slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
curse; spell; malediction
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
coach; coaching; training
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
sympathy; compassion; pity
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity