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"text": "立ったまま寝てしまう"
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"ref": "2014, “夜明けと蛍”, n-buna [n-buna] (lyrics)",
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"立",
"た"
],
[
"寝",
"ね"
]
],
"text": "立ったまま寝てしまう"
},
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"english": "I can't find anything I want to do\nso I pretend to be in a hurry with my head down",
"ref": "2014, “夜明けと蛍”, n-buna [n-buna] (lyrics)",
"roman": "isoida furi utsumuku mama",
"ruby": [
[
"見",
"み"
],
[
"急",
"いそ"
],
[
"振",
"ふ"
],
[
"俯",
"うつむ"
]
],
"text": "したいことが見つけられないから\n急いだ振り 俯くまま\nshitai koto ga mitsukerarenai kara"
}
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"as it is; remaining in a certain state; while still"
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"是",
"ぜ"
],
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"ひ"
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"いち"
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[
"度",
"ど"
],
[
"目",
"め"
],
[
"御",
"お"
],
[
"都",
"つ"
],
[
"合",
"ごう"
],
[
"程",
"ほど"
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[
"聞",
"き"
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[
"願",
"ねが"
],
[
"幸",
"こう"
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[
"甚",
"じん"
],
[
"存",
"ぞん"
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],
"text": "是非一度お目にかかりたきまま、御都合の程お聞かせ願えれば幸甚に存じます。"
}
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{
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"pos": "soft-redirect",
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"乳母",
"崖",
"真間",
"継",
"間間",
"飯"
],
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