to look through things to find what you want
欲しいものを見つけるために物を調べる (hoshī mono o mitsukeru tame ni mono o shiraberu)
"He picked through the old books looking for his favorite one."
"彼はお気に入りの本を探して古い本を調べていた。" (Kare wa okiniiri no hon o sagashite furui hon o shirabete ita)
to close something with a zipper
to start growing or improving rapidly
to improve relationships or understanding between groups
to suddenly become very angry
to offer or provide food or a meal
to become less serious and eventually end without major harm
