Thursday, July 21, 2022
Previous senryu
- 評判の愛妻弁当自作です
ひょうばんの・あいさいべんとう・じさくです
My famous / wife-packed lunch box / is self-made
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Tough call today, but I think “handwork” emphasizes that it was made by hand rather than machine. I think the normal phrasing for “something I made” (vs. something made by another) would be “my handiwork”. Apologies, I know this is absurdly nit-picky, but I had to make a call.
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The メッセージ弁当 link was great fun. I particularly like the somehow edgy and intimidating font used for this one:
Somehow I hear Bartok or the score from Psycho more than anything soft and relaxing!
Current senryu challenge
Volume: Children
- 腹の子が胸なでおろす披露宴
I’m not even going to pretend I understand this one. Help!
I think なでおろす is 撫で下ろす. Relevant dictionary entry:
ほっと胸をなで下ろす give [heave] a (deep) sigh of relief; feel (greatly) relieved.
We had our 披露宴 in Japan before our formal wedding in the US. Seemed a little strange but it worked out great since we could have more people attend in total.
The etymology of 披露宴 apparently comes from 拡める and involves spreading the news of a couple’s setting out on their own.
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