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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order
  • くるま
  • こしょう故障
  • した
  • ので
  • おく遅れました
I was late because my car broke down.
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. damage (to a part of the body); injury; hurt
Noun
3. problem; hitch; obstacle; hindrance
Noun
4. objection; protest
Wikipedia definition
5. FailureFailure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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