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"(transitive) To please."
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"word": "讓（……）高興"
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"roman": "dostavjam udovolstvie",
"sense": "to make content, satisfy",
"word": "доставям удоволствие"
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"sense": "to make content, satisfy",
"word": "使"
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"sense": "to make content, satisfy",
"word": "讓（……）滿足"
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"word": "tyydyttää"
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"alt": "まんぞくさせる",
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"roman": "manzoku saseru",
"sense": "to make content, satisfy",
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"sense": "to make content, satisfy",
"word": "tillfredsställa"
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"sense": "to make content, satisfy",
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"sense": "to make content, satisfy",
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"sense": "to make content, satisfy",
"word": "讓（……）滿足"
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"sense": "to make content, satisfy",
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