process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
detailed; minute; articulate
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be itching to put one's skills to use
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
genuine; authentic; true; real
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
bento; Japanese box lunch
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
large family; extended family
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise