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puroburemu

n. a problem. Subjects: , ,
Etymological Note: < Eng. ‘problem’
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Citations: 1988 Kent E. Calder World Politics (July) “Japanese Foreign Economic Policy Formation: Explaining the Reactive State” p. vol. 40, no. 4, p. 538: Osamu Shimomura, “Nihon Mondai kara ‘Amerikan Puroburemu’ e” [From the Japan problem to the American problem] Seiron (July 1987), 40-49. 1991 Eric House Usenet: rec.bicycles (Mar. 7) “Re: Tange tube types - what are the differences?”: “Thanks, Steve Casagrande.” “no puroburemu.” 2003 Sven Hartge Usenet: de.alt.anime (Germany) (Mar. 1) “Re: You’re Under Arrest”: “Nein, ernsthaft: Danke für deine Mühe.” “No puroburemu.” 2004 Kotaro Sueyoshi Daily Yomiuri (Japan) (May 16) “Schools battle bad behavior of first-graders”: The term shoichi puroburemu (first-grade students’ problems) was coined to refer to the situation as most of the students who cause trouble are those who cannot adapt to their new surroundings.
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