[そうはとんやがおろさない, souhatonyagaorosanai](exp) things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much[Add to Longdo]
[おうようへん, ouyouhen](n) problem in a mathematics textbook in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment[Add to Longdo]
[うつせみ;うつそみ(ok);うつしおみ(現人)(ok), utsusemi ; utsusomi (ok); utsushiomi ( gen nin )(ok)](n) (1) man of this world; the real world; temporal things; (2) (空蝉, 虚蝉 only) cast-off cicada shell; cicada[Add to Longdo]