expression:

• a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said - proverb ➜ 二言【にごん】

adjective:

• wild; violent; rough-mannered; rude
• rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse; careless

noun:

• Edo-period hairstyle for the common man (the entire head shaved just above the ear, with the remainder tied up in the back) - archaism

noun:

• conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train - From English "one-man car"

noun:

• host in a bar for male homosexuals; effeminate man who talks and dresses like a woman; young male homosexual - From English "gay boy"

noun:

• Hundred Schools of Thought; general term for the large number of scholars and controversialists, and their respective schools, that flourished during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period - four character idiom

noun / prefix noun:

• man; male ➜ 女【おんな】

noun:

• fellow; guy; chap; bloke
• male lover; boyfriend; man
• manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

expression:

• one should not leave things unfinished; when a young Mencius returned home during the middle of school, his mother cut off the cloth she had been weaving on the loom to admonish him for stopping his studies midway - proverb ➜ 断機

noun:

• treating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish

noun:

• patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; financial supporter
• sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha) ➜ 芸者・旦那
• patron; master; manager; boss

expression:

• man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood - proverb

adverb / ~する noun:

• for a moment; for a minute

adverb:

• for a while; for some time
• for the time being; for now

interjection:

• it's been a long time; long time no see

noun:

• man month; man-month

adverb:

• instead of; for; as; in exchange for; in return (for); to make up for ➜ 代わり【かわり】・代わり【かわり】・代わり【かわり】

noun:

• old mother; aged mother

noun:

• dance where a female dancer dresses up as a man (late Heian to early Kamakura period)
• noh dance performed by a man without a mask

expression / ichidan verb:

• to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)

noun:

• natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment

adjectival noun:

• safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay

adverb:

• certainly; surely; undoubtedly

interjection / adjectival noun:

• no thanks; I'm good; that's alright - colloquialism

noun:

• great man; fine figure of a man ［だいじょうぶ］ - archaism ➜ 大丈夫【だいじょうふ】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for
• to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out
• to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

godan ~む verb:

• to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context)
• to bring in a man for sex

expression:

• too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man - proverb

noun:

• Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

expression:

• widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him - proverb

noun:

• long term care bed; long term care beds; chronic stage bed; chronic stage beds