explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
veil of darkness; curtain of night
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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 consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
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 gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to triumph; to be elated with success
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 take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
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))
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality