to be expensive; to be costly
decimal point; radix point
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
traditional Japanese dance
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
fashion sense; sense of fashion
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
bolero (dance); bolero (clothing); shrug
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
vocal sound; tone of voice
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
back country; remote countryside