Time Warp

• By: Perfume

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
少年 (shōnen) /ʃoːnen/ A2	noun - boy, youth
頃 (koro) /koɾo/ A2	noun - time, period
再現 (saigen) /saɪɡen/ B2	noun - reproduction, recreation verb - to reproduce, to recreate
完璧 (kanpeki) /kɑːmˈpeki/ B2	adjective - perfect, complete
感動 (kandō) /kɑːnˈdoʊ/ B1	noun - emotion, impression, deep feeling
思い出 (omoide) /o̞mo̞ide̞/ A2	noun - memory, recollection
超える (koeru) /ko̞e̞ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to exceed, to surpass, to cross over
ゲーム (gēmu) /ɡeːmɯ/ A1	noun - game
難しい (muzukashii) /mɯzɯka̠ɕiː/ A2	adjective - difficult, hard
時 (toki) /to̞ki/ A1	noun - time
駆ける (kakeru) /ka̠ke̞ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to run, to gallop, to dash
宝物 (takaramono) /ta̠ka̠ɾa̠mo̞no̞/ B1	noun - treasure, precious thing
生きる (ikiru) /ikiɾɯ/ A2	verb - to live, to exist
胸 (mune) /mɯne/ A2	noun - chest, heart
夢 (yume) /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream
忘れる (wasureru) /wa̠sɯɾe̞ɾɯ/ A2	verb - to forget

Grammar:

• 再現できないもの

  ➔ Negative potential form of できる (deki ru), indicating inability

  ➔ Used to express inability to reproduce something

• 完璧な 初めての感動と

  ➔ Adjective + の to connect describing the noun

  ➔ Used to modify or describe the noun following it

• もう思い出せないの？

  ➔ Polite question ending なの？ for seeking confirmation

  ➔ A sentence-ending particle used to ask a question politely and seek confirmation

• 時を超えたい

  ➔ たい-form of 超える (to transcend) expressing a desire to do something

  ➔ A conjugation indicating a desire to perform the action of 超える

• 結局は 難しくなるだけさ

  ➔ だけ for emphasis, meaning 'only' or 'just'

  ➔ A particle used to emphasize that only the specified scenario occurs

• あの頃に見てた 全てがほら 宝物になる

  ➔ Vてた (te ita) as the past continuous tense of 見る (to see)

  ➔ Expresses an action that was ongoing in the past