Time Warp

• By: Perfume

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
少年 (shōnen) /ˈʃoʊnɛn/ A2	noun - boy, youth
再現 (saigen) /saɪɡɛn/ B2	noun - reproduction, recreation, representation verb - to reproduce, recreate
完璧 (kanpeki) /kɑːnˈpɛki/ B2	adjective - perfect, complete noun - perfection
感動 (kandō) /kɑːnˈdoʊ/ B1	noun - deep emotion, impression, being moved verb - to be moved, to be touched
思い出 (omoidasu) /oʊˈmoʊɪdəs/ A2	noun - memory, recollections verb - to remember, to recall
先生 (sensei) /ˈsɛnˌseɪ/ A1	noun - teacher, instructor
時 (toki) /toʊki/ A1	noun - time
超える (koeru) /koʊˈɛruː/ B1	verb - to exceed, to surpass, to cross over
ゲーム (gēmu) /ˈɡeɪmuː/ A1	noun - game
難しい (muzukashii) /muːˈzuːkɑːʃiː/ A2	adjective - difficult, hard
駆ける (kakeru) /ˈkɑːkɛruː/ B2	verb - to run, to dash, to gallop
宝物 (takaramono) /tɑːˈkɑːrɑˌmoʊnoʊ/ B1	noun - treasure, precious thing
生きる (ikiru) /ˈɪkiːruː/ A2	verb - to live, to exist
胸 (mune) /mune/ A2	noun - chest, breast
夢 (yume) /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream verb - to dream
ショーウィンドウ (shōwindō) /ˈʃoʊwɪndoʊ/ A1	noun - shop window, display window
ドキドキ (dokidoki) /doʊkiˈdoʊki/ B1	adverb - thumping (of the heart), throbbing verb - to throb, to palpitate

Grammar:

• 再現できないもの

  ➔ Potential form + ない (nai) - cannot be reproduced

  ➔ The verb stem + ない indicates the negative potential form, meaning 'cannot'.

• 限られた時を駆ける

  ➔ Passive form + た (ta) - describing an action that is limited in time

  ➔ The passive form indicates that something is being limited or constrained.

• 胸に手を当てて

  ➔ て-form + て (te) - used to connect clauses and express means or manner

  ➔ The て-form connects verbs or phrases, here indicating the manner of placing a hand on the chest.

• 思い出すのさ

  ➔ Plain form + の (no) + さ (sa) - emphasis or assertion

  ➔ The suffix のさ emphasizes or asserts the statement, adding emotional or rhetorical weight.

• 全てがほら ショーウィンドウにある

  ➔ が (ga) particle - subject marker; に (ni) particle - location particle

  ➔ The particle が marks the subject 'all things', and に indicates the location 'in the show window'.

• それぞれが今を生きる

  ➔ それぞれ (each) + が (ga) - subject marker; を (wo) - direct object marker

  ➔ The phrase highlights each person as the subject who is living in the present.

• 僕の Time Warp

  ➔ の (no) - possessive particle indicating 'my'

  ➔ The の particle expresses possession, here indicating 'my' Time Warp.