世相せそう (sesou)

今日きょうの世相せそうを反映はんえいした事件じけんだね

This event reflects the current social conditions.

新聞は世相を反映する.

The press is the mirror of society.

歌謡曲は世相を反映する.

Popular songs reflect the social conditions (of the day).

実力主義的な世相の中で翻弄されていった。

They were tossed about in the meritocratic social conditions of the time.

テレビは世相をそのまま映しているものだという人もある.

Some people say that television is holding up a mirror to life.

しかし、現世利益優先の当時の世相のもとでは普及しなかった。

However, it did not become widespread under the social situation in which worldly interest was prioritized.

当時の世相を描いたものとして知られ、「日本最古の漫画」とも言われる。

It is known that social situations of the time were depicted and it is said to be the oldest cartoon in Japan.

第二次大戦後の社会混乱期、酒不足の世相の中で粗悪な密造焼酎が出回った。

In the chaotic times after World War II poor-quality shochu brewed illegally were on the market because of the lack of rice wine.

将軍足利義教時代の幕政や世相、貞成親王の身辺などについて記されている。

The diary is about the government and social conditions in the Shogun Yoshinori ASHIKAGA period, the private life of Imperial Prince Sadafusa, and so on.

貴族社会の世相を伝える説話も多く、後者は後世の説話文学へ影響を及ぼした。

There are also many anecdotes conveying the social conditions of aristocratic society, and the latter influenced the anecdotal literature of later generations.

また小團次がリアルな芸風を目指したこともあり当時の世相を伺う良い資料である。

Also, because Kodanji aimed for a realistic acting style, it is good material for understanding the social conditions of the time.