人生へたれまっしぐら

English translation: I'm well on my way to be a loser in life.

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Japanese term or phrase:人生へたれまっしぐら
English translation:I'm well on my way to be a loser in life.
Entered by: Wei Peng Loy

00:42 Feb 20, 2008
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Art/Literary - Slang
Japanese term or phrase: 人生へたれまっしぐら
I'm not quite sure what this phrase means. Can anybody enlighten me? Thanks.
Wei Peng Loy
Local time: 19:59
I'm well on my way to be a loser in life.
Explanation:
I'm also a native Kansai speaker. I take "人生へたれ" to mean a "loser in life." So, I would translate the phrase as above.
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Takeshi F
Local time: 20:59
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3I'm well on my way to be a loser in life.
Takeshi F
2live straight to be a chicken
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live straight to be a chicken


Explanation:
I'm not a native Kansai speaker but I think any Japanese could use this.
へたれ is indeed an insult word and I think "chicken" is good.

Might depend on the context though...could be "We all live straight to be a chicken" or something.

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I'm well on my way to be a loser in life.


Explanation:
I'm also a native Kansai speaker. I take "人生へたれ" to mean a "loser in life." So, I would translate the phrase as above.

Takeshi F
Local time: 20:59
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