grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
transvestite; drag queen; transwoman; male-to-female transsexual
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
of course; certainly; naturally
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
relation; connection; relevance
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
one by one; one after another; successively
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
same kind (race); homogeneousness