Ref:rain

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

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Grammar:

• まだ焦がれている

  ➔ The present progressive tense with いる to express ongoing desire or feeling

  ➔ The phrase shows an ongoing state of yearning, emphasizing that the feeling is currently happening.

• 通り雨や傘の下

  ➔ Using や to list multiple items as examples

  ➔ The particle や provides an incomplete list of items, implying there are more similar elements.

• から

  ➔ Particle indicating the starting point of an action, origin or source

  ➔ Used to specify the point in time or place where something begins or originates.

• まだ足りなくて

  ➔ Using 〜なくて to connect clauses expressing negative form and consequence

  ➔ Links a negative condition to a result or continuation, implying that something is still insufficient.

• 何も手につかずに

  ➔ The phrase pattern 何も〜ずに indicating doing nothing or not taking any action

  ➔ Expresses a state of doing nothing or being unaffected by anything, often implying helplessness or passivity.

• ただ足りなくて

  ➔ The use of ただ to emphasize 'simply' or 'only', combined with 〜なくて to connect clauses

  ➔ Emphasizes that the situation is solely or simply insufficient, adding a sense of limitation or emphasis.

• 数えた日の夢から

  ➔ From the phrase 数えた日の夢, using から to indicate starting point or source

  ➔ Indicates the origin or starting point of the dreams associated with the counting day, emphasizing the relation to memories or aspirations.