Kind of love – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 日向坂46
• Album: Kind of love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of J-Pop with 'Kind of Love' by Hinatazaka46! This song is perfect for learners of Japanese who want to practice vocabulary related to emotions and romance, all while enjoying the bright, energetic sounds that define modern Japanese idol music.

[English]

Kind of love, Kind of love

I think I might be falling for you

We were supposed to be just friends, but the blue sky is so dazzling

Kind of love, Kind of love

Ah, is this what love feels like?

The reason I can't stop staring at you

Is the dopamine screaming something inside me

Even when I stop, hold my breath, and try to stay calm

I can hear the pounding of my heart so clearly

The balance between body and mind

The hustle and bustle of the city fades away, like it's someone else's business

In the station roundabout, everyone but us is in slow motion

A crow on the power lines is staring intently at us

A car parked illegally is being towed away

I felt a sense of pity for a complete stranger

The reason I could be so kind

Was because I empathized with that familiar ache

Kind of love, Kind of love

Is it okay to admit it?

From here on, I'll probably be haunted by this heartache

Kind of love, Kind of love

My eyes are always honest

Yet I keep chasing this uncontrollable adrenaline

I've always obeyed the traffic lights and signs

Telling me it's easier to follow rules than to fight them

An insecure, one-sided crush

If I were to fall in love, I wanted to be prepared through a proper process

This is like the arrogance of a car cutting in during a traffic jam

If you don't use your heart's turn signal, your intentions won't get through

You've made me fall head over heels without even trying

And without noticing a thing, you might just wander off somewhere...

I know, I know, nobody is at fault here

Stand by you, Stand by you

What should I do if I love you?

It's like catching the flu without even realizing it

Stand by you, Stand by you

Please stay by my side and mine alone

Now I'm trembling with loneliness; my serotonin is spiraling

They say love is measured by its duration, and affection by its depth

I want us to last longer than the horizon and be deeper than any ocean...

(I want to know you more)

Kind of love, Kind of love

I think I might be falling for you

We were supposed to be just friends, but the blue sky is so dazzling

Kind of love, Kind of love

Ah, is this what love feels like?

The reason I can't stop staring at you

Is the dopamine screaming something inside me

Wow...

[Japanese]

Kind of love Kind of love

好きなような気がする

友達のはずだったのに　青空が眩しい

Kind of love Kind of love

ああ　これが恋なのか？

君を見つめてしまう理由は

何か叫んでるドーパミン

立ち止まって　息止めて　冷静になってみても

心臓のその鼓動がはっきりと聴こえる

肉体と精神のバランス

この都会の喧騒は遠のいて　ひとごとみたいじゃないか

駅前のロータリーでは僕たち以外はストップモーション

電線のカラス　じっとこっち見ている

駐車違反の車がレッカーされる

知らない誰か憐れむくらい

優しくなれたのは

思い当たるその痛みに共感してしまったんだ

Kind of love Kind of love

認めちゃっていいのか

ここから先　切なさに付き纏われるだろう

Kind of love Kind of love

視線はいつも正直だ

それでもまだ追い続ける制御不能のアドレナリン

信号も標識も　いつだって守って来た

抗うよりも従う方が楽だって言って

自信のない片想い系

恋愛をするならばプロセスを経て準備したかった

渋滞中無理やり割り込む右折車線の横暴さだ

心のウインカーを出さなきゃ伝わらない

勝手に僕を夢中にさせといて

君は何も気づかぬまま　どこかへ行っちゃったりして…

わかってる　そう誰も何も悪くない

Stand by you Stand by you

好きだったらどうする？

知らないうちに　インフルエンザ　伝染されたようなもの

Stand by you Stand by you

僕だけのそばにいて

今　孤独に怯えている　乱れてしまうよ　セロトニン

恋とは続く長さ　愛とはその深さをいう

水平線よりも長く　どんな海より深くありたくて…

（君をもっと知りたい）

Kind of love Kind of love

好きなような気がする

友達のはずだったのに　青空が眩しい

Kind of love Kind of love

ああ　これが恋なのか？

君を見つめてしまう理由は

何か叫んでるドーパミン

Wow...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
好き suki N5	adjective - like, fond of
友達 tomodachi N5	noun - friend
青空 aozora N3	noun - blue sky
眩しい mabushii N3	adjective - dazzling, radiant
恋 koi N4	noun - love (romantic)
理由 riyuu N4	noun - reason
心臓 shinzou N3	noun - heart
鼓動 kodou N2	noun - heartbeat
喧騒 kensou N1	noun - noise, bustle
憐れむ awaremu N1	verb - to pity
共感 kyoukan N2	noun - empathy, sympathy
切なさ setsunasa N3	noun - sadness, painful affection
正直 shoujiki N3	adjective - honest
片想い kataomoi N3	noun - unrequited love
夢中 muchuu N3	noun - absorbed, obsessed
孤独 kodoku N2	noun - loneliness

Key Grammar Structures

• 友達のはずだったのに

  ➔ Noun + no hazu da

  ➔ Used to express a strong expectation or logical conclusion that something is or should be true. Here, "hazu" emphasizes the realization that they were expected to remain just friends.

• 認めちゃっていいのか

  ➔ Verb-te form + chau + te ii no ka

  ➔ "Chau" is a colloquial contraction of "shimau", implying completion or regret. Adding "te ii no ka" asks if it is acceptable to finish/admit this.

• 冷静になってみても

  ➔ Verb-te form + miru

  ➔ This construction means "to try doing something". It indicates an attempt to regain composure, even if it might fail.

• 抗うよりも従う方が楽だ

  ➔ Comparison (A yori B hou ga adjective)

  ➔ A standard comparative structure where "yori" marks the lesser preference and "hou ga" marks the favored option. Choosing to follow rather than resist.

• 勝手に僕を夢中にさせといて

  ➔ Verb-te form + oku (te-oku)

  ➔ The colloquial "te-oku" (or "toite") indicates performing an action in advance or leaving a state as it is. It suggests the person left the speaker in a state of obsession.

• 水平線よりも長く

  ➔ Noun + yori

  ➔ Using "yori" to indicate a comparison of degree. Here, it is used poetically to say "longer than the horizon".

• 知らないうちに

  ➔ Noun/Verb-dictionary form + uchi ni

  ➔ "Uchi ni" expresses that something happens while a certain state or period is continuing. "Shiranai uchi ni" means "without realizing it".

• 好きだったらどうする？

  ➔ Conditional 'tara'

  ➔ The 'tara' conditional introduces a hypothetical situation: "If it turns out I like you, what should I do?"