New Beginning – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 伊藤千晃

Lyrics & Translation

“New Beginning” by Chiaki Ito offers a wonderful opportunity to learn Japanese through its heartfelt and clear lyrics. The song's theme of starting anew is expressed with both direct and poetic language, allowing learners to pick up vocabulary related to emotions, courage, and the future. The relatively gentle tempo and Ito's clear vocal delivery make it easier to follow along and practice pronunciation. What makes this song special for learners is its sincerity; you can feel the artist's personal journey in every word, making the language more memorable and meaningful.

[English]

How much more pain must I feel

To find the exit? Uh…

If I don't know how to escape from here

I'll believe once more, Uh…

Searching for a faint light, a slight miracle is there

I could only notice it in the darkness

There’s nothing that can hold me back

Hello my new beginning, beginning

I have nothing left to lose, so I'm always here

Believing that there's a door I should open with this hand

[Japanese]

これ以上どこまで　痛みを感じたら

出口は見つかるの　Uh…

ここから抜け出せる　術を知らないなら

もう一度信じて　Uh…

微かな光を探し出して　わずかな奇跡はそこにあって

暗闇の中でしか気付けなかった

There’s nothing that can hold me back

Hello my new beginning, beginning

I have nothing left to lose だから　いつもここに

この手で開くべき ドアがあることだけを信じていこう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
出口 /でぐち/ B1	noun - exit
信じる /しんじる/ B1	verb - to believe
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
奇跡 /きせき/ B2	noun - miracle
暗闇 /くらやみ/ B2	noun - darkness
始まり /はじまり/ A2	noun - beginning
手 /て/ A1	noun - hand
ドア /どあ/ A1	noun - door
失う /うしなう/ B1	verb - to lose
ここ /ここ/ A1	noun - here
ある /ある/ A1	verb - to exist
見つかる /みつかる/ B1	verb - to be found
抜け出す /ぬけだす/ B2	verb - to escape
気付く /きづく/ B1	verb - to notice
何も /なにも/ A2	pronoun - nothing

Key Grammar Structures

• これ以上どこまで　痛みを感じたら

  ➔ Conditional form (if... then...)

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional form with "痛みを感じたら" meaning "if (I) feel pain..."

• 出口は見つかるの　Uh…

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The phrase "出口は見つかる" means "the exit can be found" indicating a passive construction.

• ここから抜け出せる　術を知らないなら

  ➔ Negative conditional

  ➔ The phrase "術を知らないなら" means "if (you) do not know the way..." indicating a negative condition.

• 微かな光を探し出して

  ➔ Gerund form

  ➔ The phrase "探し出して" is in gerund form, meaning "searching for..."

• 暗闇の中でしか気付けなかった

  ➔ Negative potential form

  ➔ The phrase "気付けなかった" means "could not notice..." indicating a negative potential.

• There’s nothing that can hold me back

  ➔ Negative construction

  ➔ The phrase "There’s nothing that can hold me back" indicates a negative construction emphasizing absence.

• この手で開くべきドアがあることだけを信じていこう

  ➔ Expressing obligation

  ➔ The phrase "開くべきドア" means "the door that should be opened" indicating obligation.