cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
standard; basis; principle
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
go that far; to that extent
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
change; alteration; modification
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(period of) a year; during an era
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
influence; clout; leverage
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in advance; beforehand; previously
strength; power; proficiency; ability
really; truly; indeed; good grief
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless