See let it be on Wiktionary
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"word": "就這樣吧"
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"sense": "leave something to follow its natural course",
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"sense": "leave something to follow its natural course",
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"roman": "iq̇os",
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"sense": "leave something to follow its natural course",
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"sense": "leave something to follow its natural course",
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"word": "não mexer"
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"word": "пусть бу́дет так"
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"roman": "pustʹ tak i búdet",
"sense": "leave something to follow its natural course",
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"sense": "leave something to follow its natural course",
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"code": "ta",
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"roman": "appaṭi irukkaṭum",
"sense": "leave something to follow its natural course",
"word": "அப்படி இருக்கடும்"
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"word": "let it be"
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