night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
a long time ago; long before now
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
decision of a contest; finals
competitive swimming; swimming race
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading
great swordsman; master fencer
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
taking care of everything; no need to do anything
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
dull; slow; sluggish; inactive; inanimate; quiet
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to be full of pride; to be boastful
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
running amok; committing violence on; in utter disorder
listening device; bug; wiretap
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)