to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
study group; study meeting
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
distinction; differentiation; classification
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
study; research; investigation
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to burn with combativeness
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
question; inquiry; enquiry
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
immediately; right away; on the spot
for a while; for some time; for a period
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
very interesting; of great interest
for today; for the time being