dull sound; muffled sound
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-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 (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); 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 (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
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 ways; slipway
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
somersault; looping-the-loop
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to stop (plug) one's ears
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to arrive; to come to pass
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
modulation; change of key
again; once again; yet again
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to burst open; to pop; to split