194. Can't see the wood for the trees? That could be the problem here! 直 才 木 且 各

Answer:

直  CHOKU, tadachi, nao(su) - honest, fix, immediately

才  SAI - talent, genius

木  MOKU, BOKU, ki - tree

且  katsu - and

各  KAKU, onoono - each, every, various

Adding a tree (木 MOKU, BOKU, ki - tree) to these characters lets them branch out in a new direction!

植  SHOKU, u(eru), u(waru) - plant, be planted

材  ZAI - wood, material

林  RIN, hayashi - woods

査  SA - investigate

格  KAKU, KOU - standard, rule