Monopoly – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 乃木坂46

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

線路沿いの道を自転車で走って

Running along the train track on my bike

君を乗せた電車を追いかけた

Chased after the train carrying you

今さら気づいてももう遅すぎるね

Even if I realize now, it’s already too late

僕の知らないどこかへ行っちゃった

You’ve gone somewhere I don’t know

このペダルを（このペダルを）

This pedal (this pedal)

立ち漕ぎして（立ち漕ぎして）

Pushing up by standing (pushing up)

全力で向かえば間に合うのかな（急行待ち）

Thinking I can make it if I give my all (waiting for the express)

次の駅

Next station

やさしさを愛だと勘違いしていた

Mistook kindness for love

僕は一人浮かれてただけか

Maybe I was just daydreaming alone

みんなにやさしい君に腹が立つ

I get annoyed at you, who’s always so kind

愛は僕の Monopoly

Love is my Monopoly

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見えない将来も君が手を繋ぎ

With you holding hands, even the invisible future

一緒にいてくれると思ってた

I thought you’d stay with me forever

そう勝手に（そう勝手に）

Just fooling myself (just fooling myself)

甘えてたんだ（甘えてたんだ）

Relying on you (relying on you)

僕の目の前には君しかいない（誰も見えない）

In front of my eyes, it’s only you I see (no one else)

独り占めその全て

Believing I could take you all for myself

僕だけのものだと思い込んでいたよ

Thinking you belonged only to me

だっていつも君がやさしくて

Because you’re so kind to everyone

誰にも微笑むなんて罪作り

Smiling at anyone, that’s so cruel

君は僕の Monopoly

You’re my Monopoly

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追いついて間に合っても

Even if I catch up in time

何て声を掛けるんだ？

What should I say?

そう今日までの誤解を

Before I fully clear up

（一気に）解く前に

the misunderstandings of today

君が好きだ

I love you

誰にもやさしい君は素敵だよ

You, so kind to everyone, are wonderful

だけどそれをまだ飲み込めない

But I still can't accept that

やさしさを愛だと勘違いしていた

Mistook kindness for love

僕は一人浮かれてただけか

Maybe I was just daydreaming alone

みんなにやさしい君に腹が立つ

Getting annoyed at you, so kind to everyone

愛は僕の Monopoly

Love is my Monopoly

片想いの Monopoly

Unrequited love Monopoly

Whoa, whoa

Whoa, whoa

そのハートを独占したいんだ

I want to monopolize that heart

Whoa, whoa

Whoa, whoa

いつだつて Monopoly

Always Monopoly

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
線路 /せんろ/ B1	noun - railway line
自転車 /じてんしゃ/ A2	noun - bicycle
電車 /でんしゃ/ A1	noun - train
追いかけた /おいかけた/ B1	verb - to chase after
やさしさ /やさしさ/ B1	noun - kindness
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
独り占め /ひとりじめ/ B2	noun - monopoly
全力 /ぜんりょく/ B1	noun - full power
見えない /みえない/ A2	adjective - invisible
将来 /しょうらい/ B1	noun - future
誤解 /ごかい/ B2	noun - misunderstanding
飲み込めない /のみこめない/ B2	verb - to be unable to accept
独占 /どくせん/ B2	noun - monopoly
片想い /かたおもい/ B2	noun - unrequited love

Key Grammar Structures

• 君を乗せた電車を追いかけた

  ➔ Past tense verb + を追いかけた (o oikaketa)

  ➔ The verb "追いかけた" is the past tense of "追いかける" (to chase).

• 全力で向かえば間に合うのかな

  ➔ Conditional form + ば (if / when)

  ➔ The form "向かえば" is the conditional "if I go" or "when I go."

• 勝手に甘えてたんだ

  ➔ Adverb + に (indicating manner or degree)

  ➔ The phrase "勝手に" means "selfishly" or "arbitrarily."

• 愛は僕の Monopoly

  ➔ Possessive noun + の (no)

  ➔ The particle "の" indicates possession, linking "愛" (love) to "僕の" (my).

• 次の駅

  ➔ Adjective + の + noun (possessive or modifier)

  ➔ The phrase "次の駅" means "the next station," with "次の" functioning as a modifier.

• 誰にも微笑むなんて罪作り

  ➔ て-form + なんて (disapproving or framing the phrase)

  ➔ The "て-form" of a verb plus "なんて" is used to express disdain or surprise about the action.

• 愛は僕の Monopoly

  ➔ Noun + は / の + noun (topic marker / possessive)

  ➔ The particle "は" marks the topic of the sentence, while "の" indicates possession in "僕の Monopoly."