初恋は負け確！ -another story- – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 芹沢怜桜（CV：小林千晃）

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating linguistic adventure with HoneyWorks' '初恋は負け確！ -another story-.' This character song, performed by Chiaki Kobayashi as Serizawa Reo, is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in Japanese. You can learn common phrases related to youth, romance, and self-discovery, all within an engaging narrative from the popular 'Confession Executive Committee' universe. Its clear vocals and relatable themes make it an excellent choice for language learners to explore Japanese culture and expression through music.

[English]

I'm not interested in romance [singing voice]

It's not something you do just because you feel like it.

But if I were to fall in love, it'd be someone like you.

[Music]

[Music] a serious girl

Loved by everyone, handling twice the effort.

The regular class lessons are boring, and class [Music].

To you, who was watched and glared at, it's unclear what you did.

[Music] Why do you reject me so much? Do you hate me?

[Music]

Your angry face looks sincere, I don't know [Music].

Will someone someday explain how it works?

Only… [Music] plain.

I shouldn't fall in love, yet I respect you, my barrier.

I want to be friends, so I feel sorry.

Sorry, I definitely won't fall in love.

.

[Music] Today feels different. I'm somehow nervous.

My friends look like they're having fun even just talking.

[Music] Then, strangely, we didn't make eye contact.

... so I asked a friend.

The reason I'm being avoided. So much…

[Music]

Did I do something that made you run away?

Because it's you, I might start caring.

I don't know… maybe you'll teach me the system someday.

Only the relationships you teach me are… parallel.

[Music]

There's no deeper relationship, but [Music] the barrier.

I'm worried about you and want to be friends, so the main…

[Music]

If it's not a limit, I want you to tell me anything.

The girl… something about you touched me.

Somehow also…

I want to know… the person you like.

Only the relationship… [singing voice]

or a barrier [Music]

I want to get closer with you. If I fall in love…

If I were to fall in love, I'd like someone like you.

Ah

[Music]

[Music]

[Japanese]

恋愛は興味ない[歌声]

な。したくてするようなものじゃないし。

でも恋をするなら君みたいな人が

[音楽]

[音楽]真面目な女の子

みんなから愛され人1[音楽]倍こなし

てるクラの信授業は退屈でクラス[音楽]

観察して睨まれた何をした意味不明な君に

[音楽]そんなに拒否るのなんで俺が嫌い

[音楽]

悪いの顔が真かいよ知ら[音楽]ないの

仕組みとかいつか誰か教えてくれますか

だけは[音楽]平体

恋はしないはずですがバリアな君を尊敬

するし[音楽]仲良くしたいから後悔され

てごめん絶対恋はしないはず[音楽]です

。

[音楽]今日はいつもと違う。なんだか焦

てる友達[音楽]と口でも楽しそう

[音楽]。それからは不思議と目が合わ

なく[音楽]なって友達に聞いてみた。

避けられてる理由。そんなに

[音楽]

逃げるの何かしちゃったかな。

君だ[音楽]から気になっちゃってるかも

。知らないの[音楽]仕組みとかいつか君

が教えてくれる人関係だけは平行戦

[音楽]

それ以上の関係ないけど[音楽]バリアな

君が心配だし仲良くしたいからメイン

[音楽]

枠じゃないならどんなことも伝えてほしい

。女[音楽]のぼな君に出しが触れた。

なんだかも[音楽]

やる。俺な知りたい[音楽]君の好きな人

関係だけは平せ[歌声]

かバリア[音楽]

な君ともっと仲良くしたいんだ。もし恋を

するなら君みたい[音楽]な人がいいな。

あ

[音楽]

[音楽]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恋愛 ren'ai N3	noun - romantic love, love affair
興味 kyōmi N3	noun - interest, curiosity
真面目 majime N3	adjective - serious, earnest, diligent
尊敬 sonkei N2	noun - respect, admiration
後悔 kōkai N2	noun - regret
焦る karu N3	verb - to be impatient, to be anxious
逃げる nigeru N3	verb - to run away, to escape
気にする ki ni suru N3	verb - to mind, to worry about
関係 kankei N3	noun - relationship, connection
平行 heikō N2	adjective - parallel
心配 shinpai N3	noun - worry, concern
伝える tsutaeru N3	verb - to tell, to convey
触れる fureru N2	verb - to touch
好き suki N5	adjective - like, love
枠 waku N3	noun - frame, limit
意味不明 imi fumei N2	adjective - meaningless, incomprehensible

Key Grammar Structures

• 恋愛は興味ないな。

  ➔ Negative adjective with the casual masculine sentence‑ending 「な」

  ➔ The speaker says "恋愛は**興味ない**な" meaning "I have no interest in romance"; the 「な」 gives a blunt, masculine tone.

• したくてするようなものじゃないし。

  ➔ 「～ようなものだ」 (like/typical of) + 「～て」 connective for sequential actions

  ➔ The phrase "**するような**もの" means "something that is like doing..."; combined with "したくて" it shows a cause–effect (want to do → end up not being that kind of thing).

• でも恋をするなら君みたいな人が

  ➔ Conditional 「～なら」 (if/when)

  ➔ The particle **なら** attaches to the verb phrase "恋をする" to mean "if (I) fall in love, ...".

• 仕組みとかいつか誰か教えてくれますか

  ➔ Request with 「～てくれる」 (do something for me) + polite 「ますか」

  ➔ The verb **教えてくれる** means "to teach (me)"; adding **ますか** turns it into a polite question: "Could someone teach me...?"

• 恋はしないはずですがバリアな君を尊敬するし

  ➔ Expectation with 「はずだ」 (should be) + contrast 「ですが」

  ➔ **しないはず** expresses the speaker’s belief that "I shouldn’t fall in love"; **ですが** introduces a contrasting statement about respecting the other person.

• 仲良くしたいから後悔されてごめん

  ➔ Reason clause with 「～から」 (because) + causative/passive 「～されて」

  ➔ The speaker says **したいから** “because I want to get along”, and **後悔されて** (being regretted) shows the passive feeling that “I’m being regretted” before apologizing.

• それからは不思議と目が合わなくなって友達に聞いてみた。

  ➔ Change to negative with 「～なくなる」 + tentative "try" with 「～てみた」

  ➔ **合わなくなって** shows “became unable to meet (eyes)”, and **聞いてみた** means “tried asking” (the speaker asked a friend).

• 君だから気になっちゃってるかも。

  ➔ Reason with 「～から」 + conjecture "かも" (might)

  ➔ **だから** gives the reason “because it’s you”, and **かも** softens the statement to “maybe I’m getting interested”.

• 枠じゃないならどんなことも伝えてほしい。

  ➔ Conditional 「～なら」 + request "～てほしい" (want someone to do)

  ➔ **じゃないなら** means “if it’s not a limit/boundary”, and **伝えてほしい** expresses “I want you to tell me”.

• もし恋をするなら君みたいな人がいいな。

  ➔ Hypothetical conditional 「もし～なら」 + desiderative 「～いい」 (would like)

  ➔ **もし** introduces a hypothetical situation, **恋をするなら** “if I fall in love”, and **いいな** expresses the speaker’s wish: “it would be nice if the person were like you”.