Ref– Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: Sun Dance, Penny Rain

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

Raining

Raining

夏の頃に

In the summer days

通り雨や傘の下

With passing showers and under umbrellas

Kissing

Kissing

濡れた頬に

Gently kissed

そっと口づけた

On my wet cheek

あの季節に

In that season

まだ焦がれている

I still long for it

何も手につかずに

Unable to focus on anything

上の空の日々

Days lost in thought

Nothing

Nothing

But you're the part of me

But you're a part of me

まだ足りなくて

Still not enough

まだ消えなくて

Still not fading away

重ねた手の平から

From our overlapping palms

幼さが

Childishness

What a good thing we lose

What a good thing we lose

What a bad thing we knew

What a bad thing we knew

そんなフレーズにお漏れてく雨の中

In the rain that leaks through such phrases

ただ足りなくて

Just not enough

まだ言えなくて

Still unable to say

数えた日の夢から

From the dreams of counted days

サヨナラが

Goodbye

What a good thing we lose?

What a good thing we lose?

What a bad thing we knew

What a bad thing we knew

触れられずにいれたなら

If I could have stayed untouched

笑えたかな？

Would I have been able to smile?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
雨 /ame/ B1	noun - rain
季節 /kisetsu/ B2	noun - season
濡れる /nureru/ B2	verb - to get wet
頬 /hoho/ B1	noun - cheek
口づける /kuchizukeru/ C1	verb - to kiss
季節 /kisetsu/ B2	noun - season
焦がれる /kogareru/ C1	verb - to yearn for
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
つかず /tsukazu/ B2	verb - to not grasp or hold
幼さ /osanasa/ C1	noun - childishness, naivety
詞 /kotoba/ A2	noun - word
夢 /yume/ B1	noun - dream
言う /iu/ A2	verb - to say

Key Grammar Structures

• まだ焦がれている

  ➔ The present continuous tense with 'いる' to indicate ongoing desire or emotion.

  ➔ 'まだ' indicates that the action or feeling is ongoing or not yet completed.

• 通り雨や傘の下

  ➔ Use of の to connect nouns, forming possessive or descriptive relationships.

  ➔ 'の' connects nouns to describe a relationship, such as location or possession.

• 何も手につかずに

  ➔ Use of negative form with 'につく' to mean 'unable to grasp' or 'no longer feeling something'.

  ➔ 'つかず' is the negative form of 'つく', meaning 'not able to grasp or hold'.

• 重ねた手の平から

  ➔ Use of 'から' to indicate the starting point or source of an action or feeling.

  ➔ 'から' indicates the source or origin of something, such as feelings or actions.

• What a good thing we lose

  ➔ Use of 'what a' plus adjective/noun structure to express a reflection or sentiment about a situation.

  ➔ 'What a' expresses surprise or strong emotion about the quality of something.

• 笑えたかな？

  ➔ Use of 'かな' at the end of a sentence to express tentativeness or wondering.

  ➔ 'かな' suggests the speaker is reflecting or uncertain about the possibility.