men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
soldier; combatant; warrior
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
slim; slender; slight; delicate
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
breastplate; chest protector; bib
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)