MONTAGE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 中島健人
• Album: MONTAGE

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
態度 /ˈtaɪdo/ A2	noun - attitude, manner
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye
迷宮 /meikyuu/ B2	noun - labyrinth, maze
TV /ˌtiː ˈviː/ A1	noun - television
deal /diːl/ A2	noun - agreement, transaction
表情 /ˈhyːdʒ/ B1	noun - expression, look
欲望 /yokubou/ B2	noun - desire, appetite
高潔 /kouketsu/ C1	adjective - high-minded, noble
オーダー /ɔːrdər/ A2	noun - order, command
モンタージュ /mɔ̃taʒ/ B2	noun - montage
夜明け /joake/ B1	noun - dawn, daybreak
小説 /shousetsu/ B1	noun - novel, fiction
葛藤 /kattou/ C1	noun - conflict, strife
結論 /ketsuron/ B2	noun - conclusion
真実 /shinjitsu/ B1	noun - truth, reality
暴言 /bougen/ C1	noun - violent language, abusive words
ディナー /ˈdɪnər/ A1	noun - dinner
呼吸 /kokyuu/ A2	noun - breath, breathing
嘘 /uso/ A2	noun - lie, falsehood
ルート /ruːt/ A1	noun - route

Key Grammar Structures

• 口が減らない態度もデフォルト

  ➔ Adjectival clause using "が"

  ➔ The grammar point focuses on how the particle "が" indicates the subject of the adjectival clause modifying "態度". "口が減らない" describes the type of "attitude".

• 幸か不幸か その目は節穴

  ➔ "か～か" construction to indicate alternatives

  ➔ The grammar point is using "幸か不幸か" which means "whether it's good luck or bad luck". It illustrates the speaker's uncertainty between two possibilities, expressing an either/or situation.

• 夜明け待たず その Question mark 晴れるまで

  ➔ "～まで" indicating a time limit/extent

  ➔ "晴れるまで" means "until it clears up". The phrase indicates the extent of the action, in this case, waiting.

• 或いは三文小説なみのスクリプト

  ➔ "～なみの" indicating something at the level of...

  ➔ "三文小説なみのスクリプト" means "a script at the level of a cheap novel". It compares the quality of the script to a low-quality novel.

• 溜め息まじり焦らす冷遇

  ➔ "～まじり" indicating mixed with something

  ➔ "溜め息まじり" means "mixed with sighs". It implies the cold treatment is accompanied by sighs.

• 止み難く不意に口をつく

  ➔ Adverbial form of adjective + "～く" + verb.

  ➔ "止み難く" (yaminiku) modifies the verb "口をつく" (kuchi o tsuku). The adverbial form expresses how the words unintentionally come out. In this sentence, It means that the action is hard to stop.