pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
to play a leading role; to play a central part
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
graduation ceremony; commencement
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
way; course; the only way
going to and fro; back and forth
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
winter vacation; winter holidays
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
school rules; school regulations