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"Terms with German translations",
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"Terms with Slovak translations",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary",
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"sense": "human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary",
"word": "vaják"
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"sense": "human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary",
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"sense": "human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary",
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"sense": "human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary",
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"sense": "human who has undergone a controlled mutation to be able to kill monsters as a mercenary",
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