staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
how long; how far; how much
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to remember; to keep in mind
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
grip (of hand); grip strength
just above; right overhead
right under; directly below
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
(adding) fuel to the fire
preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
colour; color; hue; tints
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from