book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
accession to the throne; enthronement
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
(punishment by) striking with fists
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to take away; to carry away
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
questions and answers; dialogue
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
leisure time; idle moment
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
rest period; intermission; break time; recess