モノクロ

• By: Flower
• Album: THIS IS Flower THIS IS BEST

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
泣き (naki) /naki/ B1	noun - crying, weeping
乗り越え (norikoe) /noɾikoꜜe/ B2	noun - overcoming, surmounting
待つ (matsu) /matsu/ A1	verb - to wait
塗る (nuru) /nuɾɯ/ A2	verb - to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish
淋しさ (sabishisa) /sa̠biɕiꜜsa̠/ B1	noun - loneliness, solitude
包まれ (tsutsumare) /tsɯtsɯmɯɾe/ B1	verb - to be wrapped, to be enveloped
眠る (nemuru) /neꜜmɯɾɯ/ A2	verb - to sleep
嘆く (nageku) /naɡeꜜkɯ/ B2	verb - to lament, to grieve
叫ぶ (sakebu) /sa̠keꜜbɯ/ B1	verb - to shout, to cry
出逢う (deau) /deꜜaɯ/ B1	verb - to meet, to encounter (by chance)
光り輝く (hikarí kagayaku) /hikaɾi kagaꜜjakɯ/ B2	verb - to shine brightly
肌 (hada) /hada/ A2	noun - skin
唇 (kuchibiru) /kɯt͡ɕibʲiɾɯ/ A2	noun - lips
触れる (fureru) /ɸɯɾeɾɯ/ B1	verb - to touch
鮮やか (azayaka) /azajaka/ B2	adjective - vivid, bright, brilliant
咲く (saku) /sakɯ/ A2	verb - to bloom
孤独 (kodoku) /ko̞do̞kɯ/ B2	noun - loneliness, isolation
戯れる (tawabureru) /tawabɯɾeɾɯ/ C1	verb - to frolic, to play, to jest
抱く (daku) /däkɯ/ B1	verb - to hug, to embrace
哀しみ (kanashimi) /kana̠ɕimi/ B2	noun - sadness, sorrow
目覚める (mezameru) /mezameɾɯ/ B1	verb - to wake up
情熱 (jōnetsu) /d͡ʑoːnetsɯ/ B2	noun - passion
溢れる (afureru) /afɯɾeɾɯ/ B1	verb - to overflow, to brim
守る (mamoru) /mamoru/ A2	verb - to protect, to defend
染まる (somaru) /soꜜmaɾɯ/ B1	verb - to be dyed, to be stained

Grammar:

• なんだって

  ➔ used to emphasize or question what has been said, meaning 'whatever' or 'anything at all'

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• 涙ながら

  ➔ an adverbial phrase meaning ‘crying’ or ‘with tears’

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• 乗り越えてきた

  ➔ verb phrase in past tense meaning ‘have overcome’

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• 白と黒だけに塗られた

  ➔ passive form where ‘painted only in white and black’

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• 愛が欲しい

  ➔ expressing desire using ‘が欲しい’ with a noun

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• 世界がすぐに光り輝いた

  ➔ simple past tense indicating ‘the world immediately shined brightly’

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• たとえるなら

  ➔ conditional phrase meaning ‘if I were to compare’ or ‘speaking metaphorically’

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• 染まって

  ➔ te-form of ‘染まる’ meaning ‘to be dyed’ or ‘to be stained’, used here to describe ‘being colored’

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