staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
late-night screening (at a movie theatre)
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
let's not say (such things) to each other
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
large build; large pattern
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
with a start; with a jump
what do you want?; can I help you?
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to get someone to say; to make someone say
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches