Teenage Solution – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: モーニング娘。'21

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through "Teenage Solution" offers a unique window into the nuanced language of youthful emotion. The lyrics are rich with expressions of inner conflict and the subtleties of feeling misunderstood, providing a great opportunity to learn how to convey complex feelings. The song's energetic and dramatic style makes the learning process engaging and memorable, allowing you to connect with the deeper cultural expressions within J-pop.

[English]

I won't let anyone notice

A cold emotion

Being alone, I'm not scared of anything

Still

On Saturdays spent with someone

I play innocently at the 100 yen shop

I bought extra things that don't matter

But that's not really how I feel

It's not that I'm "running away"

Like last year, at someone's house

I want to stay over... "I want to"

But if that's the case, my heart

Isn't it "Muu, that's not it?"

Saying that, I'm getting angry

Wow

Teenage Solution

Can't be solved by anyone

Ah, even if you're older

It's impossible right now

Even with love

I'm not troubled at all

So it's fine, just leave me alone

Still

それでも

If I'm somehow making everyone feel awkward

Then I guess I'm just in my room

I wonder why, I don't like it myself

I want to have fun

楽しみたいし

Like last year, with someone

I want to talk about "like" or "dislike"

But if that's the case, my head

Keeps knocking like this

The future, you know, "isn't waiting"

Wow

Teenage Solution

Can't be found

Ah, the irritation of Midnight blue

I understand

Your kindness

If this smile is okay, I'll give it to you

I don't think about loneliness

I don't think it's boring either

It's just that sometimes I feel inexplicably irritated

With myself...

Wow

Teenage Solution

Can't be solved by anyone

Ah, even if you're older

I can't do it right now

Wow

Teenage Solution

Can't be found

Ah, the irritation of Midnight blue

I understand

Oh, your kindness

"But"

It seems impossible right now...

[Japanese]

誰にも気付かせたりはしないわ

冷めた感情

一人で居るの　何も怖くないし

それでも

誰かと過ごす土曜なんかは

無邪気に１００均で戯(フザ)けて

どうでもいいのを　余分に買った

本当はそんなんじゃないの

「逃げてる」じゃない

去年のように誰かん家(ち)

お泊まりしたり・・・「したい」

でもそれじゃ　私のこの胸(へん)が

「Muuそうじゃないでしょ？」

そう言って怒っている

Wow

Teenage Solution

誰にも解(と)けない

Ah 年上の君でも

今は無理だよ

愛があっても

私自身　心中(こころじゅう)　どっこも

困ってないし

そうだから　全然　ほっておいていいよ

それでも

みんなの空気とかを　なんとなく

気まずくさせちゃっているなら

やっぱし私　お部屋にいるし

なんでだろ　自分でも嫌(や)なの

楽しみたいし

去年のように誰かを

「好き」とか「嫌い」とか・・・「語りたい」

でもそれじゃ　私のこの頭(へん)が

こうノックしてくる

未来はね「待ってない」と

Wow

Teenage Solution

見つかりっこない

Ah イラつきのMidnight blue

理解(わか)っているよ

君のやさしさ

こんな笑顔で良ければ　あげる

寂しいとか思わないし

退屈にも思わない

ただ　無性にイラつく時があるの

自分に・・・

Wow

Teenage Solution

誰にも解(と)けない

Ah 年上の君でも

今は出来ない

Wow

Teenage Solution

見つかりっこない

Ah イラつきのMidnight blue

理解(わか)っているよ

Oh 君のやさしさ

「だけど」

今は無理みたい・・・

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
気付かせる /ki tsu ka se ru/ B2	verb - to make someone notice
感情 /kan jō/ A2	noun - emotion or feeling
怖い /ko wai/ A2	adjective - scary or frightening
過ごす /su go su/ B1	verb - to spend time
無邪気 /mu ja ki/ B2	adjective - innocent or naive
買う /ka u/ A1	verb - to buy
本当 /hon tō/ A2	noun - truth or reality
逃げる /ni ge ru/ B1	verb - to escape or run away
胸 /mu ne/ A2	noun - chest or heart (figuratively)
理解 /ri ka i/ B2	noun - understanding
やさしさ /ya sa shi sa/ B1	noun - kindness or gentleness
寂しい /sa bi shii/ B1	adjective - lonely or sad
退屈 /tai ku tsu/ B2	noun - boredom
未来 /mi rai/ B1	noun - future

Key Grammar Structures

• 誰にも気付かせたりはしないわ

  ➔ たり ... する pattern to list multiple actions or states (e.g., 'do A, do B...')

  ➔ The pattern "たり ... する" is used to list multiple actions or states, indicating that the actions are examples or represent a non-exhaustive list.

• 本当はそんなんじゃないの

  ➔ じゃないの as a colloquial form of ではない, used for emphasis or confirmation

  ➔ "じゃないの" is a casual or colloquial ending that emphasizes the negation or seeks confirmation, derived from "ではない".

• 私のこの胸(へん)が "Muuそうじゃないでしょ？"

  ➔ の particles used for emphasis or possession; じゃないでしょ？ as a rhetorical or confirming question

  ➔ The particle "の" here emphasizes possession or the subject, and "じゃないでしょ？" is a rhetorical question seeking confirmation.

• 未来はね「待ってない」と

  ➔ negative form of 待つ (待ってない), meaning 'not waiting', with the particle は marking the topic

  ➔ The verb "待つ" is conjugated to its negative form "待ってない" to express 'not waiting', with "は" marking the topic of the sentence.

• 愛があっても

  ➔ やっても as a concessive conjunction meaning 'even if' or 'despite'

  ➔ The phrase "やっても" combines the noun "愛" (love) with the concessive particle "も" to mean 'even if love exists', indicating a contrast or concession.

• 困ってないし

  ➔ 困ってない is the negative form of 困っている (to be troubled), with し indicating reasoning or explanation

  ➔ The phrase "困ってない" negates the verb "困っている" (to be troubled), and "し" serves to give reasoning or add explanation.