half-moon – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: FAKY, Novel Core

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

真夜中 ここで

In the middle of the night, here

教えて 心だけ

Tell me, just your heart

そう 問いかける前

Before I ask, you know

気付くわいつもの Day Dream

I realize it's the usual Day Dream

届くはずの距離

A distance that should reach

I won't stay by your side

I won't stay by your side

もう友達とは違うわ それ以上の何か

We're no longer just friends, it's something more

限られた時 永遠じゃない

Limited time, it's not forever

でも君との言葉嘘じゃない

But the words with you are not lies

戻れないなら 進めないなら

If I can't go back, if I can't move forward

今夜だけ見つめて

Just gaze tonight

Where are you looking now?

Where are you looking now?

half-moon the other side of me

Half-moon, the other side of me

ひとつだけじゃ

It's not just one

(Your truth.Your lie)

(Your truth. Your lie)

夢と現実 答えを探してる

Dream and reality, searching for answers

誰も誰か求めて Heartache

Everyone seeks someone, Heartache

抱えてるままで

Carrying it all

歩む own my life

Walking my own life

いつか思い出すよ ここで2人

Someday I'll remember, just the two of us here

した約束と 交わした会話

The promises made and the conversations exchanged

涙で錆びた針が

The needle rusted with tears

動き出すまでここにいたいんだって

I want to stay here until it starts moving

2人 一緒に笑って 月の影 1人泣いて

The two of us laughing together, the moon's shadow, one crying

横にいると何で あぁ

Why is it when you're next to me, ah

時間は進んでいるのに 止まった自分が1人

Time is moving, yet I'm stuck alone

Truth and lieとStory 2つで1つのScreen

Truth and lie, and story, two make one screen

So I know… 2人の運命

So I know… our fate

Wish I could love you, love you

Wish I could love you, love you

half-moon the other side of me

Half-moon, the other side of me

ひとつだけじゃ

It's not just one

(Your truth.Your lie)

(Your truth. Your lie)

夢と現実 答えを探してる

Dream and reality, searching for answers

誰も誰か求めて Heartache

Everyone seeks someone, Heartache

抱えてるままで

Carrying it all

歩む own my life

Walking my own life

会えない夜は

On nights we can't meet

記憶を抱いて

Holding onto memories

確かめるようにして眠るの

I sleep as if to confirm

ふたりなら

If it's the two of us

It can be true

It can be true

運命なら I know it

If it's fate, I know it

half-moon the other side of me

Half-moon, the other side of me

ひとつだけじゃ

It's not just one

(Your truth.Your lie)

(Your truth. Your lie)

夢と現実 答えを探してる

Dream and reality, searching for answers

誰も誰か求めて Heartache

Everyone seeks someone, Heartache

抱えてるままで

Carrying it all

歩む own my life

Walking my own life

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart; mind; spirit
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
現実 /げんじつ/ B1	noun - reality
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word; language
運命 /うんめい/ B2	noun - destiny; fate
友達 /ともだち/ A1	noun - friend
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
影 /かげ/ B1	noun - shadow
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
約束 /やくそく/ B1	noun - promise; appointment
会話 /かいわ/ B1	noun - conversation
探す /さがす/ A2	verb - to search; to look for
抱える /かかえる/ B2	verb - to hold; to carry
進む /すすむ/ A2	verb - to advance; to proceed
笑う /わらう/ A1	verb - to laugh
泣く /なく/ A1	verb - to cry
影響 /えいきょう/ B2	noun - influence; effect

Key Grammar Structures

• 気付くわいつもの Day Dream

  ➔ Use of the verb "気付く" (to notice, to realize)

  ➔ "気付く" is a verb indicating realization or awareness.

• Limitされた時間 永遠じゃない

  ➔ Passive form "Limitされた" (limited)

  ➔ The phrase "Limitされた" is the passive form of "limit," indicating something has been limited.

• Now夜だけ見つめて

  ➔ Use of the particle "だけ" (only)

  ➔ The particle "だけ" emphasizes exclusivity, meaning "only" or "just".

• 夢と現実 答えを探してる

  ➔ Use of the te-form "探してる" (to be searching)

  ➔ The verb "探してる" is a colloquial contraction of "探している," expressing ongoing action (searching).

• 歩む own my life

  ➔ Use of the verb "歩む" (to walk, to proceed in life)

  ➔ "歩む" is a verb meaning "to walk" or "to proceed" especially in a figurative sense like life.

• It can be true

  ➔ Modal verb "can" indicating possibility

  ➔ "Can" is a modal verb used to express possibility or ability.

• So I know… 2人の運命

  ➔ Use of "So" as a conjunction to indicate result or conclusion

  ➔ "So" functions as a conjunction linking clauses and indicating a result or inference.