to let (someone) take hold of your hand
offering a cup (of sake) in return
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
scrubbing grime off (the skin); cloth, sponge, etc. used to remove grime from the skin
passing the winter; hibernation
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
superstition; superstitious belief
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
superb view; picturesque scenery
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to dig up; to expose; to disclose