hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
second day of the month; two days
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
deciding match; play-off; runoff
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
in the morning; during the morning
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
unexpected result; upset; surprise
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
dozens; scores of; decades
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
while; during (the time when)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be fated to; be linked by fate
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
very young; little; childish; immature
limbs; arms and legs; body
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)