はじめまして – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English
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Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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偶然出会えた
➔ Potential Form (V-rareru)
➔ The verb "出会えた" is the past tense of the potential form "出会える" (to be able to meet). It indicates that the action of meeting was possible or achieved. Here, it means "was able to meet by chance."
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胸おどるのはなぜ
➔ Nominalization with の + なぜ (Why is it that...?)
➔ This structure "V-る/A-い のはなぜ" is used to ask "why" a particular action or state is happening. "胸おどる" (my heart beats fast) is nominalized by "の" to become the subject of the question.
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君にまだ言えない
➔ まだ〜ない (Not yet) + Potential Negative (〜enai)
➔ "まだ" means "yet" or "still," and "言えない" is the negative potential form of "言う" (to say), meaning "cannot say." Together, "君にまだ言えない" means "I still cannot say it to you."
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初めて会うみたいだね
➔ 〜みたいだ (It seems/looks like; similarity/conjecture)
➔ "みたいだ" indicates that something "looks like," "seems like," or "is like" something else. It expresses similarity or conjecture based on observation. Here, it suggests an impression of meeting for the first time.
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約束しよう？
➔ Volitional Form (〜shiyou)
➔ The volitional form "〜しよう" (for verbs ending in `う` group) expresses the speaker's intention ("I will do") or an invitation/suggestion ("Let's do"). In this context, it's an invitation: "Shall we make a promise?"
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二人の名前 並べて書いたんだ
➔ Te-form for sequential actions (〜te) + Explanatory 〜nda (nda/noda)
➔ "並べて" (並べる + て) means "having arranged/lined up." The te-form connects sequential actions. "書いたんだ" uses "〜んだ," a casual form of "〜のだ," to add an explanatory or emphatic nuance, as if providing a reason or background for why the names were written that way.
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どんな言葉にしようか
➔ 〜にしようか (What should I make it/decide on?)
➔ This phrase combines the volitional form "〜にしよう" (let's make it X / I will make it X) with the question particle "か." It expresses the speaker's deliberation or asking for advice on "what to decide on" or "what to make something into."
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新しい関係性で君と出会えますように
➔ 〜masu you ni (I hope/wish that...; May it be that...)
➔ "〜ますように" (or plain form "〜ように") is used to express a wish, hope, or prayer for something to happen. "出会えます" is the potential form of "出会う" (to meet) in polite form, indicating the wish to *be able to meet*.
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今とまた違う"初めて"として
➔ 〜toshite (As a/In the capacity of)
➔ "〜として" specifies the role, capacity, or standpoint from which something is done or perceived. Here, it means "as" or "in the capacity of" a new kind of "first time."
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天の川のような花火の下 僕ら
➔ 〜no you na (Like/Similar to)
➔ "〜のような" is a comparative expression used to describe something by saying it is "like" or "similar to" something else. It functions as an adjectival phrase modifying "花火" (fireworks).
