Lyrics & Translation
So far from the person I thought I was.
I'm disappointed in someone who can't be honest and makes you cry.
I'm disappointed.
Until I can learn to value myself,
I can't protect anything.
What do you want to eat? I'll look for a place.
Let's just chill until you feel better.
Want something to drink? I'll boil some water.
You'll have coffee, and I'll have green tea, like always.
Whichever path we choose,
It comes with the sadness of losing the path not taken.
What year of the Reiwa era will it be when this country
Finally allows married couples to have different surnames?
If it gets cold, just reheat it.
Even anxieties can be good depending on how you spice them.
I want to be with you forever, but
Being together every day might be too much.
Need anything? I'll buy it for you.
You'll have coffee, and I'll have green tea, like always.
I love making love to you
Like mismatched buttons,
We undo them one by one.
Hesitantly,
The more we get used to freedom,
The more we relize that unfreedom, why didn't anyone
Tell us about it?
You'll have coffee, and I'll have green tea, like always.
Key Vocabulary
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僕 /boku/ A1 |
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君 /kimi/ A1 |
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泣く /naku/ A2 |
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失望 /shitsubou/ B2 |
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大事 /daiji/ A2 |
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守る /mamoru/ A2 |
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店 /mise/ A1 |
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元気 /genki/ A2 |
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お湯 /oyu/ A1 |
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沸かす /wakasu/ A2 |
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コーヒー /koːhiː/ A1 |
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緑茶 /ryokucha/ A1 |
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道 /michi/ A1 |
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夫婦 /fuufu/ A2 |
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不安 /fuan/ B1 |
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味 /aji/ A1 |
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ボタン /botan/ A1 |
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自由 /jiyuu/ A2 |
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不自由 /fujiyuu/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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昨日の僕は 僕が思う僕とはかけ離れていた
➔ Topic marker は (wa), Quotative particle と (to), Verb in past perfect tense (かけ離れていた - kakehanareteita)
➔ "は" marks the topic of the sentence (yesterday's me). "と" indicates a quote or thought (what I thought I was). "かけ離れていた" shows something was far removed, expressing a state completed in the past.
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素直になれず君を泣かせるやつには失望している
➔ Causative verb form (泣かせる - nakaseru), Conditional form of noun/na-adjective + には (niwa), ている (teiru) form for present continuous state.
➔ "泣かせる" means 'to make someone cry' (causative). "には" expresses a conditional or a feeling towards something. "失望している" shows the state of being disappointed is ongoing.
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自分を大事にできるようになるまでなんにも守れない
➔ Potential form of verb (できる - dekiru), ～まで (made) indicating a time limit/until, Negative potential form (守れない - mamorenai)
➔ "できる" in the potential form shows the ability to do something. "まで" indicates 'until' a certain point. "守れない" shows the inability to protect anything.
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どの道を選ぼうと 選ばなかった道を失う寂しさとセット
➔ Volitional form + と (to) indicating a supposition, Nominalizer こと (koto), Noun + とセット (to setto) indicating something comes as a set.
➔ "選ぼうと" is the volitional form of '選ぶ' (to choose), used to suggest 'even if you choose'. "寂しさ" is a noun made from the adjective '寂しい' (lonely). "とセット" means 'comes as a set' with something.
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令和何年になったらこの国で 夫婦別姓OKされるんだろう
➔ たら (tara) conditional, Passive voice (される - sareru), ～んだろう (ndarou) for rhetorical question or conjecture.
➔ "たら" indicates 'if/when' a certain condition is met. "される" is the passive form of 'する' (to do), here meaning 'to be allowed/OKed'. "～んだろう" expresses a sense of wondering or rhetorical questioning about when something will happen.
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冷めたら温め直せばいい
➔ Conditional form (たら - tara), verb + ばいい (ba ii) expression indicating advice or suggestion
➔ "たら" indicates 'if' something happens. "温め直せばいい" uses the conditional form + 'いい' to mean 'it would be good if you reheat it', giving a suggestion.
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自由に慣れれば慣れるほど 不自由だって、どうして誰も 僕らに教えてくれなかったの
➔ ～ば～ほど (ba... hodo) construction expressing 'the more... the more...', Causative-passive form (教えてくれなかった - oshiete kurenakatta)
➔ "慣れれば慣れるほど" means 'the more you get used to it, the more...'. "教えてくれなかった" is a complex form combining giving a favor (くれる) with the causative (教えさせる) and negative past (なかった), expressing regret that someone didn't teach something.
