Milestone – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BoA

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

自分のことでさえ 分からないのに

Even I don't understand myself

あなただけに全て 分かって欲しいなんて

I want you to understand everything only about me

言えないの 知ってるけど

I know I can't say it

白い吐息を 形にできたとしたら つたわるかなあ…

If I could shape my white breath into something, I wonder if it would reach you...

季節が移ろう度に

Every time the seasons change

世界が感覚を追い越して行く

The world moves faster than my feelings

そんな想いさえも

Even those emotions

瞬きの間の刹那に消えて逝く

Disappear in the fleeting moment of a blink

きづかずにいられれば それでよかった

If only I could stay unaware, that would be enough

立ち止まればふと 冬の気配

When I stop, I suddenly feel winter's approach

季節が移ろう度に

Every time the seasons change

世界が感覚を追い越して行く

The world moves faster than my feelings

そんな想いさえ 消えないように

So that those feelings don't fade away

身体に心に 刻んで行く

I etch them into my body and heart

now hang on to this world

Now hang on to this world

すごく速いから

Because everything goes by so quickly

涙も笑顔も忘れないように

So I won't forget tears or smiles

季節が移ろう度に

Every time the seasons change

世界が感覚を追い越したとしても

Even if the world surpasses my senses

揺るぎのない 胸のMilestone

There is an unshakable milestone in my heart

その度 わたしが刻むから…

Each time, I will carve it into myself...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
自分 /じぶん/ A2	noun - oneself
全て /すべて/ A2	noun - everything
季節 /きせつ/ B1	noun - season
世界 /せかい/ A2	noun - world
感覚 /かんかく/ B2	noun - sensation
想い /おもい/ B1	noun - thought, feeling
瞬き /まばたき/ B2	noun - blink
消える /きえる/ B1	verb - to disappear
刻む /きざむ/ B2	verb - to carve, to engrave
胸 /むね/ A2	noun - chest
涙 /なみだ/ A1	noun - tear
笑顔 /えがお/ A2	noun - smile
速い /はやい/ A2	adjective - fast
揺るぎ /ゆるぎ/ C1	noun - unwavering, stability
Milestone /ˈmaɪlstoʊn/ B2	noun - a significant event or point in development

Key Grammar Structures

• 自分のことでさえ 分からないのに

  ➔ やすい form /～のに / expressing contrast or unexpected result

  ➔ Expresses a contrast between what is expected and what actually is.

• 季節が移ろう度に

  ➔ ~たびに / every time / whenever

  ➔ Indicates that something happens each time a certain event occurs.

• 世界が感覚を追い越して行く

  ➔ Vて行く / to go; to continue to do something

  ➔ Describes the action of moving forward or continuing in a certain direction or state.

• 身体に心に 刻んで行く

  ➔ に / indicating target or location

  ➔ Marks the target of the action, such as where or what is being affected.

• 今 hang on to this world

  ➔ hang on to / to hold tightly, to cling to

  ➔ To maintain a grip or attachment to something, both physically and metaphorically.

• 涙も笑顔も忘れないように

  ➔ ように / in order to / so that

  ➔ Expresses purpose or intention of doing something.

• 揺るぎのない 胸のMilestone

  ➔ の / possessive or descriptive particle

  ➔ Indicates possession or descriptive relation between nouns.