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高
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high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
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都心では高層ビルが雨後のたけのこのように増えている。
High rises are mushrooming in the heart of the city.
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old person; elderly person; senior citizen
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過去において高齢者たちは人生の様々な問題を解決するときのエキスパートと考えられていた。
In the past, the old used to be looked upon as experts in solving various problems of life.
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to be expensive; to be costly
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この車の維持は高くつく。
It is expensive running this car.
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senior high school; high school
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彼は高等学校の生徒ではありません。
He is not a high school student.
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high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
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高飛車に出たね。
So you are acting high-handedly.
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high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
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じゃがいもは中南米高地が原産地である。
The potato is native to the highlands of Central and South America.
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Idiomatic expression
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; flower on a high peak
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そんなことは私には高嶺の花です。
That's to me like a flower on lofty heights.
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sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
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この政策は結局物価の高騰を引き起こした。
This policy resulted in a great rise in prices.
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Idiomatic expression
looking on from afar; being a spectator
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aiming too high
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高望みをするとかえって損をする。
You may go farther and fare worse.
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high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; tall
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high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)