彼は昨夜その文書を調べながら夜更かしした。

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English Translation

He sat up late last night working on the documents.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は昨夜(さくや)その文書(ぶんしょ)を調(しら)べながら夜(よる)更(ふ)かしした。

Romanji

Kare wa sakuya sono bunsho o shirabe nagara yoru fukashi shita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)

evening; last night

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

文書 (ぶんしょ、もんじょ)

document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives; document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

調べる (しらべる)

to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

更かす (ふかす)

to sit up late

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to