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"word": "զգոն"
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "সতর্ক"
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "waakzaam"
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"word": "attentif"
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"word": "wachsam"
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍅𐍃"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
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"word": "airdeallach"
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"word": "注意深い"
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"word": "whakamātaki"
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"word": "whakamatatū"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"word": "hihiwa"
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{
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"word": "matakana"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "tūmatohi"
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "vaktsom"
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "wacor"
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "سهران"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "vigilante"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "alerta"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "atento"
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
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"code": "sa",
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"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "प्रबुध्"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "faireil"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "observant, vigilant and aware",
"word": "atento"
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{
"code": "es",
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