スーダラ

English translation: Being slack

01:37 Dec 21, 2016
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / Interview
Japanese term or phrase: スーダラ
"スーダラな方向へ"

The term is part of a headline for a magazine interview with an author discussing taking a new direction in their literary career.

I found an explanation of the term here (http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q126... It is supposed to be a reference to an early Showa era pop song (http://www.mahoroba.ne.jp/~gonbe007/hog/shouka/suudarabushi....

I'm honestly not sure if this is even a real word.
fmieles565
United States
English translation:Being slack
Explanation:
From the state of being hard-working/rigid/tight to being slack.
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New Zealand
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3Being slack
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FYI
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Being slack


Explanation:
From the state of being hard-working/rigid/tight to being slack.

Port City
New Zealand
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Reference: FYI

Reference information:
http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2007/03/28/hitoshi-ueki-1...

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Note added at 1日6時間 (2016-12-22 07:57:39 GMT)
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父親いわく、親鸞聖人も駅のベンチで寝てはいなかったけれど、「わかっちゃいるけどやめられない」と思いながらも罪に罪を重ねて生きていたのだそうな。確かに悪人正機説だもんね。「善人なおもて往生をとぐ、いわんや悪人をや」というのはスーダラ節ですか。そうですか。凄いなあ。
http://ultrabigban.cocolog-nifty.com/ultra/2007/04/post_ae2d...

cinefil
Japan
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