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禁酒 きんしゅ

  1. abstinence from alcohol; temperance
  2. prohibition of drinking

禁酒家 きんしゅか

  1. abstainer; nondrinker; teetotaler

禁酒法 きんしゅほう

  1. dry law; prohibition law
  2. Prohibition (in the United States, 1920-1933)
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