hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to say; to be called; to do
second-year student; biennial
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
entertainment; amusement; fun
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
number one; first; best; most; game; round
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
viewer; (television) audience
800,000; eight hundred thousand
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
large number (of); many; majority
established practice; custom