obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
every month; each month; monthly
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
amount of money; sum of money
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major