君の隣で – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: りりあ。riria.

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking of learning Japanese? Riria's 'Kimi no Tonari de' is a perfect song to start with! Its clear and gentle vocals make it easy to follow along with the lyrics, which express the universal feelings of having a crush in a simple and relatable way. Through this song, you can learn common Japanese phrases related to love and emotions, all while enjoying a beautiful and heartfelt melody that has touched many hearts in Japan.

[English]

Next to you.

The popular one among everyone

You are kind to everyone

You’ll be popular

That’s a no-go

I can’t help but fall for you

I see you laughing with that girl

I’m watching you

I’m not jealous or anything, right?

I try to act tough

Hey… notice me

Hey… look this way

More than anyone, I’m captivated by you

I don’t want to lose to that girl

I really don’t

I want to talk more and more

But I can’t be honest

Be kind only to me

Show your smile only to me

I want to be together more and more

Just the two of us.

Our eyes meet and I smile

I’m so obvious

It’ll be found out that I like you

But maybe I want it to be found out

You invited me to a place I want to go

But what do you really mean by that?

Did you just want anyone?

I want to know how you feel

君の気持ちを知りたいよ

Only time keeps passing by

Even if it doesn’t come true, I won’t regret it

Please accept these feelings

More than anyone

More than anyone, I’m captivated by you

I don’t want to lose to that girl

I want to be closer and closer

Don’t go anywhere

Be kind only to me

Show your smile only to me

I want to be together more and more

Just the two of us

Next to you.

[Japanese]

君の隣で。

みんなの人気者

誰にでも優しい君

モテちゃうよ

それアウト

好きになっちゃうもん

あの子と笑ってる

ところ見てる

嫉妬なんてしてないし？

ちょっと強がっちゃう

ねぇ…気付いてよ

ねぇ…こっち向いてよ

誰よりも 君のトリコ

あの子だけには

負けたくないよ

もっともっとずっと話していたい

なのに素直になれない

私だけに 優しくして

私だけに 笑顔を見せて

もっともっと一緒にいたい

君と2人で。

目があって にやけて

わかりやすいな私

バレちゃうよ 好きなこと

でもやっぱバレてほしいかも

行きたいお店に

誘ってくれたけどさ

一体どういうつもりなの？

誰でもよかったの？

君の気持ちを知りたいよ

時間だけが過ぎていく

叶わなくても 後悔はしない

この想いを 受け止めて

誰よりも

誰よりも 君のトリコ

あの子だけには 負けたくないよ

もっともっとずっと近くで

どこにも行かないで

私だけに 優しくして

私だけに 笑顔を見せて

もっともっと一緒にいたい

君と2人で

君の隣で。

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
隣 /となり/ A2	noun - next to, beside
人気者 /にんきもの/ B1	noun - popular person
優しい /やさしい/ A2	adjective - kind, gentle
好き /すき/ A1	adjective - like, love
笑う /わらう/ A2	verb - to laugh
嫉妬 /しっと/ B2	noun - jealousy
強がる /つよがる/ B1	verb - to pretend to be strong
気持ち /きもち/ A2	noun - feeling, emotion
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
想い /おもい/ B1	noun - thought, feeling
受け止める /うけとめる/ B2	verb - to accept, to catch
近く /ちかく/ A2	noun - near, vicinity
一緒 /いっしょ/ A1	adverb - together
負ける /まける/ A2	verb - to lose
行きたい /いきたい/ A2	verb - to want to go
バレる /ばれる/ B1	verb - to be found out, to be exposed

Key Grammar Structures

• ～たい

  ➔ Expresses desire or want to do something.

  ➔ Used in the line 『叶わなくても 後悔はしない』 to indicate 'even if it cannot be realized, I will not regret' — expressing a wish or intent.

• ～しない

  ➔ Negative form of verbs to indicate 'do not' or 'will not'.

  ➔ Found in 『好きになっちゃうもん』 which means 'I end up liking (someone)' — where the form indicates a spontaneous or natural outcome.

• 〜ほうがいい

  ➔ Advises or recommends doing one thing over another; 'had better' or 'should'.

  ➔ Implied in『誰よりも 君のトリコ』 as a stronger desire, but the phrase itself does not directly include 〜ほうがいい.

• ～ても

  ➔ Conjunction meaning 'even if' or 'although', indicating concessive clauses.

  ➔ Used in 『叶わなくても 後悔はしない』 to mean 'even if it cannot be realized, I will not regret', expressing acceptance despite potential obstacles.

• 〜から

  ➔ Indicates the starting point or reason; 'from' or 'because'.

  ➔ In the line 『君の隣で。』, the 〜から is not explicitly used, but similar expressions can be implied in context of starting a moment or feeling.

• 〜に

  ➔ Indicates target or direction of an action; 'to' or 'at'.

  ➔ Not explicitly in lyrics, but implied in expressions like 『誘ってくれる』 meaning 'invited (me)', showing direction towards a person.