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マンテルの空が 00:02
君の声が 00:04
響いても 00:07
いいような 00:09
綺麗な 00:11
00:13
淋しみが 00:15
慣れているわ 00:17
哀しみも 00:20
友達なの 00:22
地球は 00:24
回って 00:26
見せた 00:28
ラララ… 00:31
うまく 00:36
伝わらない 00:38
要望に 00:41
出てきた 00:43
何も 00:45
ないって 00:47
ここには 00:49
伝わる 00:51
君も 00:53
そんな 00:55
声も 00:56
かきそめて 00:58
ホラ 01:01
ホラ 01:03
ホラ 01:05
ホラ 01:07
ホラ 01:10
拭いた 01:12
化粧を 01:14
誰にも 01:16
見せない 01:18
遠い 01:21
想い出の 01:23
灯影も 01:25
窓辺に 01:27
今日も 01:30
かえらぬ 01:32
歌を 01:34
うたうよ 01:35
かなた 01:38
遠く 01:40
君は去りて 01:42
わが胸に 01:44
残る 01:47
ひとみよ 01:49
思い出の 01:51
マロニエの木蔭に 01:53
ひとり 01:57
たたずめば 01:59
つきぬ 02:02
思いに 02:04
きょうも 02:06
あふるる 02:08
熱き 02:10
涙よ 02:12
02:16
淋しさは 02:21
慣れているわ 02:23
哀しみも 02:25
友達なの 02:27
あなたを 02:30
照らして 02:32
くちづけで 02:34
溶かして 02:37
見せて 02:39
あげる 02:41
あなたを 02:44
情熱のままに 02:46
燃えあがれ熱く 02:49
愛という命よ 02:52
この星がいつか 02:55
次元さえ超えて 02:57
無に還る 03:00
時まで 03:03
永遠に 03:05
紅いブルース 03:07
しのびなくの 03:10
Wow… 03:13
紅い 03:17
ブルース 03:19
むせびなくの 03:22
Ah… 03:26
Ah… 03:28
ひとりぼっちで 03:31
泣いて 03:34
生まれて 03:36
愛を学んで 03:38
やがて 03:41
旅立つ 03:43
この命 03:45
燃え尽きるまで 03:47
永遠に 03:51
紅いブルース 03:53
しのびなくの 03:57
Wow… 04:00

マニキュア – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Discover Junko Akimoto's "マニキュア" (Manicure), a Japanese song that beautifully paints a scene of personal preparation. By listening to its lyrics, you can absorb nuanced vocabulary related to fashion and self-care, understanding the subtle emotions conveyed through everyday elegant rituals in Japanese culture.

[English]
The sky of the mantle
Your voice
Even if it echoes
It’s fine
Beautiful
Night
Loneliness
I’m used to it
Sorrow, too
Is my friend
The Earth
Turns
And shows
La la la…
It doesn’t
Get across well
To the wishes
That come out
There’s
Nothing
Here
It reaches
Even you
Such a
Voice
I’ll paint it over
Look
Look
Look
Look
Look
I wiped
My makeup
I won’t show it
To anyone
Distant
Memories of
Lamp shadows
By the window
Today, too
Unreturning
Songs
I’ll sing
Beyond
Far away
You’ve left
In my heart
Remains
Your eyes
Memories of
The chestnut tree’s shade
Alone
I stand still
Unending
Thoughts
Today, too
Overflowing
Hot
Tears
Sky
Loneliness
I’m used to it
Sorrow, too
Is my friend
I’ll light up
You
With a kiss
Melt it
And show
You
With all my passion
Burn fiercely and hot
Love, the essence of life
Until this star someday
Transcends dimensions
And returns to nothing
Until that time
Forever
The crimson blues
Quietly weeping
Wow…
Crimson
紅い
ブルース
Choking with tears
Ah…
Ah…
All alone
Crying
Born
Learning love
Soon
I’ll set off
This life
Until it burns out
Forever
The crimson blues
Quietly weeping
Wow…
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

/soɾa/

A1
  • noun
  • - sky

/ko.e/

A1
  • noun
  • - voice

綺麗

/kiɾeː/

A1
  • adjective
  • - beautiful; clean; neat

淋しみ

/sa̠biɕimi/

B2
  • noun
  • - loneliness

慣れる

/naɾeɾɯ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to get used to; to become accustomed to

哀しみ

/kanaɕimi/

B2
  • noun
  • - sorrow; grief

友達

/tomoda̠tɕi/

A1
  • noun
  • - friend

地球

/tɕikʲɯː/

A2
  • noun
  • - Earth; globe

回る

/mawaɾɯ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to turn; to rotate; to go around

化粧

/kʲe̞ɕoː/

B2
  • noun
  • - makeup; cosmetics

想い出

/omoide/

B1
  • noun
  • - memory; recollection

灯影

/akaɾi/

C1
  • noun
  • - lamplight; glow of a lamp

窓辺

/mado̞be̞/

C1
  • noun
  • - windowsill; by the window

/u̥ta/

A1
  • noun
  • - song

情熱

/dʑoːne̞tsɯ/

B2
  • noun
  • - passion; enthusiasm

/a.i/

A1
  • noun
  • - love

次元

/dʑiɡe̞n/

C2
  • noun
  • - dimension

永遠

/eːe̞ɴ/

C2
  • noun
  • - eternity; forever

紅い

/kɯɾena̠i/

B2
  • adjective
  • - crimson; deep red

ブルース

/buɾɯːsɯ/

B2
  • noun
  • - blues (music genre)

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Key Grammar Structures

  • 淋しみが 慣れているわ

    ➔ Te form + いる (continuous state)

    ➔ The phrase "慣れているわ" uses the te form of the verb "慣れる" (nareru) followed by "いる" to express a continuous state of being accustomed to loneliness.

  • 哀しみも 友達なの

    ➔ も (emphasis/addition)

    ➔ The particle "も" is used to add emphasis or include sadness as another element, similar to "even sadness."

  • 地球は 回って 見せた

    ➔ は (topic marker) + て form (sequence)

    ➔ The sentence uses "は" to mark the Earth as the topic and the te form "回って" to indicate a sequence of actions, followed by "見せた" (showed).

  • あなたを 照らして

    ➔ を (direct object) + て form (connection)

    ➔ The particle "を" marks "あなた" (you) as the direct object, and the te form "照らして" connects the action of illuminating to the following verb.

  • この星がいつか 次元さえ超えて

    ➔ さえ (emphasis/even)

    ➔ The particle "さえ" emphasizes that even dimensions will be transcended, adding intensity to the statement.