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art nouveau

3

family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

9

to address

1

will; testament

1

together; mutually; fellow

1

check mark; tick mark

1

another family; another house

1

to put up for adoption

1

determination; resolution

2

money

2

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

4

to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

1

traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design

7

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

2

all things in nature; the whole creation

2

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

1

pine tree

1

situation

1

auspicious sign; good omen

1

standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

tortoise shell

1

bridal costume; wedding dress

1

formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono

2

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

5

West Asia

1

butterfly

6

chrysalis; pupa

1

imago; adult (insect)

1

immortal; undying; indestructible

1

crest; coat of arms

1

flowers; beautiful; spectacular

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

2

Sanogawa

2

check (pattern); ichimatsu doll

2

favorite; favourite; habitually used

1

person's name

1

special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

1

(small) mallet; gavel

1

fishing rod

1

antler

1

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

2

Kiritake

1

to express; to show

1

semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress

1

dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes

1

double-woven obi

1

Nichiren school of Buddhism

6

numerous; many

1

Lotus Sutra

2