(not) even with; (not) even using
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
here and there; in places
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
without leaving any trace
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to pick at (e.g. with chopsticks); to pick (one's teeth)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
beginning; outset; first; onset
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to