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ヘルス [gai1]
1. [n]
▶ health
2. [n] [abbr]
▶ type of brothel/massage parlor (parlour)
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2527840 ファッションヘルス 1. prostitution (in the guise of a massage service)
  ⇐ see: 2784620 ヘルス嬢【ヘルスじょう】 1. female employee of a brothel-massage parlor



History:
2. A 2010-08-16 23:09:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2010-08-16 19:51:36  Paul Blay <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
wiki.jp
  Comments: 
So are there significant numbers of non-brothel(/風俗) ヘルス 'massage parlours' or is that gloss overly euphemistic?  The Japanese wiki, at least, seems to think it's just an abbreviation for ファッションヘルス
  Diff: 
@@ -14,1 +14,3 @@
-<gloss>type of massage parlor (parlour)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="2527840">ファッションヘルス</xref>
+<misc>&abbr;</misc>
+<gloss>type of brothel/massage parlor (parlour)</gloss>

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