to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up