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"人",
"ひと"
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"話",
"はな"
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"方",
"かた"
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"商人",
"あきんど"
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"word": "どうもありがとう"
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"roman": "arigatō gozaimasu",
"word": "ありがとうございます"
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"roman": "dōmo arigatō gozaimasu",
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