Dear My Lover – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Hey! Say! JUMP

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

最低なふたりだって

Even us at our worst

最高の恋をしようぜ

Let's have the greatest love

どんな手を使ってでも

No matter what it takes

君だけ守るから

I'll protect only you

君に捧ぐ My love

My love dedicated to you

100℃の恋　冷めるほど

A love so hot it feels like 100°C, cooling down

不器用で強がりだけど

Clumsy and tough on the outside

本当の君は

But the real you

笑えるほど泣き虫で

Is such a crybaby that you can even laugh

何度でも　君のもとへ

Again and again, I'll come to you

偶然のように駆けつけて

Rush in like it's just a coincidence

恋は盲目だな

Love really is blind

全部君のせいだ

It's all your fault

想像以上　夢のストーリーも

More than I imagined, like a dream story

最強のふたりなら

If we're the strongest couple

約束された Happy end

We’re promised a happy ending

ほら一緒に 1.2.Step!

Look, together, step 1, 2!

君に捧げる Dear my lover

To you, my dear lover

最低なふたりだって

Even us at our worst

最高の恋をしようぜ

Let’s have the greatest love

空っぽのその心

That empty heart of yours

僕の全てで埋めてあげよう

I'll fill it with all of me

最上級を願って

Wishing for the best

最幸の今、生きようぜ

Let’s live the happiest now

どんな手を使ってでも

No matter what it takes

君だけ守るから

I will protect only you

誓おう、病める日も健やかなる日も

I swear, on the days you're sick and happy days too

君に捧ぐ My love

My love dedicated to you

出会った日の僕はきっと

The day we met, I was surely

傲慢で強がりだった

Proud and acting tough

似たもの同士

We’re similar, after all

だからこそ惹かれたんだね

That’s why we were drawn to each other

大丈夫さ、ありのままで

It’s okay, just be yourself

劣等感も個性だろ？

Feeling inferior is just part of your personality, right?

ほらね、またこの調子

See, we’re back at it again

僕ら無敵なんだ

We’re invincible

難攻不落　敵の前でも

Impossible to conquer, even in front of enemies

真っ向から挑もう

Let’s challenge them head-on

だって僕ら最強のふたり

Because we’re the strongest duo

ほら何度も 1.2.Step!

Look, step 1, 2 again and again!

君と一緒なら Never ever end

With you, it’s never ever ending

最愛の人に会って

Meeting my true love

最強になれた僕ら

We became the strongest

トラウマも傷跡も

Traumas and scars

僕の全てで消してあげよう

I’ll erase them all with everything I am

何千年先だって

Even thousands of years from now

やっぱりふたりがいいね

Still, I think we’re better together

どんな手を使ってでも

No matter what it takes

離しはしないから

I won’t let go of you

誓おう、悲しみも喜びも全部

I swear, through all the sadness and joy, everything

君とふたりで

Together with you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart; mind
守る /mamoru/ B1	verb - to protect
約束 /yakusoku/ B1	noun - promise
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
強がり /tsuyogari/ B2	noun - pretending to be strong
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness
喜び /yorokobi/ B1	noun - joy
出会う /deau/ B1	verb - to meet; to encounter
無敵 /muteki/ B2	adjective - invincible
傷跡 /kizuato/ B2	noun - scar; mark
誓う /chikau/ B1	verb - to swear; to vow
最強 /saikyou/ B2	adjective - strongest
最愛 /saiai/ B2	noun - beloved; dearest

Key Grammar Structures

• どんな手を使ってでも

  ➔ Conjunction + ても (temo): Used to indicate 'even if' or 'regardless of' in the context of doing something.

  ➔ The structure "どんな手を使ってでも" means "even if I have to use any means".

• 僕ら無敵なんだ

  ➔ Plain form + なんだ (n da): Used to emphasize a conclusion or assertion.

  ➔ The phrase "僕ら無敵なんだ" means "We are invincible" with an emphasis.

• 約束された Happy end

  ➔ Passive form + される (sareru): Used to indicate that something is 'promised' or 'guaranteed' by others.

  ➔ The phrase "約束された Happy end" means "A happy ending that is promised".

• 君に捧ぐ My love

  ➔ Verb stem + に捧ぐ (ni sagu): Used to indicate dedicating or offering something to someone.

  ➔ The phrase "君に捧ぐ My love" means "My love dedicated to you".

• 何千年先だって

  ➔ だって (datte): Conjunction meaning "even" or "also"; combined with 何千年先 (thousands of years ahead) gives emphasis that even after such a long time.

  ➔ The phrase "何千年先だって" means "even thousands of years later".

• 全てで埋めてあげよう

  ➔ で (de): Particle indicating means, method, or manner, used here with 埋めて (fill) to mean "fill with" or "by".

  ➔ The phrase "全てで埋めてあげよう" means "Let’s fill everything with (my) love or care."

• 真っ向から挑もう

  ➔ から (kara): Particle indicating direction or starting point, here meaning "head-on" or "directly".

  ➔ The phrase "真っ向から挑もう" means "Let’s challenge head-on" or "face directly".