basket; basketball; basket cloth
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
every month; each month; monthly
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
information leak; data breach
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
to bungle; to make things awkward
duty; obligation; responsibility
depressive state (e.g. of manic depression); depressive condition
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
treasure chest; strongbox
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)