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受験地獄
じゅけんじごく
1. [n]
▶ examination hell
▶ ordeal of entrance examinations



History:
2. A 2012-01-21 06:08:10  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Not just university entrance.
  Diff:
@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-<gloss>ordeal of university entrance examinations</gloss>
+<gloss>ordeal of entrance examinations</gloss>
1. A* 2012-01-20 08:09:24  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Comments:
* Reorder glosses – put literal and evocative “examination hell” first
* Reword – focus is on *ordeal*, not *competitive*
(see 受験戦争 for focus on competitiveness)
  Diff:
@@ -12,1 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>competitive university entrance examinations (lit: examination hell)</gloss>
+<gloss>examination hell</gloss>
+<gloss>ordeal of university entrance examinations</gloss>

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