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"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
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"word": "ευχή θανάτου"
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"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
"word": "משאלת מוות"
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"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
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"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
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"word": "augurio di morte"
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"roman": "shi-no ganbō",
"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
"word": "死の願望"
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"alt": "じさつがんぼう",
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"roman": "jisatsu-ganbō",
"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
"word": "自殺願望"
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"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
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"word": "pulsão de morte"
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"roman": "žážda smérti",
"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
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"word": "жа́жда сме́рти"
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"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
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"word": "pulsión de muerte"
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"sense": "desire for the death of oneself or of someone else",
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