hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
token (effort); something done for form's sake
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
very likely; very probable
dispersing; breaking up; running away
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
pale; pallid; bluish-white
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to be bony; to be angular
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
each; respectively; individually; separately
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
university education; college education (training)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
how many years; how long; what year
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year