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
unveiling; debut; introduction
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
marriage proposal; courtship
episode; anecdote; vignette
to win the prize; to win the ring
example; illustration; precedent
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
house of a prince of the blood
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); 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
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 (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
oblique line; forward slash
store selling musical instruments
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true