Missing

• By: なにわ男子

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

Hey guys, what do you thinking about?

Hey guys, what are you thinking about?

取りとめない一言でも

Even a fleeting word can become a sharp weapon

鋭利な凶器になり得るのさ

Saying "maybe" is such a clumsy and sneaky phrase

「多分」なんて　野暮でズルいフレーズだね

It's so difficult, uh really really yup

(So difficult, uh really really yup)

(So difficult, uh really really yup)

傑作と謳われていたスピーチも

Even the speech hailed as a masterpiece

耳澄ませば裏が表

If you listen closely, the back is the front

空白に潜む　息遣いこそ重要さ

The breath hidden in the silence is what truly matters

(Oh, I wanna get to know)

Oh, I wanna get to know

願望が創り出した　外面(そとづら)を疑って

Doubt the facade created by desires

Turn off the light now

Turn off the light now

暗闇に慣れた僕の目が　映し出す姿

The image reflected in my eyes, accustomed to the darkness

忘れようの無い過去を抱いて

Embracing an unforgettable past

Like a seamless (It's a secret)　未来を描く

Like a seamless (It's a secret) I draw the future

遠ざかるように近づき　泣くように笑って

Approaching as if to distance myself, laughing as if to cry

(I don't give up yet)

I don't give up yet

それでも追いかけてる　目を背けないで

Still chasing after it, don't look away

理由だけ求める

Only seeking reasons

Tell me why?

Tell me why?

Tell me why?

Tell me why?

Let's go

Let's go

完璧に振る舞ったって

Even if I act perfectly

誰かが首を振っている

Someone is shaking their head

あの日には戻れない

I can't go back to that day

ならば今をどう生きるかだ

Then it's about how to live in the now

忘れようの無い過去を抱いて

Embracing an unforgettable past

Like a seamless (It's a secret)　未来を描く

Like a seamless (It's a secret) I draw the future

遠ざかるように近づき　泣くように笑って

Approaching as if to distance myself, laughing as if to cry

(I don't give up yet)

I don't give up yet

それでも追いかけてる　目を背けないで

Still chasing after it, don't look away

理由だけ求める

Only seeking reasons

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
取りとめない /toritomenaɪ/ B2	adjective - unforgivable
鋭利 /eirɪ/ B1	adjective - sharp
凶器 /kyōki/ B2	noun - weapon
野暮 /yabo/ B2	noun - vulgarity
傑作 /kessaku/ B2	noun - masterpiece
耳澄ませば /mimisumasenba/ B2	verb - to listen carefully
空白 /kūhaku/ B1	noun - blank space
息遣い /ikigai/ B2	noun - breathing
願望 /ganbō/ B1	noun - desire
外面 /sotozura/ B2	noun - facade
完璧 /kanpeki/ B2	adjective - perfect
首を振る /kubi o furu/ B1	verb - to shake one's head
理由 /riyū/ B1	noun - reason

Grammar:

• 取りとめない一言でも

  ➔ Even a trivial remark

  ➔ Using the particle "でも" to indicate "even" or "also" when emphasizing that something applies regardless of its significance.

• 耳澄ませば裏が表

  ➔ If you listen carefully, the behind is the front

  ➔ Using the conditional form "〜ば" to express a hypothetical situation that occurs if one listens carefully.

• 忘れようの無い過去を抱いて

  ➔ Holding onto a past that cannot be forgotten

  ➔ Using the potential form "〜よう" combined with "の無い" to describe an immutable or unforgettably past event.

• 未来を描く

  ➔ To depict or draw the future

  ➔ Using the verb "描く" in its basic form to indicate the action of depicting or imagining the future.

• 泣くように笑って

  ➔ Laughing as if crying

  ➔ Using the verb "笑う" in its plain form combined with the adverb "ように" to describe doing an action in a manner similar to another.

• それでも追いかけてる

  ➔ Still chasing after or pursuing

  ➔ Using the conjunction "でも" (でも) to indicate contrast or persistence, followed by the verb "追いかけてる" in its present continuous form.