to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
how many people; a number of people
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
usually; under usual circumstances
fast walking; semi-jogging
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
going through; going via; going by way of
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
please; somehow or other; one way or another
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
good young man; agreeable youth
preference; priority; precedence
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
along the road; along the way
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
high achiever; student with good academic results
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
not taking an examination; not having to take an examination
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
body; physique; build; stature
handsome face; beautiful features
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
leadership skill; leadership ability
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to stop walking; to pause
somehow; for some reason or other