LOSER

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: BOOTLEG

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 (yume) /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream
明日 (ashita) /a̠ɕiꜜta/ A1	noun - tomorrow
声 (koe) /koꜜe/ A1	noun - voice
踊り (odori) /oꜜdoɾi/ A2	noun - dance verb - to dance
楽園 (rakuen) /ɾakɯeɴ/ B2	noun - paradise
青い (aoi) /aoꜜi/ A1	adjective - blue
顔 (kao) /kaꜜo/ A1	noun - face
遠吠え (tooboe) /toːbo.e/ B2	noun - howl, baying
ポケット (poketto) /pokétːo/ A2	noun - pocket
空 (sora) /soꜜɾa/ A1	noun - sky
窓 (mado) /máꜜdo/ A1	noun - window
摩天楼 (matenrou) /matenɾoː/ C1	noun - skyscraper
塵 (chiri) /t͡ɕiɾi/ B2	noun - dust, dirt
笑顔 (egao) /éɡao/ A2	noun - smiling face
夜 (yoru) /joɾɯ/ A1	noun - night
天国 (tengoku) /teŋɡokɯ/ B1	noun - heaven, paradise
負け犬 (makeinu) /makeinu/ B2	noun - loser, underdog
黄金 (ougon) /oːɡoɴ/ B2	noun - gold

Grammar:

• いつもどおりの通り独り

  ➔ Using の to modify nouns and describe possession or characteristics.

  ➔ The の particle turns a noun into a modifier for another noun, often to show possession or attribute.

• もうどこにも行けやしないのに

  ➔ Using 〜やしない to express impossibility or inability.

  ➔ The pattern 〜やしない emphasizes that something cannot be done or is impossible.

• 出会うためにさよなら

  ➔ Using ために to indicate purpose or goal.

  ➔ The phrase ために is used to express the purpose of an action.

• 青い顔のスーパースターが

  ➔ Using の to describe attributes of a noun.

  ➔ The の particle here links the noun to a descriptive attribute, forming a compound noun phrase.

• 今となっちゃもうわからない

  ➔ Using ちゃう (contraction of てしまう) to express completion or unintended action.

  ➔ The contraction ちゃう indicates that an action has been completed, often with a nuance of unintended consequence.

• 夜が明けるまで転がっていこうぜ

  ➔ Using まで to indicate 'up to' a point in time or space.

  ➔ The particle まで signifies 'until' or 'up to' a certain point, here indicating to go on until dawn.

• 聞こえてんなら声出していこうぜ

  ➔ Using なら to express 'if' or 'in case of'.

  ➔ The particle なら sets a condition for the statement, akin to 'if' in English.