勘ぐれい

• By: ずっと真夜中でいいのに。
• Album: ぐされ

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

例えばの話だけしてた

Just imagining it for a moment

これまでの夢語ってた

Talking about the dreams I've had so far

煮えたかどうだか 齧る度に嘘ついた

Every time I bite, wondering if it's cooked or not, I lied

これで終わらせたくて

I just want to end it here

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草を毟り水をやり

Tearing grass and watering it

鉛を炒め生きてる

Frying lead and staying alive

後悔 それどころじゃない

Regret, but it's not the time for that

焦りを糧に目覚める

Waking up fueled by impatience

伝わらない形を今日も

Today again, shapes that won't get through

なにかを解決するには 容易いことではないけれど

Solving something isn't easy, but

答えは別にある

The answer is somewhere else

転回を嫌い 荒れ果てたこの世を

Hating to turn around, in this desolate world

ねぇどうしたい

Hey, what do you want?

見過ごせない僕がいい

I like being someone who can't overlook things

ほっときな

Just leave me alone

応えれば堪えるほど

The more I answer, the more I endure

ねぇどうして

Hey, why is it that

無気力な僕には戻れない

I can't go back to my aimless self?

駆け引きを続けて

Keep bargaining

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草を無視り水をやり

Ignoring the grass and watering it

鉛を炒め生きてる

Frying lead and staying alive

嫌える ほど律儀じゃない

I'm not so strict that I can hate it

優しい余白で目を見る

Looking into your eyes with gentle space

伝わらない形を今日も

Shapes that won't get through, today again

なにかを解決するには 容易いことではないけれど

Solving something isn't easy, but

...

...

答えは別にある

The answer is somewhere else

転回を嫌い 荒れ果てたこの世を

Hating to turn around, in this desolate world

ねぇどうしたい

Hey, what do you want?

見過ごせない僕がいい

I like being someone who can't overlook things

ほっときな

Just leave me alone

応えれば堪えるほど

The more I answer, the more I endure

ねぇどうして

Hey, why is it that

無気力な僕には戻れない

I can't go back to my aimless self?

駆け引きを続けて

Keep bargaining

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錆び付いたグラスで 緊張を解いて

Relax tension with a rusty glass

一か八かで 呼吸 知る

Take a risk, breathe in, learn what it's like

錆び付いた勘ぐれい 緊張を解いて

Rusty intuition, relax tension

一か八かで 呼吸 聞く

Take a risk, listen to the breath

展開を嫌い 荒れ果てたこの世を

Hating the development, in this ruined world

ねぇどうしたい

Hey, what do you want?

見過ごせない僕がいい

I like being someone who can't overlook things

ほっときな

Just leave me alone

応えれば答えるほど

The more I answer, the more I answer

ねぇどうして

Hey, why is it that

無気力な僕には戻れない

I can't go back to my aimless self?

駆け引きを続けて

Keep bargaining

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 (yume) /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream
嘘 (uso) /ɯso/ A2	noun - lie
草 (kusa) /kɯsa/ A1	noun - grass
水 (mizu) /mizu/ A1	noun - water
鉛 (namari) /namari/ B2	noun - lead (metal)
後悔 (koukai) /koːkai/ B1	noun - regret
焦り (aseri) /aseɾi/ B2	noun - impatience, anxiety
形 (katachi) /kataɕi/ A2	noun - shape, form
解決 (kaiketsu) /kaiket͡sɯ/ B2	noun - solution, resolution verb - to solve, to resolve
答え (kotae) /kotae/ A2	noun - answer, solution
転回 (tenkai) /teŋkai/ B2	noun - development, turn (of events)
世 (yo) /jo/ B1	noun - world, society
僕 (boku) /bokɯ/ A1	noun - I (male, informal)
無気力 (mukiryoku) /mɯkiɾʲokɯ/ B2	adjective - lethargic, apathetic
駆け引き (kakehiki) /kakehiki/ C1	noun - bargaining, tactics, strategy
グラス (gurasu) /ɡɯɾasɯ/ A1	noun - glass
緊張 (kinchou) /kʲint͡ɕoː/ B1	noun - tension, strain
呼吸 (kokyuu) /ko̞kʲɨᵝː/ A2	noun - breath, respiration
勘ぐれい (Kangurei) /ka̠ŋɡɯɾe̞ː/ C2	noun - Suspicion, speculation, Conjecture

Grammar:

• 例えばの話だけしてた

  ➔ Conditional form (例えば) + Past progressive (してた)

  ➔ "例えば" introduces a hypothetical situation. "してた" indicates an action that was ongoing in the past.

• 煮えたかどうだか 齧る度に嘘ついた

  ➔ Question word + か + どうか (whether or not) + 度に (every time)

  ➔ "煮えたかどうだか" means "whether it's cooked or not". "齧る度に" means "every time I bite".

• 後悔 それどころじゃない

  ➔ それどころじゃない (far from, not just)

  ➔ "それどころじゃない" means "it's not just that" or "it's far from that". It indicates that the situation is much more serious than just regret.

• 焦りを糧に目覚める

  ➔ Noun + を糧に (using as nourishment/fuel)

  ➔ "焦りを糧に" means "using impatience as nourishment/fuel".

• 転回を嫌い 荒れ果てたこの世を

  ➔ Verb (plain form) + を嫌い (disliking/hating)

  ➔ "転回を嫌い" means "disliking the turn of events/plot twist".

• 応えれば堪えるほど

  ➔ Verb (conditional form) + ほど (the more... the more)

  ➔ "応えれば堪えるほど" means "the more you respond, the more you endure/suffer".

• 錆び付いたグラスで 緊張を解いて

  ➔ Noun + で (by means of/using)

  ➔ "錆び付いたグラスで" means "by means of/using a rusted glass".

• 一か八かで 呼吸 知る

  ➔ 一か八か (one or zero, all or nothing)

  ➔ "一か八かで" means "all or nothing" or "taking a gamble".