to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
photography contest; photography competition
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
(not) even once; (not) ever
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality; overly favouring someone to their detriment
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
loveable; very likeable; like very much
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to dye; to colour; to color
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
almost; roughly; approximately
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination