一人の男が近づいてきた。

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know