トリコ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 西島隆弘

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the joyful and captivating world of Nissy's "Toriko," a perfect song to explore Japanese vocabulary related to love, dreams, and sweet affections. Its catchy melody and relatable lyrics about being enchanted by someone offer an engaging way to pick up new phrases and understand expressions of romance in Japanese culture.

[English]

I'm listening honestly to what you have to say

So please don't get mad

Let's go home together

Baby

What happened?

Tell me properly

I'm crazy about you

You're always so clumsy, but

When you're about to give up,

you stay by my side

My girl

It's just a trap to catch your attention, no!

No matter what I do, I’m hopeless

But I won’t let go of only you!

君だけは離さない！

I won’t let go of only you!

My heart races, my eyes

Tears overflow and fall

I'll hold you tight

Because I want you

Drawing a sparkling future

The present flies by so quickly

“Will my dreams come true?”

Yeah, I love that about you

I’ll keep chasing after you

I won’t give up, okay?

My honest feelings,

I just can’t ignore them

Baby

I want to keep you all to myself

You know that, right?

I’m crazy about you

Suddenly, your kindness approaches

Sometimes I lean on you

Don’t make it harder for me

My girl

It’s just a trap to catch your attention, yeah

I won’t show that I’m serious, but

I won’t let go of only you!

My heart races, my eyes

Tears overflow and fall

I'll hold you tight

Because I want you

Drawing a sparkling future

The present rushes by so fast

“Will my dreams come true?”

Yeah, I love that about you

Why not look back at the feelings we shared?

Won’t you turn around?

Yeah (yeah)

Oh (oh)

Yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah)

“Yes! I have something I want to tell you!”

[Japanese]

君の話は

素直に聞くよ？

だから怒らないで

一緒に帰ろう

Baby

何があったの？

ちゃんと言ってよ

僕は君のトリコさ

いつも不器用な あなただけど

負けちゃいそうな時は

そばに居てくれる

My girl

君の気を引っ掛ける罠さぁ No！

何してもダメな僕だけど

君だけは離さない！

君だけは離さない！

ドキドキ 瞳も

ポロポロ 溢れる 雫も

抱きしめてみせるよ

君が欲しいから

キラキラ 描く 未来

どんどん 過ぎる 今

「夢は叶うかな？」

うん、そんな君が好き

追いかけるから

諦めないよ？

真っ直ぐな気持ち

ほっとけなくて

Baby

独り占めするよ？

わかってるでしょ？

僕は君のトリコさ

急にせまる あなたの 優しさ

たまに寄り添っちゃうから

困らせないで

My girl

君の気を引っ掛ける罠さぁ yeah

「本気だ！」なんて 見せないけど

君だけは離さない！

ドキドキ 瞳も

ポロポロ 溢れる 雫も

抱きしめてみせるよ

君が欲しいから

キラキラ 描く 未来

どんどん 過ぎる 今

「夢は叶うかな？」

うん、そんな君が好き

一緒に過ごした 気持ちに

振り向いてみませんか？

Yeah (yeah)

Oh (oh)

Yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah)

「はい！　伝えたいことがあります！」

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
話 /waʃi/ A2	noun - talk, story
怒らない /ˈokoranai/ B1	verb - not to get angry
帰ろう /kaeroː/ A2	verb - let's go home
気 /ki/ A2	noun - mind, feeling, mood
引っ掛ける /hikkakeru/ B2	verb - to trap, to hook, to bait
離さない /hanasanai/ B1	verb - not to let go
瞳 /hitomi/ A2	noun - pupil of the eye
描く /kaku/ A2	verb - to draw, to depict
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
叶う /kanau/ B2	verb - to come true, to be realized
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - like, fond of

Key Grammar Structures

• だから怒らないで

  ➔ So (therefore), don't get angry.

  ➔ The word '**だから**' is used to indicate a reason or cause, functioning as 'so' or 'therefore'.

• 一緒に帰ろう

  ➔ Let's go home together.

  ➔ The verb '**帰ろう**' is the volitional form of '**帰る**' (to return/go home), used to suggest or invite to do something together.

• 僕は君のトリコさ

  ➔ I am your secret obsession / I am crazy about you.

  ➔ The phrase '**トリコ**' is a colloquial expression meaning 'crazy about' or 'obsessed with' someone.

• 何してもダメな僕だけど

  ➔ No matter what I do, I am hopeless.

  ➔ The phrase '**何しても**' combines '**何を**' (what) with the '**-ても**' form to mean 'regardless of what I do' or 'no matter what'.

• 振り向いてみませんか？

  ➔ Would you look back / turn around?

  ➔ The phrase '**振り向いてみませんか**' is a polite invitation or suggestion meaning 'Would you try to turn around / look back?'.

• 夢は叶うかな？

  ➔ Will dreams come true?

  ➔ The phrase '**叶うかな**' uses the volitional verb '**叶う**' (to come true) with '**かな**' to express an uncertain or contemplative question, 'I wonder if...'.