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"lang_code": "ja",
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"4": "wool; cotton; soft, downy",
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"english": "cotton candy, candy floss",
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"word": "アルベド"
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}
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"the state of being exhausted or extremely tired (likely from the hard work required to pick cotton)"
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"word": "アルベド"
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"path": [
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