to understand (each other); to comprehend
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
contraceptive device; birth-control device
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
substantial matter; significant item
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
slurp-slurp; suck-suck; sound of blowjob suction
calculated; premeditated; considered
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
how; in what way; I wonder
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
(for the) first time in one's life
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
hand luggage; hand baggage
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
housewarming gift; housewarming
drinking bout; merrymaking
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
drinking party; get-together
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)