ワインディングロード

• By: Novelbright

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
暗い (kurai) /kɯɾai/ A2	adjective - dark
道 (michi) /mʲit͡ɕi/ A1	noun - road, path
少年 (shounen) /ʃoːnẽː/ A2	noun - boy
大人 (otona) /otona/ A1	noun - adult
暮らし (kurashi) /kɯɾaɕi/ B1	noun - life, living
泣く (naku) /nakɯ/ A1	verb - to cry
宝物 (takaramono) /takaramono/ B2	noun - treasure
世界 (sekai) /sekai/ A1	noun - world
出会う (deau) /deau/ A2	verb - to meet
雨 (ame) /ame/ A1	noun - rain
空 (sora) /sora/ A1	noun - sky
光 (hikari) /hikaɾi/ A2	noun - light
情熱 (jounetsu) /d͡ʑoːnet͡sɯ/ B2	noun - passion
炎 (honoo) /honoo/ B1	noun - flame
明日 (ashita) /a̠ɕiꜜta/ A1	noun - tomorrow
夢 (yume) /jɯme/ A1	noun - dream
星空 (hoshizora) /hoɕiꜜzoɾa/ B1	noun - starry sky
旅 (tabi) /tabi/ A2	noun - travel, trip
虹 (niji) /niꜜd͡ʑi/ A2	noun - rainbow
期待 (kitai) /kitai/ B2	noun - expectation

Grammar:

• 少年から大人になる君を見ていた

  ➔ Potential form + いる (いる means 'to be' in continuous tense)

  ➔ The phrase "君を見ていた" uses the past continuous form to indicate an ongoing observation

• 宝物は生まれる

  ➔ Passive form of 生まれる (to be born)

  ➔ The sentence uses the passive voice to emphasize the emergence of the treasure

• 似たもの同士な僕らが出会うこと

  ➔ だ (copula) for な-adjective + こと to nominalize and express "the fact that we meet"

  ➔ The phrase uses copula + こと to nominalize the verb phrase, turning it into a noun phrase

• 向こう側の空　光は差しているよ

  ➔ Present progressive form of 差す (差している) indicating an ongoing action

  ➔ The phrase uses the verb 差す in its progressive form to indicate the light is shining continuously

• ワインディングロード

  ➔ Compound noun using 〜ロード (road) to form a descriptive noun phrase

  ➔ The term is a compound noun combining 'winding' and 'road' to depict a curving path

• 明日を見つめ微笑んでる

  ➔ Verb stem + ている form (present continuous) for ongoing actions

  ➔ The phrase uses the ている form to indicate that the action of looking at tomorrow and smiling is ongoing