notice; attention; observation
(musical) instrumentalist
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
dull sound; muffled sound
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
cartoon-character costume
mascot; poster boy; poster girl; brand ambassador
overflowing with charm; full of smiles
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
180 degrees; complete change
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchak; nunchucks
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
somersault; looping-the-loop
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing