Again – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YUI
• Album: Can't Buy My Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Again" by YUI, the dynamic opening of *Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood*. This pop-rock track offers a fantastic way to engage with Japanese through its empowering lyrics about overcoming challenges and moving forward. Discover rich vocabulary and impactful expressions that capture themes of resilience and self-discovery, making it a special song for language learners and anime fans alike.

[English]

Into the pure white scenery now

I'm being drawn in

I'll go

To the world yet unseen

Still lost

I was traveling

Under the grayish sky

With the ever-changing map

So many dreams

Were blurring away

I wonder since when

Even with my tiny steps

I wonder if I can make it

Beyond those clouds

Pretending to be strong

I got hurt

As if I vowed in my heart

The raindrops

Began to fall

Shining brightly

No matter how many times it repeats

The straight light

Drawing an arc

Even the destination

Just as it shows

Forever

Piercing through

The faint afterimage

Burning into my eyes

Under this sky

No matter where I am

I believe it will reach

To the world yet unseen

[Japanese]

真っ白な景色に今

誘われて

僕は行くよ

まだ見ぬ世界へ

迷子のまま

旅していた

ネズミ色の空の下

日替わりの地図

いくつもの夢が

滲んでいた

いつからだろう

ちっぽけな僕のこの歩幅でも

あの雲の

向こうまで行けるかな

強がって

傷ついた

心誓したように

降り出した

雨粒たちが

爛々

何度繰り返す

真っすぐな光が

弧を描かして

行く先も

告げるまま

どこまでも

突き抜ける

淡い残像を

目に焼き付けて

この空の下

どんなとこにいても

届くはずなんだ

まだ見ぬ世界へ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/ A2	noun - a trip or travel from one place to another
map /mæp/ A2	noun - a diagrammatic representation of an area
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible adjective - not heavy; having little weight
cloud /klaʊd/ A2	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ A2	verb - to ask someone to come somewhere or to take part in something
pretend to be strong /prɪˈtend tuː biː strɒŋ/ B1	verb - to act as if one is strong, especially when actually feeling weak
vow /vaʊ/ B1	verb - to solemnly promise to do something
raindrop /ˈreɪndrɒp/ B1	noun - a single drop of rain
afterimage /ˈæftər ˈɪmɪdʒ/ C1	noun - an image that stays in the eye after looking away from the original scene
pierce through /pɪərs θruː/ C1	verb - to penetrate or go through something with force
pale /peɪl/ B2	adjective - light in color; lacking strong intensity
blur /blɜːr/ B2	verb - to make or become unclear or indistinct
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to arrive at or get to a place; to attain

Key Grammar Structures

• 真っ白な景色に今誘われて

  ➔ Passive form (te‑form) used to show the subject receiving an action.

  ➔ The verb "誘われて" is the passive te‑form of 誘う, meaning “to be invited”.

• 僕は行くよ

  ➔ Informal present/future with the sentence‑ending particle よ for emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase "行くよ" uses the plain verb 行く plus the emphatic particle "よ" to convey the speaker’s confidence.

• まだ見ぬ世界へ

  ➔ Negative adjective "見ぬ" (classical 未 + verb) modifying a noun.

  ➔ The word "見ぬ" is the classical negative form of 見る, meaning “unseen”, and it directly modifies 世界.

• 迷子のまま旅していた

  ➔ まま indicating “as is / while remaining” + progressive past ていた.

  ➔ Here "迷子のまま" means “still being lost”, and "旅していた" shows the ongoing action of traveling in the past.

• いくつもの夢が滲んでいた

  ➔ Quantifier いくつもの meaning “many” + past progressive ていた.

  ➔ "いくつもの" modifies "夢" to mean “numerous dreams”, and "滲んでいた" shows that those dreams were faintly spreading in the past.

• いつからだろう

  ➔ Sentence‑ending だろう expressing conjecture or wondering.

  ➔ "だろう" adds a nuance of “I wonder” or “perhaps” to the question "いつから".

• ちっぽけな僕のこの歩幅でも

  ➔ Contrast particle でも meaning “even though / even if”.

  ➔ The phrase "でも" after "歩幅" expresses that even this small step size is being considered.

• あの雲の向こうまで行けるかな

  ➔ Sentence‑ending かな expressing a tentative question or doubt.

  ➔ "かな" adds a gentle, wondering tone to the question "行ける" (can I go).

• 心誓したように

  ➔ ように expressing “as … as” or “like …”, indicating manner or purpose.

  ➔ "ように" after "心誓した" means “as if I had sworn in my heart”.