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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "baik tuan"
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"_dis1": "55 45",
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "نَعَم سَيِّدِي"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lsum em",
"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "լսում եմ"
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "baş üstə"
},
{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "javel"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "kyllä herra"
},
{
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "jessör"
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{
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "oui monsieur"
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "jawohl"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "igenis"
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "iavòl"
},
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "sì signore"
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "sissignore"
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"roman": "ryoukai",
"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "了解"
},
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "ryoukai shimashita",
"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "了解しました"
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "baik tuan"
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "sim senhor"
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "есть"
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
"word": "так то́чно"
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
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"sense": "used to express assent, especially to a superior",
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