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手の付けられない

see styles
 tenotsukerarenai
    てのつけられない
(exp,adj-i) out of control; out of hand; unmanageable

Variations:
払い出し
払出し

 haraidashi
    はらいだし
paying out

Variations:
払い出す
払出す

 haraidasu
    はらいだす
(transitive verb) to pay (out); to drive away

Variations:
抉る
刳る
剔る

 eguru; kuru(刳ru)
    えぐる; くる(刳る)
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; (transitive verb) (2) (えぐる only) (kana only) to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; (transitive verb) (3) (えぐる only) (kana only) to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

Variations:
抜き出る
抜出る

 nukideru
    ぬきでる
(v1,vi) (1) (See 抜きん出る・ぬきんでる・1) to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be preeminent; (v1,vi) (2) (See 抜きん出る・ぬきんでる・2) to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

Variations:
抜き差し
抜差し

 nukisashi
    ぬきさし
(noun, transitive verb) (1) addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (See 抜き差しならない,抜き差しならぬ) making do; getting by; managing

Variations:
押し出す
押出す

 oshidasu
    おしだす
(transitive verb) (1) to crowd out; to push out; to squeeze out; (v5s,vi) (2) to start together; to set out en masse; (transitive verb) (3) to highlight; to draw attention to

Variations:
振り出す
振出す

 furidasu
    ふりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to shake out; (transitive verb) (2) to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); (transitive verb) (3) to infuse (e.g. in hot water)

Variations:
掘り出す
掘出す

 horidasu
    ほりだす
(transitive verb) to dig out; to pick up

Variations:
掘削
掘鑿

 kussaku
    くっさく
(noun, transitive verb) digging out; excavation

Variations:
掬う
抄う

 sukuu / suku
    すくう
(transitive verb) (kana only) to scoop; to ladle out

Variations:
敷く
布く

 shiku
    しく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) (1) to spread out; to lay out; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (2) to cover; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (3) to lay (e.g. railway tracks); (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (4) to sit on; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (5) to take a position; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (6) (See 法令を敷く) to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

明けても暮れても

see styles
 aketemokuretemo
    あけてもくれても
(expression) day in and day out; all the time

Variations:
書き下す
書下す

 kakikudasu
    かきくだす
(transitive verb) (1) to write from top to bottom; (transitive verb) (2) to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause; (transitive verb) (3) to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order

Variations:
書き残す
書残す

 kakinokosu
    かきのこす
(transitive verb) (1) to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; (transitive verb) (2) to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; (transitive verb) (3) to forget to write; to leave out

Variations:
枯渇
涸渇

 kokatsu
    こかつ
(noun/participle) (1) drying up; running dry; (noun/participle) (2) running out; being exhausted; being drained

Variations:
根合わせ
根合せ

 neawase
    ねあわせ
(hist) (See 物合わせ) neawase; Heian-period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots

Variations:
歯ぎしり
歯軋り

 hagishiri
    はぎしり
(n,vs,vi) (1) involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; (n,vs,vi) (2) grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

Variations:
歯軋り
歯ぎしり

 hagishiri
    はぎしり
(noun/participle) (1) involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; (noun/participle) (2) grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

死中に活を求める

see styles
 shichuunikatsuomotomeru / shichunikatsuomotomeru
    しちゅうにかつをもとめる
(exp,v1) to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation

Variations:
汲み干す
汲干す

 kumihosu
    くみほす
(transitive verb) to empty out; to drain out; to pump dry

Variations:
泣き潰す
泣潰す

 nakitsubusu
    なきつぶす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind

Variations:
浪人
牢人

 rounin / ronin
    ろうにん
(noun/participle) (1) ronin; masterless samurai; (noun/participle) (2) (浪人 only) high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; (3) (浪人 only) person out of work; jobless person; (4) (浪人 only) (archaism) (orig. meaning) wanderer; drifter

Variations:
浮き出す
浮出す

 ukidasu
    うきだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to surface; to come to the top; (v5s,vi) (2) to stand out (e.g. against a background)

Variations:
浮き出る
浮出る

 ukideru
    うきでる
(v1,vi) (1) to rise to the surface; to surface; (v1,vi) (2) to stand out (e.g. against a background)

深淵に臨むが如し

see styles
 shinenninozomugagotoshi
    しんえんにのぞむがごとし
(expression) like looking out on an abyss; like standing on the edge of an abyss

Variations:
湧く
涌く

 waku
    わく
(v5k,vi) (1) to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge; (v5k,vi) (2) to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry; (v5k,vi) (3) to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise; (v5k,vi) (4) to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

Variations:
漏る
洩る

 moru
    もる
(v5r,vi) to leak; to run out

Variations:
潮溜まり
潮溜り

 shiodamari
    しおだまり
tide pool; rocky place where sea water remains after the tide draws out

炒り豆に花が咲く

see styles
 irimamenihanagasaku
    いりまめにはながさく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to come alive (once again); to spring back into life; for flowers to blossom out of a fried bean

Variations:
現る
表る
顕る

 arawaru
    あらわる
(v2r-s,vi) (1) (archaism) (See 現れる・1) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; (v2r-s,vi) (2) (archaism) (See 現れる・2) to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

生き馬の目を抜く

see styles
 ikiumanomeonuku
    いきうまのめをぬく
(expression) (idiom) to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; to pluck out the eye of a live horse

Variations:
疎外
疏外

 sogai
    そがい
(noun/participle) (1) estrangement; neglect; alienation; (noun/participle) (2) casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder

Variations:
疎抜く
うろ抜く

 uronuku
    うろぬく
(transitive verb) to thin out (e.g. seedlings)

白羽の矢を立てる

see styles
 shirahanoyaotateru
    しらはのやをたてる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 白羽の矢が立つ) to select someone (out of many people)

目の届かない所に

see styles
 menotodokanaitokoroni
    めのとどかないところに
(exp,adv) out of sight; out of eyeshot

真綿で首を絞める

see styles
 mawatadekubioshimeru
    まわたでくびをしめる
(exp,v1) to drag things out; to creep up slowly on the point; to strangle (execute) slowly with a silk cord (instead of quickly with a rope)

Variations:
着潰す
着つぶす

 kitsubusu
    きつぶす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to wear out (clothing)

Variations:
知る
識る

 shiru
    しる
(transitive verb) (1) to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover; (transitive verb) (2) to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize; (transitive verb) (3) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate; (transitive verb) (4) to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with; (transitive verb) (5) to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship); (transitive verb) (6) to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know; (transitive verb) (7) (usu. with neg. sentence) to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

神経をすり減らす

see styles
 shinkeiosuriherasu / shinkeosuriherasu
    しんけいをすりへらす
(exp,v5s) to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck

Variations:
突き立つ
突立つ

 tsukitatsu
    つきたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to stick (in); (v5t,vi) (2) to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand tall; (v5t,vi) (3) to stand (doing nothing)

Variations:
組み付け
組付け

 kumitsuke
    くみつけ
(1) imposition (printing); laying out page order; (2) assembly (e.g. of components)

Variations:
練る
煉る

 neru
    ねる
(transitive verb) (1) to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); (transitive verb) (2) to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out; (transitive verb) (3) to train; to drill; to exercise; (transitive verb) (4) (練る only) to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum; (transitive verb) (5) to tan (leather); (transitive verb) (6) (also written as 錬る) to temper (steel); (v5r,vi) (7) (also written as 邌る) to walk in procession; to parade; to march

Variations:
聞き流す
聞流す

 kikinagasu
    ききながす
(transitive verb) to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

肩のちからをぬく

see styles
 katanochikaraonuku
    かたのちからをぬく
(exp,v5k) to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

Variations:


 waki
    わき
(1) armpit; under one's arm; side; flank; (2) (also written as 傍, 側) beside; close to; near; by; (3) aside; to the side; away; out of the way; (4) off-track; off-topic; (5) (usu. written ワキ in Noh) deuteragonist; supporting role; (6) (abbreviation) (See 脇句) second verse (in a linked series of poems)

臆病風に吹かれる

see styles
 okubyoukazenifukareru / okubyokazenifukareru
    おくびょうかぜにふかれる
(exp,v1) to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage

Variations:
被る
冠る

 kaburu(p); kamuru
    かぶる(P); かむる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden); (transitive verb) (4) to overlap (e.g. sound or color); (transitive verb) (5) to be similar; to be redundant; (v5r,vi) (6) (of film) to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.); (v5r,vi) (7) (of a play, etc.) to close; to come to an end; (v5r,vi) (8) (of a play, etc.) to get a full house; to sell out; (v5r,vi) (9) (archaism) (of a play, etc.) (See 毛氈を被る・1) to blunder; to bungle; to fail; (v5r,vi) (10) (archaism) to be deceived

Variations:
言い出し
言出し

 iidashi / idashi
    いいだし
(See 言い出す・いいだす・1) opening words; speaking out

Variations:
試す
験す

 tamesu
    ためす
(transitive verb) to attempt; to test; to try out

Variations:
貸す
藉す

 kasu
    かす
(transitive verb) (1) to lend; to loan; (transitive verb) (2) to rent out; to hire out

Variations:
貸座敷
貸し座敷

 kashizashiki
    かしざしき
(1) tatami-mat room rented out for meetings, meals, etc.; (2) place for assignations; (3) (Edo-period) brothel

Variations:
踏み越す
踏越す

 fumikosu
    ふみこす
(v5s,vi) {sumo} to step out of the ring; to put one's foot outside the ring

身の置き場がない

see styles
 minookibaganai
    みのおきばがない
(exp,adj-i) feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; feeling at a loss in the situation

身の置き場が無い

see styles
 minookibaganai
    みのおきばがない
(exp,adj-i) feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; feeling at a loss in the situation

身の置き所がない

see styles
 minookidokoroganai
    みのおきどころがない
(exp,adj-i) (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place

身の置き所が無い

see styles
 minookidokoroganai
    みのおきどころがない
(exp,adj-i) (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place

身の置き所もない

see styles
 minookidokoromonai
    みのおきどころもない
(exp,adj-i) (See 身の置き所がない) not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong

Variations:
追う
逐う

 ou / o
    おう
(transitive verb) (1) to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after; (transitive verb) (2) to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel; (transitive verb) (4) to drive (e.g. a herd); (transitive verb) (5) (in passive voice) to be pressed (e.g. for time)

Variations:
連れ出す
連出す

 tsuredasu
    つれだす
(transitive verb) (1) to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to entice out; to lure away

Variations:
配る
賦る

 kubaru
    くばる
(transitive verb) (1) to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to deal out; to serve out; (transitive verb) (2) to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.); to station

陸に上がった河童

see styles
 okaniagattakappa
    おかにあがったかっぱ
(expression) (See 河童・1) a fish out of water; a kappa up on the land

青出於藍而勝於藍


青出于蓝而胜于蓝

see styles
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
    qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 er2 sheng4 yu2 lan2
ch`ing ch`u yü lan erh sheng yü lan
    ching chu yü lan erh sheng yü lan
lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom); fig. the student surpasses the master

Variations:
鞘走る
さや走る

 sayabashiru
    さやばしる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (archaism) to slip out of one's scabbard (of swords)

頭が真っ白になる

see styles
 atamagamasshironinaru
    あたまがまっしろになる
(exp,v5r) to blank out; to panic

願ったり叶ったり

see styles
 negattarikanattari
    ねがったりかなったり
everything working out as desired

Variations:
飲み倒す
飲倒す

 nomitaosu
    のみたおす
(transitive verb) (1) to skip out on one's bar bill; (transitive verb) (2) (See 飲み潰す・のみつぶす・1) to drink oneself to ruin; to drink everything vigorously; to get wasted

鬼の居ぬ間に洗濯

see styles
 oninoinumanisentaku
    おにのいぬまにせんたく
(expression) (idiom) (See 洗濯・2) playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out

アウト・フォーカス

 auto fookasu
    アウト・フォーカス
soft focus (photography, film) (wasei: out focus); out-of-focus technique

アウト・ボクシング

 auto bokushingu
    アウト・ボクシング
out boxing

アウトオブバウンズ

see styles
 autoobubaunzu
    アウトオブバウンズ
out of bounds

アウトドアリビング

see styles
 autodoaribingu
    アウトドアリビング
out-door living

アクティングアウト

see styles
 akutinguauto
    アクティングアウト
acting out

アフリカ単一起源説

see styles
 afurikatanitsukigensetsu
    アフリカたんいつきげんせつ
Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

インサイド・アウト

 insaido auto
    インサイド・アウト
inside out; swinging golf club with an inside out motion

インターネット選挙

see styles
 intaanettosenkyo / intanettosenkyo
    インターネットせんきょ
carrying out an election campaign using the Internet

ウイルスを排除する

see styles
 uirusuohaijosuru
    ウイルスをはいじょする
(exp,vs-i) (1) to fight off a virus; (exp,vs-i) (2) {comp} to screen out computer viruses

Variations:
おんぼろ
オンボロ

 onboro; onboro
    おんぼろ; オンボロ
(adj-f,adj-na,adj-no,n) worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

Variations:
カスカス
かすかす

 kasukasu; kasukasu
    カスカス; かすかす
(adj-no,adj-na,adv,vs,vi) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) dry; dried out; juiceless; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See カツカツ) barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty

Variations:
きな臭い
キナ臭い

 kinakusai
    きなくさい
(adjective) (1) smelling burnt; smelling scorched; having a burnt smell; (adjective) (2) smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; strained; (adjective) (3) suspicious; dubious; questionable; shady

Variations:
げんなり
ゲンナリ

 gennari; gennari
    げんなり; ゲンナリ
(vs,adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be weary; to be worn out; to be tired; (vs,adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be fed up (with); to be sick of; (vs,adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be dejected; to be dispirited; to be disheartened

Variations:
ゴミ出し
ごみ出し

 gomidashi
    ごみだし
taking out the garbage

Variations:
こら
コラ
ゴルァ

 kora; kora; goruァ
    こら; コラ; ゴルァ
(interjection) (1) (used to scold or reprove) hey!; (interjection) (2) (used to call out to someone) hey!

Variations:
コリコリ
こりこり

 gorigori; gorigori
    ゴリゴリ; ごりごり
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with a scratching sound; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with force; hard; vigorously; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) forcibly (carry out); forcefully; in a pushy manner; (adj-na,adj-no,adv,vs) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) hard (e.g. food); stiff (e.g. clothing); (adj-no,adj-na) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) inflexible; uncompromising; dyed-in-the-wool; (can be adjective with の) (6) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (colloquialism) hardcore; serious; genuine; bona fide; true; real

さよならジョージア

see styles
 sayonarajoojia
    さよならジョージア
(work) The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia (film); (wk) The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia (film)

Variations:
すぽっと
スポッと

 zubotto; zubotto
    ズボッと; ずぼっと
(adverb) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly

それどころじゃない

see styles
 soredokorojanai
    それどころじゃない
(expression) that's out of the question; it's just not possible

それどころではない

see styles
 soredokorodehanai
    それどころではない
(expression) that's out of the question; it's just not possible

Variations:
だばだば
ダバダバ

 dabadaba; dabadaba
    だばだば; ダバダバ
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ドバドバ) (pouring out) in large amounts; (flowing out) gushingly

Variations:
ダメ出し
駄目出し

 damedashi(dame出shi); damedashi(駄目出shi)
    ダメだし(ダメ出し); だめだし(駄目出し)
(noun/participle) (1) criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; finding fault; (noun/participle) (2) calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something

Variations:
つんぼ桟敷
聾桟敷

 tsunbosajiki
    つんぼさじき
(1) (sensitive word) being kept uninformed; being cut off; out of the loop; (2) (archaism) upper gallery (where one can't hear); blind seat

Variations:
てへぺろ
テヘペロ

 tehepero; tehepero
    てへぺろ; テヘペロ
(expression) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (slang) (See てへへ,ぺろっと・2) laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue

どちらからとも無く

see styles
 dochirakaratomonaku
    どちらからともなく
(exp,adv) (kana only) (indicates that an action carried out by two people has no clear instigator) both; together; jointly; simultaneously

Variations:
どばどば
ドバドバ

 dobadoba; dobadoba
    どばどば; ドバドバ
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly

Variations:
ドン引き
どん引き

 donbiki; donbiki
    どんびき; ドンビキ
(n,vs,vi) (1) being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); being left speechless; (n,vs,vi) (2) {film;tv} zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

Variations:
パーッと
ぱあっと

 paatto; paatto / patto; patto
    パーッと; ぱあっと
(adverb) with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

Variations:
ぱくり屋
パクリ屋

 pakuriya(pakuri屋); pakuriya(pakuri屋)
    ぱくりや(ぱくり屋); パクリや(パクリ屋)
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud

Variations:
パサつく
ぱさつく

 pasatsuku; pasatsuku
    パサつく; ぱさつく
(v5k,vi) to dry out; to become dry (and brittle); to go stale

Variations:
はたはた
ハタハタ

 patapata; patapata
    パタパタ; ぱたぱた
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug); whap-whap; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) pitter-patter (of footsteps); (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) quickly (making progress); in quick succession

Variations:
バッタ物
ばった物

 battamon(batta物); battamon(batta物); battamono(batta物); battamono(batta物); battamon; battamono
    バッタもん(バッタ物); ばったもん(ばった物); ばったもの(ばった物); バッタもの(バッタ物); バッタモン; バッタモノ
(1) (kana only) goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; (2) (kana only) (See ぱちもの) fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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