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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

メンテナンス

mentenansu

maintenance

Example sentences

  1. 火災報知器かさいほうちきはまったくメンテナンスされなかった。

    The smoke alarm has never been maintained.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. このため、メンテナンスさえ怠おこたらなければ、200年ねんから300年ねんは持もつように作つくられている。

    For this reason, as long as they are reasonably maintained kominka were built to last for 200 to 300 years.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. さまざまな国籍こくせき・形式けいしきのものが混在こんざいしてしまい、弾薬だんやくの補給ほきゅうやメンテナンス面めんでも支障ししょうをきたしていた。

    Consequently different types made in different nations were mixed, hindering the proper supply of ammunition and maintenance of weapons.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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