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ballast
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figuratively
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Japanese Meaning
船体の安定を図るために貨物室や気球のゴンドラに入れる重り、またはそのための重い物質 / 比喩的に、感情や心の安定をもたらすもの
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(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability. / (figuratively) Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
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ballast
The captain ordered extra ballast to be loaded into the ship's hold before the storm.
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The captain ordered extra ballast to be loaded into the ship's hold before the storm.
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