shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
how many years; how long; what year
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
sudden change; complete change
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor