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developing country; emerging nation
Examples
日本は開発途上国に対し、20億円の包括援助を保証しました。
Japan guaranteed a 2 billion yen aid package to developing countries.
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to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; one's testicles shrivel up
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to be balding in the front; to have a receding hairline
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Humble
midsummer greetings; to inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
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Idiomatic expression; Jocular, humorous term
useless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice; practising swimming on a tatami mat
Examples
コンピューターのマニュアルを読むだけでは所詮畳の上の水練だ。
Just reading a computer manual is like practicing swimming on dry land.
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Noun or verb acting prenominally
slender and smartly shaped (of a woman)
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superior court
Examples
被告は上級裁判所に控訴するだろう。
The defendant will appeal to a higher court.
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Idiomatic expression
to do something useless; to gild the lily; to gild refined gold; to build a roof atop the roof
Examples
同じことを何回繰り返すの。屋上屋を架すようなくどい説明は勘弁してよ。
You're wasting your time with all this needless repetition, so spare us the long-winded explanation.
