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abalone; ear shell

secret, unrequited love

inseparable friendship

thin string of dried abalone (often tied to a gift)

thin string of dried abalone (often tied to a gift)

salt-cured fish

inseparable friendship

var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion

secret, unrequited love

dried stretched abalone flesh