black ground; black cloth
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
traditional Japanese dance
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
backflip; backward somersault
light; easy; non-serious; minor
loud shout; excited cheering
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
all eyes; public attention
bombshell announcement (statement)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream