Saturday, June 11, 2022
Previous senryu
- 失敗をアララですます新社員
しっぱいを・アララですます・しんしゃいん
New-hire says / "Oopsie daisy! “Meh, / good enough”
Notes:
to @LaVieQ- Bult ultimately I chose to go with my translation, as I think the sentiment is about the new employee not worrying sufficiently about their faults.
- There remains a question over whether this uses 済ます or 澄ます. My best guess is that it’s the former, specifically using it with で. It’s very similar to なしで済ます - Jisho.org except in this case instead of “doing without,” I think it means “doing with an ‘アララ’ exclamation” (as if that sufficed!).
Current senryu challenge
Volume: Seniors
- この姑いなけりゃ彼もいなかった
Hints:
- I’m not certain, but I think this might be Kansai-ben.
- 姑 was surprisingly a new word for me (mother-in-law with connotations of a bossy, overbearing personality).
Remember to please use the spoiler tag with your translation attempts! Also, please include the reading in kana with your submission.
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