soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
veil of darkness; curtain of night
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
secret; private; surreptitious
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
very small; tiny; insignificant
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to triumph; to be elated with success
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
submersion; inundation; being flooded
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
pale; pallid; bluish-white
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time