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最後は素材が勝つの The last word goes to what’s genuine 00:05
はやく食べてよ ねえ あたしを Hurry up and eat, hey, me 00:08
甘やかされてる Being spoiled 00:25
キュウリとナス Cucumber and eggplant 00:27
あたしアタシを死守 I protect myself 00:28
あーあ ダサすぎる Ah, so uncool 00:32
ぬか入りゃOK Just add some rice bran and it’s fine 00:33
磨いた味は何処? Where’s that seasoned flavor? 00:35
はやく食べてよ ねえ Hurry up and eat, hey 00:38
しょっぱい世界を嘆きながら While lamenting this salty world 00:41
生き残るためにお隣さんと And to survive, with my neighbors 00:45
仲良いフリは限界よ Pretending to get along has its limit 00:48
プライドだけは譲れない I won’t give up my pride 00:51
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran 00:55
ぬかに漬かってる あれこれ言ってるあたしも Marinating in rice bran, even I am saying all these things 00:58
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran 01:02
抜け出せなくて ぬかに漬かってる Unable to escape, marinating in rice bran 01:05
あー 染み込んでいく Ah, it seeps in 01:21
ぬかに染み込む It’s soaking in rice bran 01:23
あの子はもうバイバイ That girl is already goodbye 01:24
ぬかに釘打つ Driving nails into rice bran 01:28
見えない努力 Unseen effort 01:30
対価は得られず No reward in sight 01:31
目指していたのはこんな場所じゃない This isn’t the place I aimed for 01:34
ニセモノにしないで はやく食べてよ ねえ Don’t be fake, hurry up and eat, hey 01:41
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran 02:01
ぬかに漬かってる あれこれ言ってるあたしも Even I am saying all these things, marinating in rice bran 02:05
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran 02:08
抜け出せなくて ぬかに漬かってる Unable to escape, marinating in rice bran 02:11
しょっぱい世界を嘆きながら While lamenting this salty world 02:14
生き残るためにお隣さんと And to survive, with my neighbors 02:18
仲良いフリは限界よ Pretending to get along has its limit 02:21
プライドだけは譲れない I won’t give up my pride 02:24
井の中の蛙大海知らず A frog in a well doesn’t know the big ocean 02:29
蹴落とし合って引っ張り合って Kicking each other down, pulling at each other 02:32
ぬるま湯じゃ不満ばっかだ In lukewarm water, only dissatisfaction 02:36
こんなとこには居られない Can’t stay here anymore 02:39
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran 02:43
ぬかに漬かってる あれこれ言ってるあたしも Even I am saying all these things, marinating in rice bran 02:46
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran 02:49
"イッショニシナイデ"ぬかで踠いてる "Don’t do it together," writhing in rice bran 02:53
いつか見つけてもらうの One day, I hope someone finds me 03:09
はやく食べてよ ねえ あたしを Hurry up and eat, hey, me 03:12

ぬか漬け – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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[English]
最後は素材が勝つの
The last word goes to what’s genuine
はやく食べてよ ねえ あたしを
Hurry up and eat, hey, me
甘やかされてる
Being spoiled
キュウリとナス
Cucumber and eggplant
あたしアタシを死守
I protect myself
あーあ ダサすぎる
Ah, so uncool
ぬか入りゃOK
Just add some rice bran and it’s fine
磨いた味は何処?
Where’s that seasoned flavor?
はやく食べてよ ねえ
Hurry up and eat, hey
しょっぱい世界を嘆きながら
While lamenting this salty world
生き残るためにお隣さんと
And to survive, with my neighbors
仲良いフリは限界よ
Pretending to get along has its limit
プライドだけは譲れない
I won’t give up my pride
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる
Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran
ぬかに漬かってる あれこれ言ってるあたしも
Marinating in rice bran, even I am saying all these things
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる
Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran
抜け出せなくて ぬかに漬かってる
Unable to escape, marinating in rice bran
あー 染み込んでいく
Ah, it seeps in
ぬかに染み込む
It’s soaking in rice bran
あの子はもうバイバイ
That girl is already goodbye
ぬかに釘打つ
Driving nails into rice bran
見えない努力
Unseen effort
対価は得られず
No reward in sight
目指していたのはこんな場所じゃない
This isn’t the place I aimed for
ニセモノにしないで はやく食べてよ ねえ
Don’t be fake, hurry up and eat, hey
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる
Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran
ぬかに漬かってる あれこれ言ってるあたしも
Even I am saying all these things, marinating in rice bran
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる
Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran
抜け出せなくて ぬかに漬かってる
Unable to escape, marinating in rice bran
しょっぱい世界を嘆きながら
While lamenting this salty world
生き残るためにお隣さんと
And to survive, with my neighbors
仲良いフリは限界よ
Pretending to get along has its limit
プライドだけは譲れない
I won’t give up my pride
井の中の蛙大海知らず
A frog in a well doesn’t know the big ocean
蹴落とし合って引っ張り合って
Kicking each other down, pulling at each other
ぬるま湯じゃ不満ばっかだ
In lukewarm water, only dissatisfaction
こんなとこには居られない
Can’t stay here anymore
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる
Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran
ぬかに漬かってる あれこれ言ってるあたしも
Even I am saying all these things, marinating in rice bran
ぬかに漬かってる ぬかに漬かってる
Marinating in rice bran, marinating in rice bran
"イッショニシナイデ"ぬかで踠いてる
"Don’t do it together," writhing in rice bran
いつか見つけてもらうの
One day, I hope someone finds me
はやく食べてよ ねえ あたしを
Hurry up and eat, hey, me

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

素材

/sozai/

B1
  • noun
  • - material, ingredient

食べる

/taberu/

A1
  • verb
  • - to eat

甘やかす

/amayakasu/

B2
  • verb
  • - to pamper, to indulge

しょっぱい

/shoppai/

B1
  • adjective
  • - salty

世界

/sekai/

A2
  • noun
  • - world

仲良い

/nakayoi/

B1
  • adjective
  • - friendly, close

プライド

/puraido/

B2
  • noun
  • - pride

努力

/doryoku/

B1
  • noun
  • - effort, endeavor

得る

/uru/

B2
  • verb
  • - to obtain, to gain

場所

/basho/

A2
  • noun
  • - place, location

見えない

/mienai/

B1
  • adjective
  • - invisible

抜け出す

/nukedasu/

B2
  • verb
  • - to escape, to get out

染み込む

/shimikomu/

B2
  • verb
  • - to soak in, to permeate

バイバイ

/baibai/

A1
  • noun
  • - goodbye

引っ張る

/hipparu/

B1
  • verb
  • - to pull, to drag

居られない

/orarenai/

B2
  • verb
  • - cannot stay, cannot be present

Key Grammar Structures

  • はやく食べてよ ねえ

    ➔ Imperative form + よ to soften commands or requests

    ➔ The phrase uses the imperative form with よ at the end to make a casual request, like "Please eat quickly."

  • 最後は素材が勝つの

    ➔ The phrase uses の at the end for explanatory or-it's-about statement

    ➔ Ending with の makes the sentence an explanatory statement, emphasizing 'it's that the ingredients win at the end.'

  • ぬかに漬かってる

    ➔ The phrase uses passive continuous form to describe being soaked or immersed

    ➔ The phrase emphasizes being soaked or stuck in the fermentation process, metaphorically used for feeling trapped.

  • 井の中の蛙大海知らず

    ➔ Proverbial expression using の + 知らず to indicate lack of knowledge

    ➔ The phrase is a proverb meaning 'A frog in a well does not know the ocean,' indicating limited perspective.

  • ぬるま湯じゃ不満ばっかだ

    ➔ じゃ (formal variant of では) for comparison or contrast; ばっかだ for emphasis or repetitiveness

    ➔ The phrase contrasts 'lukewarm water' with dissatisfaction, using じゃ for the copula and ばっかだ to emphasize constant dissatisfaction.

  • あれこれ言ってる

    ➔ ている form for ongoing action; いう to say; combined as 言ってる for casual speech

    ➔ This expression indicates that the subject is currently saying or doing something, with 言ってる being the casual form meaning 'saying.'

  • 対価は得られず

    ➔ 得られず is the negative potential form of 得られる (to obtain), meaning 'cannot obtain' or 'without receiving.'

    ➔ The phrase expresses the idea 'cannot obtain the reward' or 'no compensation received,' emphasizing unreciprocated effort or value.

  • ぬかに漬かってる あれこれ言ってるあたしも

    ➔ Using ている for ongoing states; combined with も to indicate 'also' or 'even'

    ➔ The phrase indicates that 'I am soaked in the fermentation' and 'I am also talking about this and that,' with も emphasizing 'also.'