Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to entrust; to leave to a person
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
contrast; antithesis; comparison
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
company president; manager; director
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
editor (in publishing, etc.)
second (unit of time); arc second
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
one day; (on) a certain day
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
one breath; chug!; drink!
eating; bite (in fishing)
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade