ノット・オーケー – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: あいみょん
• Album: Digital Single「ノット・オーケー」

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Aimyon's 'Not Okay' offers a chance to explore nuanced emotional expression. The song's lyrics, which touch on themes of resignation and the bittersweet continuation of a relationship, provide insight into colloquial and poetic language. Its unique blend of modern J-pop and retro 'kayokyoku' style also makes it a special window into Japanese musical culture.

[English]

I can imagine

being alone

even the bathwater on the second day

is transparent, I suppose

talking to you as if you're here

I'll get used to it by the fifth day

I'll spend my days without being noticed

even the gaps where I think of sad things

are sad, just like before

was it just a repetition of such things?

even if this is the last love

I can understand

at least until then

let's live, deceiving ourselves, together

pretending to be okay

when it's no use, it's no use

at least until then, together

I can sleep standing up

such a joke

made me laugh, the first anniversary

I suddenly remembered and laughed

now, I still can't find the right answer

and I'm stuck, unable to move

it's getting harder to stay

and I want to run away

it's just a repetition of such things

I stepped on the fragments of my broken delusions

and cried in pain

your heart, your heart

which you broke

can be mended if possible

at least for now, let's be together

pretending to be okay

everyone dreams of a happy ending

but you're not that easy to understand

even if this is the last love

これが最後の恋でも

I can understand

at least until then

let's live, deceiving ourselves, together

pretending to be okay

when it's no use, it's no use

at least until then, together

I can imagine

being alone

even the bathwater on the second day

is transparent, I suppose

[Japanese]

想像ができる

ひとりで居ること

2日目の湯船も

透き通っているんだろう

あなたが居ない風に話すのも

5日目で慣れるだろう

バレずに過ごすだろう

そんな悲しいことばかりを考える隙間があるのも

悲しいことだね 今までもね

そんなことの繰り返しだったかい

これが最後の恋でも

理解はできるだろう

せめて それまでは

ふたりで ふたりで

たぶらかして生きていよう

ダメに成る時は成るでしょう

せめて それまでは ふたり

立ちながら寝れる

そんな冗談に

笑えてた 1 年目を

ふと思い出して 笑う

今は正しい 答えもまだ

見つけられないまま居座って

居づらくなっては

飛び出してく

そんなことの繰り返しなんだよな

壊れちゃった妄想の

破片を踏んづけて

痛みで 泣いたんだ

あなたの あなたの

破いてしまった心

縫い繋げられるのなら

せめてとりあえず ふたり

誰もが夢を見る 幸せのラストを

望み通りに進めるほど

あなたは簡単じゃない

これが最後の恋でも

理解はできるだろう

せめて それまでは

ふたりで ふたりで

たぶらかして生きていよう

ダメに成る時は成るでしょう

せめて それまでは ふたり

想像ができる

ひとりで居ること

2日目の湯船も

透き通っているんだろう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
想像 /そうぞう/ B1	noun - imagination
ひとり /ひとり/ A1	adjective - alone
透き通る /すきとおる/ B2	verb - to be transparent
慣れる /なれる/ A2	verb - to get used to
バレる /ばれる/ B1	verb - to be discovered
悲しい /かなしい/ A1	adjective - sad
繰り返し /くりかえし/ B1	noun - repetition
妄想 /もうそう/ B2	noun - delusion
破片 /はへん/ B1	noun - fragment
痛み /いたみ/ A2	noun - pain
縫い繋げる /ぬいつなげる/ B2	verb - to sew together
幸せ /しあわせ/ A1	noun - happiness
ラスト /rasuto/ B1	noun - last

Key Grammar Structures

• 想像ができる

  ➔ Potential form of verb + 'ことができる' (can do)

  ➔ 'できる' is the potential form meaning 'can do,' used here with '想像が' (imagination) to express the ability to imagine.

• ひとりで居ること

  ➔ 'こと' after a verb nominalizes the verb, turning it into a noun phrase

  ➔ '居る' (いる) means 'to be' or 'to exist,' and adding 'こと' turns the phrase into a noun meaning 'being alone,' emphasizing the concept.

• 2日目の湯船も

  ➔ 'の' indicating possession or attribution, connecting '2日目' (second day) to '湯船' (bathtub)

  ➔ The particle 'の' links the time phrase '2日目' (second day) with '湯船' (bathtub), showing possession or a descriptive relationship.

• ダメに成る時は成るでしょう

  ➔ Expressing prediction with 'でしょう' (probably, I suppose), indicating that 'it will probably happen' when things go wrong

  ➔ 'でしょう' is used to express an assumption or probability about the future, here indicating that 'when things go wrong, they probably will.'

• 誰もが夢を見る

  ➔ 'も' as an additive particle meaning 'also,' emphasizing that everyone shares the same dream

  ➔ 'も' indicates inclusion or emphasis, showing that everyone shares the common experience of dreaming.

• 理解はできるだろう

  ➔ Plain form + 'だろう' (probably, I suppose) to express conjecture about ability or understanding

  ➔ 'だろう' indicates probability or conjecture about something, here suggesting that understanding is likely but not certain.

• せめて それまでは

  ➔ 'せめて' expresses the idea of 'at least' or 'for now,' often used to set a minimum or a temporary limit

  ➔ 'せめて' emphasizes the minimum expectation or limit, indicating a focus on the least acceptable or temporary situation.

• ふたりで ふたりで

  ➔ 'で' particle indicates means or togetherness, repeated here for emphasis on doing something together

  ➔ 'で' indicates the means or manner of doing something, and its repetition emphasizes unity or shared experience.