all night long; all through the night
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
old friend; familiar face
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
opposite side; other side; other party
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
sorry to trouble you, but ...; excuse me, but ...; pardon me, but ...
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
order; command; directions; instructions
a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
article made of gold; gold plate
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock