man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to turn towards; to point
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
commerce; trade; business
frame; framework; outline
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to some extent; to a certain extent
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
age range; age-group; age bracket
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
individual; one by one; separate; each
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation