Just Monika – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
club /klʌb/ A1	noun - a group of people who meet for a common purpose
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection
poem /poʊəm/ B1	noun - a piece of writing that expresses emotions, experiences, and ideas, often in a rhythmic style
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no friends or company
depressed /dɪˈprɛst/ B2	adjective - in a state of general unhappiness or despondency
bake /beɪk/ A2	verb - to cook food by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame
learn /lɜrn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill by studying or experience
write /raɪt/ A1	verb - to form letters, words, or symbols on a surface with a pen, pencil, or other writing instrument
gorgeous /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/ B2	adjective - beautiful; very attractive
improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ B1	verb - to make or become better
stress /strɛs/ B2	noun - a state of mental or emotional strain or tension
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
guess /ɡɛs/ A2	verb - to form an opinion or make a judgment about something without sufficient evidence
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm so glad you're joining the Literature Club!

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "so glad"

  ➔ Expressing pleasure or gratitude. The "that" can be omitted. E.g., I'm so glad (that) you're here.

• That's not set in stone...

  ➔ Idiom: "set in stone" - meaning fixed and unchangeable.

  ➔ Used to indicate that something is not yet decided or permanent.

• Have a fricking cupcake.

  ➔ Use of "fricking" as an intensifier (mild expletive).

  ➔ "Fricking" replaces a stronger expletive to add emphasis without being too offensive.

• Maybe we're friends, maybe we're more...

  ➔ Use of "maybe" indicating uncertainty or possibility.

  ➔ Expressing doubt or a potential alternative. "Maybe" modifies the entire clause.

• How could he love a simple girl next door?

  ➔ Modal verb "could" expressing possibility or speculation in a rhetorical question.

  ➔ Rhetorical question implies a lack of confidence or a feeling of unworthiness.

• So I don't want Sayori, hanging around you!

  ➔ Gerund phrase "hanging around you" as the object of the verb "want".

  ➔ Expressing a desire to prevent an action from happening.

• Were you looking up my dress!?

  ➔ Past continuous tense in an interrogative form to express an accusation or suspicion.

  ➔ The past continuous emphasizes the action in progress at a specific time in the past.

• Cause I've earned this and you're finally MINE!

  ➔ Present perfect tense ("I've earned") to indicate an action completed before now with relevance to the present.

  ➔ Showing a sense of entitlement or justification based on past actions.