Word Meaning 明け方

明け方近くは、ぐっと冷え込む。

It gets extremely cold toward dawn.

明け方2時過ぎまで、眠れなかった。

I didn't fall asleep until after 2 o'clock in the morning.

明け方、私たちは蒸気機関車の汽笛で目を覚ました。

We were wakened by the whistle of the steam locomotive at dawn.

オバマ大統領が国賓として来日したのを機に、日米の通商担当高官が深夜から明け方にかけて長時間にわたる交渉を断続的に行った。

Taking the opportunity for President Obama to visit Japan as a state guest, the chief trade negotiators of Japan and the U.S. conducted a series of marathon meetings from midnight to early morning.

「昨夜、遅くまでごそごそしてたわね。何時に寝たの？」「五時。だって、前の日に麻雀しててさぁ、寝たのが明け方で起きたの夕方の５時過ぎだったんだよ。寝れなくて」「なるほどね、朝日と共に寝て、夕日と共に起きるってことね。大学生ならではだよね」

"You were fumbling about until late last night, weren't you? What time did you go to bed?" "Five o'clock. It's because I was playing mahjong the day before. I went to sleep at dawn and got up at 5 in the evening. I couldn't sleep during the night." "I see. So going to sleep with the rising sun and waking with the setting sun. Something you'd only find a university student doing."