Beginner – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48
• Album: 18thシングル

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

In your position

Stand in your position

set!

Set!

昨日までの経験とか

All the experience and knowledge you had until yesterday are just baggage.

知識なんか荷物なだけ

The wind always blows by as usual,

風はいつも通りすぎて

leaving nothing behind.

後に何も残さないよ

Find a new path!

新しい道を探せ！

Don't spread out someone else's map!

他人(ひと)の地図を広げるな！

When you lift your lowered eyes,

伏せた目を上げた時に

to zero,

0(ゼロ)に

Are we dreaming yet?

僕らは夢見てるか？

Do you believe in the future?

未来を信じているか？

Fearless,

怖いもの知らず

Unaware of our limits,

身の程知らず

Still reckless,

無鉄砲なまま

Are we dreaming now?

今　僕らは夢見てるか？

Like children, completely pure...

子どものようにまっさらに･･･

Break the chains of control,

支配された鎖は引きちぎろう

Tear them apart!

Change your mind

Change your mind

何も知らなくていい

It's okay not to know everything.

Beginner！

Beginner!

失敗して

Fail,

僕らは生きているか?

Are we truly alive?

明日を生きていたいか？

Do we want to live for tomorrow?

わかったふりして

Pretending to understand,

知ったかぶりで

Faking knowledge,

夢も久しぶり

Dreaming again after a long time...

今　僕らは夢見てるか？

Are we dreaming now?

子どものようにまっさらに･･･

Like children, completely pure...

支配された鎖は引きちぎろう

Break the chains of control,

何もできない　ちゃんとできない

If you can't do anything right,

それがどうした? 僕らは若いんだ

So what if you can't do it yet? We’re still young.

何もできない　すぐにできない

Can't do everything now, can't do it right away,

だから僕らに可能性があるんだ

That's why we still have potential.

雨は止んだ

The rain has stopped,

風は止んだ

The wind has stopped,

見たことのない光が差すよ

A new light is shining for the first time.

今が時だ

Now is the time.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
experience /ɪkˈspɪərɪəns/ B1	noun - practical contact with and observation of facts or events
knowledge /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ B1	noun - facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education
path /pæθ/ A2	noun - a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images, thoughts, or feelings during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
trust /trʌst/ B2	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something verb - to believe in the reliability or truth of someone or something
fear /fɪər/ B2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous verb - to be afraid of someone or something
chain /tʃeɪn/ B2	noun - a series of connected links used for fastening or securing something verb - to connect or secure with a chain
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces by force
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light or glow
possibility /pɒsɪˈbɪlɪti/ C1	noun - a chance that something may happen
potential /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ C1	noun - the possibility of becoming something in the future adjective - having the capacity to develop or become something
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light or glow

Key Grammar Structures

• Vて form + いる / いる (いる) indicates continuous or ongoing actions.

  ➔ Vて form + いる / いる indicates continuous or ongoing actions.

  ➔ Used in lines like "支配された鎖は引きちぎろう" to suggest a continued state or an ongoing action after a change.

• ば conditional + か (ka) to express possibility or uncertainty.

  ➔ Conditional + か (ka) expresses possibility or uncertainty.

  ➔ In "僕らは夢見てるか？" (Are we dreaming?), the か adds uncertainty or a question about possibility.

• Na adjective + なる to become or turn into an adjective state.

  ➔ Na-adjective + なる expresses becoming or turning into a certain state.

  ➔ In "未来を信じているか？" (Do you believe in the future?), the なる form is not used, but the concept of changing states is implied in expressions like "引きちぎろう" (tear apart).

• Imperative form + しよう to suggest a suggestion or volition.

  ➔ Imperative form + しよう to suggest a suggestion or volition.

  ➔ In "引きちぎろう" (let's tear apart), the volitional form しよう is used to suggest taking action.

• Causative form + させる to make or let someone do something.

  ➔ Causative form + させる to make or let someone do something.

  ➔ Though not explicitly in the lyrics, the concept appears in expressions like "支配された鎖は引きちぎろう" where an implied causative action is suggested as breaking free.

• Expressing desire + たい (tai) with a verb to say 'want to do'.

  ➔ Expressing desire + たい (tai) with a verb to say 'want to do'.

  ➔ Used in "未来を信じているか？" not directly, but the overall theme of aspiration connects to expressions of desire like "夢見てるか？"—implying wanting or aspiring.