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"text": "2017 May 30, NTT Solmare, Moe! Ninja Girls, Season 6 Chapter 2, iOS and Android\n― Yamabuki: “Okay... *Sigh*... I thought l'd get to go home and sleep after taking the Principal back...but here I am, still at it, like an overworked salaryman!”\n― John: “What? Salaryman?”",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a salaried worker in Japan or South Korea",
"word": "toimihenkilö"
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"sense": "a salaried worker in Japan or South Korea",
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"word": "サラリーマン"
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"sense": "a salaried worker in Japan or South Korea",
"word": "샐러리맨"
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"sense": "a salaried worker in Japan or South Korea",
"word": "toimihenkilö"
},
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"note": "in Japanese context",
"sense": "a salaried worker in Japan or South Korea",
"word": "salaryman"
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"sense": "a salaried worker in Japan or South Korea",
"word": "salaryman"
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"sense": "a salaried worker in Japan or South Korea",
"tags": [
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"word": "Salaryman"
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"sense": "a salaried worker in Japan or South Korea",
"word": "サラリーマン"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "saelleorimaen",
"sense": "a salaried worker in Japan or South Korea",
"word": "샐러리맨"
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"roman": "sararimán",
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