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"sense": "sorry, as an apology",
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"roman": "⁸veq-hau-i-sy",
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"sense": "sorry, as an apology",
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"sense": "sorry, as an apology",
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"sense": "sorry, as an apology",
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"word": "pardon"
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"word": "용서하십시요"
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"sense": "sorry, as an apology",
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"sense": "sorry, as an apology",
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"word": "ursäkta mig"
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"sense": "polite expression used to soften a contradiction",
"word": "valitettavasti"
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"word": "wie bitte?"
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