hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
business district; office complex
several minutes; a few minutes
school building; schoolhouse
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
due form; official; formality
life; living; I; me; student
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
review (of learned material); revision
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
stairs; stairway; staircase
use; utilization; utilisation; application
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
space (room, area, outer space)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex