headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
to talk together; to chat together
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
it hasn't been long since
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to keep (a person) waiting
extermination; expulsion; destruction
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
somehow; for some reason or other
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
program (e.g. TV); programme
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
imprisonment; incarceration
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of