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"word": "uneliaisuus"
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"word": "休止"
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"sense": "state of being dormant",
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"sense": "state of being dormant",
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"word": "休止"
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"sense": "state of being dormant",
"word": "睡眠"
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"sense": "state of being dormant",
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