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"alt": "じゅんちょうな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "junchō na",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "順調な"
},
{
"alt": "こうちょうな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kōchō na",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "好調な"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "rorotu"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "gunstig"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "gunstig"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "dogodny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "favorável"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "blagoprijátnyj",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "благоприя́тный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "udóbnyj",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "удо́бный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "podxodjáščij",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "подходя́щий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"lang_code": "te",
"roman": "anukūlamaina",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "అనుకూలమైన"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"lang_code": "te",
"roman": "sānukūlamu",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "సానుకూలము"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "spryjátlyvyj",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "сприя́тливий"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "lykke-"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "suotuisa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorábel"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "xelisšemc̣q̇obi",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "ხელისშემწყობი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "xelsaq̇reli",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "ხელსაყრელი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "mosaxerxebeli",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "მოსახერხებელი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "günstig"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorevole"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "faustus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "propitius"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "szczęśliwy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorável"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorabil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "blagoprijátnyj",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "благоприя́тный"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "uğurlu"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "uğurlu",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "اوغورلو"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "maymun",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "میمون"
}
],
"word": "favourable"
}
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