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state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
the way things should be; ideal state
truth
被災地のあり様を見て言葉を失ってしまった。
I was left speechless upon seeing the state of the disaster area.
現在の教育のあり様に疑問を持つ人は少なくない。
Not a few people have doubts about the current state of education.
部屋の散らかったあり様に母は呆れていた。
My mother was appalled at the messy state of the room.