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obese
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  1. obeseRtK
  2. fat
    肉体余分カロリー変えるThe body converts extra calories into fat.tatoeba
    過度摂取心臓原因なるいるEating too much fat is supposed to cause heart disease.tatoeba

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moon () · month () · flesh () · part of the body () · compass · direction ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 533

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過度の脂の摂取は心臓病の原因になるとされている。
Eating too much fat is supposed to cause heart disease.tatoeba
ゆえに、筋肉の50パーセントが脂に取って代わられる可能性がある。
Hence 50 percent of the muscle can give way to fat.tatoeba

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