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練
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scouring; degumming
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training
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Incorrect kanji for 精錬, 製錬
refining; refinement; smelting
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skilled worker; skilled labour
Examples
あらゆる職業に手を出す者は何の熟練工にもなれない。
Jack of all trades is master of none.
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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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Idiomatic expression; Jocular, humorous term
useless book learning; knowing the theory but not being able to put it into practice; swim practice on a tatami mat
