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"word": "ихтыяр көсө"
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"sense": "strength of will",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "си́ла на во́ля"
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"sense": "strength of will",
"tags": [
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"word": "força de voluntat"
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"roman": "yìzhìlì",
"sense": "strength of will",
"word": "意志力"
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"sense": "strength of will",
"word": "意志"
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{
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"sense": "strength of will",
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"sense": "strength of will",
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"feminine"
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"sense": "strength of will",
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