Grapefruit Moon – English Lyrics

• By: TOMOO
• Album: TWO MOON

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
渇く /kawaku/ B1	verb - to feel thirsty
満月 /mangetsu/ B1	noun - full moon
熟れる /ujikareru/ B2	verb - to ripen
枷 /kase/ C1	noun - shackle
豊か /yutaka/ B2	adjective - rich
鈍さ /nibusa/ C1	noun - dullness
潤い /urou/ B2	verb - to become moist
濁す /nigosu/ B2	verb - to cloud
齧る /kajiru/ C1	verb - to gnaw
思い出す /omoidasu/ B1	verb - to remember
冴える /sakeru/ B2	verb - to shine
面白い /omoshiroi/ B1	adjective - interesting

Key Grammar Structures

• 今夜が満月だからかも

  ➔ The particle "から" indicating reason or cause

  ➔ The particle "から" is used here to show that the reason for feeling thirsty might be because "今夜が満月" (tonight is a full moon).

• 乾いてるって 欲しいんだって わかるでしょう

  ➔ The quotation marker "って" as a casual quoting particle

  ➔ The particle "って" is used here to quote what the singer wants, implying a casual speech style or internal thought.

• 潜って 這って 這って 這って ずって

  ➔ Series of verbs in the te-form "て" indicating sequences of actions or continuous movement

  ➔ Using the te-form repeatedly to list actions happening sequentially or to describe ongoing movement.

• また満ちる

  ➔ Using the verb "満ちる" in the plain form to indicate a future or ongoing action (to become full again)

  ➔ The verb "満ちる" (to become full) in its plain form signifies that something will or is becoming full again, indicating a cyclical or ongoing process.

• 潤んだ昨日をもう濁して

  ➔ The use of the past tense "潤んだ" (moisturized/tearful) modifying "昨日" with the auxiliary verb "を" to indicate the object, and the verb "濁して" (to darken/blur) in the te-form for continuous or sequential action

  ➔ The adjective "潤んだ" (tearful/moist) describes the previous day, while "濁して" (to muddy/darken) in the te-form suggests an ongoing or sequential action of clouding or obscuring.

• 面白くなるまで

  ➔ The phrase "まで" as a particle indicating an endpoint or limit

  ➔ The particle "まで" indicates the point up to which something will become interesting or better.