Precious Love – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: EXILE ATSUSHI

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender world of Japanese through EXILE ATSUSHI's 'Precious Love.' This beautiful love ballad, rich with heartfelt expressions of commitment and gratitude, offers a wonderful opportunity to learn romantic Japanese phrases and understand the cultural nuances of expressing deep affection. Its clear, emotive lyrics and a captivating spoken part make it particularly special for language learners.

[English]

The way home I walked with you

Broken words connect us

In our simple everyday life

Your smile that suddenly appeared

Something's different from usual

My heart pounding

I thought I want to be with you forever

The moment you nodded gently

Here begins Precious Love

That photo I left with you

Just looking at it now makes me happy

Maybe words alone can't

Truly express how I feel

I need to put it into words and tell you

Or it might just disappear...

No matter what happens, if we can stay together forever

I can become even stronger

For you, my beloved

On windy days

And in heavy rain

I want to support you by my side

With this love...

Protecting you is my happiness right now

Being close to you

I will keep praying...

So I can always protect you, no matter what

Becoming stronger, kinder

I vow to do so

I truly want to stay with you forever

The moment you gently nodded

Our Precious Love begins now

[Japanese]

君と歩いた　帰り道

途切れた言葉が　二人をつなぐ

何気ない日常に

飛び込んだ君の笑顔

いつもとは何か違う

胸の鼓動

君とずっと一緒にいたいそう思った

君がそっとうなずく瞬間

始まる Precious Love

君と残した　あの写真は

今も見つめるだけで　幸せになれる

言葉だけじゃきっと

伝えきれないけど

言葉にして伝えなきゃ

消えてしまいそう…

何があっても二人で　ずっといられたら

僕はもっと強くなれるよ

愛する君のため

強い風の日も

激しい雨の日も

そばで支えていたい

この愛で…

君を守ることが今僕の幸せ

君のそばにいられること

祈り続ける…

どんな時も君を守ってゆけるよう

もっと強く　もっと優しく

なると誓うよ

君とずっと一緒にいたいそう思った

君がそっとうなずく瞬間

始まる Precious Love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
君 /kiɯ/ A1	noun - you (informal)
愛 /ai/ B1	noun - love
道 /michi/ B1	noun - road/path
瞬間 /shunkan/ B2	noun - moment
笑顔 /egao/ B2	noun - smile
鼓動 /kodō/ C1	noun - heartbeat
写真 /shashin/ B1	noun - photo
幸せ /shiawase/ B1	noun - happiness
強く /tsuyoku/ B2	adverb - strongly
支える /sasaeru/ B2	verb - to support
祈り /inori/ B2	noun - prayer
優しく /yasashiku/ B2	adverb - gently/kindly
始まる /hajimaru/ B1	verb - to begin
消える /kieru/ B2	verb - to disappear

Key Grammar Structures

• 君と歩いた帰り道

  ➔ Use of 'と' with nouns to indicate 'with' or 'together'.

  ➔ 'と' indicates companionship or joint action.

• 途切れた言葉が　二人をつなぐ

  ➔ Use of 'が' as a subject marker.

  ➔ 'が' marks the subject of the sentence, highlighting 'words that were interrupted'.

• 何気ない日常に

  ➔ Use of 'に' to indicate a point in time or a location where something exists or occurs.

  ➔ 'に' marks the point where something resides or happens—in this case, 'ordinary daily life'.

• 胸の鼓動

  ➔ Use of 'の' as a possessive or descriptive particle.

  ➔ 'の' links '胸' (chest) with '鼓動' (heartbeat) to form a possessive or descriptive phrase.

• 君とずっと一緒にいたいそう思った

  ➔ Use of 'たい' to express a desire: 'want to do'.

  ➔ 'たい' attaches to the verb root to indicate 'want to' do something—in this case, 'be together forever'.

• 始まる Precious Love

  ➔ Use of '始まる' as an intransitive verb meaning 'to begin'.

  ➔ '始まる' indicates that 'Precious Love' is starting or beginning.