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prostitute
街で娼婦に声をかけられた。
A prostitute called out to me on the street.
当時の港町には娼婦が多いとされていた。
Port towns of that era were said to have many prostitutes.
娼婦を主人公にした映画が国際的に高く評価された。
A film with a prostitute as the protagonist received high international acclaim.