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pearl

2

joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

4

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

branch manager; manager of a branch office

1

thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink

1

(someone else's) parents; both parents

1

younger child

1

wife

1

lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

stamp; seal

1

seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

2

perfume; scent

1

in one's senses; sane

1

most important

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

2

nonchalantly; without a care

3

life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime

1

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

2

to become weak

1

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

3

exaggerated; overblown; overdone

1

to be able to conceal

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

2

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

2

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

Christmas present

5

official divorce registration papers

1

Oh no; Oh dear

3

new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

1

travel voucher; travel coupon

2

laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing

1

long visit; overstaying

1

mass; setting of the ordinary of the mass (Kyrie, Credo, etc.)

1

subject; theme

1

Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)

1

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

3

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

2

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

1

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

1

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

1

accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)

3

reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

5

gateway to success

1

foreign country

2

birthday party

3

you; people

2

(written) invitation; letter of invitation

1