| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 漁る | あさる | 1〔魚貝などをとる〕fish 2〔捜し求める〕hunt ((for))；search ((for))；look for |
| 面白そうな雑誌をあさっている He is hunting [looking] for an interesting magazine. 犬がごみ箱をあさっていた A dog was rummaging through the 「garbage can [《英》 dustbin]. 何か食べ物はないかと台所をあさっていた She was searching [《口》 scrounging around in] the kitchen for something to eat. 彼は古い本や雑誌からその事件の記録をあさっていた He was raking through old books and magazines for accounts of the incident. |