it's been a long time; long time no see
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
dropout; quitter; deserter
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
destabilization; destabilisation
information technology; IT
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to appease; to suppress; to calm
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
all over; all over the place; everywhere
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
right (to do something); authority; power