unusual space; other dimension
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
calls and sounds made by insects
to get late; to advance; to wear on
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
half and half; fifty-fifty
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
marriage proposal; courtship
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to win the prize; to win the ring
example; illustration; precedent
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
house of an imperial prince
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
ensemble; harmony (between performers); coordination; ensemble (of clothes); outfit
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
sales promotion; hard selling
hedge; fence; border; limit
participants; participating athletes
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
action committee; executive committee
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer