片想い – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SUPER BEAVER
• Album: 片想い / 涙の正体

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
花火 (hanabi) /ha.na.bi/ A2	noun - fireworks
音 (oto) /o.to/ A1	noun - sound
焦る (aseru) /a.se.ru/ B2	verb - to be in a hurry, to be impatient
片想い (kataomoi) /ka.ta.o.mo.i/ B2	noun - unrequited love
夢 (yume) /ju.me/ A2	noun - dream
味わう (ajiwau) /a.ji.wa.u/ B2	verb - to taste, to savor, to experience
思い (omoi) /o.mo.i/ A2	noun - feeling, thought
好き (suki) /su.ki/ A1	adjective - liked, favorite
生きる (ikiru) /i.ki.ru/ A1	verb - to live
幸せ (shiawase) /ɕi.a.wa.se/ A2	adjective - happy, fortunate
微笑む (hohoemu) /ho.ho.e.mu/ B2	verb - to smile
希望 (kibou) /ki.boː/ B1	noun - hope
温もり (nukumori) /nu.ku.mo.ri/ B2	noun - warmth
惨め (mijime) /mi.d͡ʑi.me/ B2	adjective - miserable, wretched
心 (kokoro) /ko.ko.ro/ A2	noun - heart, mind

Key Grammar Structures

• どうしようもないのに 焦ってしまった

  ➔ **～のに (noni)**: Although/Despite/Even though. Expresses a contrast or unexpected result.

  ➔ The speaker got flustered "despite" the fact that there's nothing they can do about the situation. "どうしようもない" (doushiyoumo nai) means 'there's nothing to be done'.

• 片想いみたいだ ずっと 夢見なかったら

  ➔ **みたいだ (mitaida)**: Seems like/Appears like. Used for comparison or speculation based on observation.

  ➔ "片想いみたいだ" (kataomoi mitaida) means 'it seems like a one-sided love'. The speaker is comparing their feeling to one-sided love.

• 烏滸がましくとも 歓びになれないかな

  ➔ **～とも (tomo)**: Even if/Even though. Used to express concession or a hypothesis.

  ➔ "烏滸がましくとも" (okogamashiku tomo) means 'even if it's presumptuous'. It's expressing a concession before asking a question.

• 別になくても 生きられるけど

  ➔ **～けど (kedo)**: But/However/Although. Used to express contrast, concession, or a soft introduction.

  ➔ "別になくても 生きられるけど" (betsuni nakutemo ikirareru kedo) means 'I can live even without it, but...'. It indicates a concession before the next part of the sentence is revealed.

• あれば ちょっと微笑えるような

  ➔ **～ような (youna)**: Like/As if. Used for comparison, example, or approximation.

  ➔ "ちょっと微笑えるような" (chotto hohoemeru youna) means 'something that would make you smile a little'. It's describing the kind of thing that would be nice to have.

• 他人にとっての不必要に 全部を賭している

  ➔ **～にとって (nito tte)**: For/To (someone). Indicates the perspective or viewpoint.

  ➔ "他人にとっての不必要に" (tanin ni totte no fuhitsuyou ni) means 'to something unnecessary for others'. It's setting the stage for the speaker's personal investment in something that others might not value.

• 行き着く先も まだわからないで もう後にも引けないで

  ➔ **～で (de)**: Connects clauses indicating reason, method, or state. In this case it's connecting clauses while showing cause and effect.

  ➔ The "～で" connects two descriptive states: not knowing where it leads, and being unable to turn back. Both states are contributing to the overall feeling.