更ける
fukeru
to get late, to advance, to wear on
Example sentences
夜が更けるまで彼らの話は尽きなかった。
They didn't run out of conversation until late at night.
夜が更けるにつれて寒くなった。
It became colder as the night wore on.
だいぶ夜もふけました。もうおいとませねばなりません。
It is getting rather late. I think I must be going now.