coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
penalty; sentence; punishment
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
late at night; at a late hour
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
colour; color; hue; tints
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
scenery; scene; landscape
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
veil of darkness; curtain of night
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now