problems