Esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek

to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around

to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for

to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out

to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up; to discover

detective; investigator; sleuth

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

detective work; secret investigation

in search of; in order to look for

detection

exploration; expedition

fumbling; groping

great detective