日常 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Official髭男dism
• Album: Chessboard / 日常

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of the Japanese language through Official髭男dism's "日常" (Nichijo), a song that beautifully captures the emotional landscape of everyday life. By studying the lyrics, you'll gain insight into how Japanese artists use descriptive language to express feelings about routine, connection, and finding light in the ordinary.

[English]

I wish it were just the hangover from a weekend of too much fun.

Unchanging, relentless, a burden clinging to my heart.

On the way home from a night with no end in sight, I think, 'It'd be nice if there was no tomorrow.'

What did you just say? Ah, I shouldn't have verified that.

And at such times, familiar words light up from my trembling pocket.

That single notification can save everything, the way you’re so good at knowing what I need.

It seems like they know I’m feeling down or tired.

Whether I’m below or above the quota, my everyday gets measured again today.

It seems the same whether I wear a suit or sweatpants.

Are you okay? Are you full of energy? I wonder if you’re still worried about today.

Good day or bad day—it all seems to be the same to you.

It’s better than being at the very bottom, feeling defeated.

But I can’t think that way—I can’t let go, and my heart has a rough patch now.

All the tiny happiness I’ve painted on my skin doesn’t seem to work anymore.

They can’t even be crushed, and they turn red and grow worse with time.

Even though I know there are some solutions, I just can’t take the first step.

My heart keeps stumbling over the seven letters of ‘Homeostasis’—I’m already tired of these words.

Thinking, 'It’s tough,' seems like a bother anyway.

I try to guess what I really want to do, to understand myself.

Sometimes I feel like saying I’m miserable or want to give up, but it depends on the day.

Every time someone tells me to open up, I find it hard to do so.

It’s tough to rely on their kindness sometimes.

It’s nothing special, really. Just talking is enough for me.

Even though I’m fragile, I still want to put on a good face for you.

Whether I’m below or above the quota, my daily life is still measured today.

Whether in a suit or sweats, it seems to be the same.

Are you okay? Are you full of energy? I wonder if you’re still worried about today.

Good day or bad day—it feels like all of it’s the same to you.

Even being troubled by unchanging people, I find comfort in it.

This strength to be tough is pretty important, I guess.

Today, I keep living with this imperfect heart.

[Japanese]

はしゃぎすぎた週末のシワ寄せならばまだ良いのに

変わり映えない 外れない 心に付いた足枷

先の見えない夜の帰り道 「明日なんてなきゃ良いのに」

今何て言った？ あぁ、確かめなきゃ良かった

そんな時震えたポケットから 見慣れた文字が光る

その通知ひとつで全てを救い得るあなたの間の良さに

しんどいなぁなんて思ってんのバレてるみたいだ

ノルマ以下か以上か 日常は今日も計られる

スーツでもスウェットでもそれは同じみたいだ

変わりないか元気か あなたは今日も気にかける

良い日でも悪い日でもそれも同じみたいだ

凹み過ぎたどん底の最果てよりはまだ良いのに

そう思えない 割り切れない 心に出来た肌荒れ

塗りたくった細やかな幸せ どれも効かなくて

潰せもせずに赤く大きく 時間と共に酷くなってく

解決策はいくつかある事 分かってても踏み出せない

ホメオスタシスの7文字に容易く躓いてる心じゃもう

しんどいなぁなんて嘆いたって迷惑みたいだ

何をどうしたいのか 自分の事を推し測る

辛いとか辞めたいとかそれも日によるみたいだ

何でも打ち明けてと 言われる度に言えなくなる

ご厚意に甘えるのも割とキツいみたいだ

別に大した事ないよ 話すだけで十分だよ

打たれ弱いくせして あなたにまだ良い顔をしていたい

ノルマ以下か以上か日常は今日も計られる

スーツでもスウェットでもそれは同じみたいだ

変わりないか元気か あなたは今日も気にかけ

良い日でも悪い日でもそれも同じみたいだ

変わらない人たちに悩まされては癒される

強がれるこの強さが割と大事みたいだ

不細工な心ひとつ日常を今日も生きる

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
はしゃぎすぎた /hāshagisugita/ B2	adjective - overexcited
シワ /shiwa/ B1	noun - wrinkle
足枷 /ashikase/ C1	noun - shackle
ノルマ /noruma/ B2	noun - quota
スーツ /sūtsu/ A2	noun - suit
スウェット /suwetto/ A2	noun - sweat
ホメオスタシス /homeosutashisu/ C2	noun - homeostasis
肌荒れ /hadaare/ B1	noun - rough skin
塗りたくった /nuritakutta/ B2	verb - to apply thickly
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
強がれる /tsuyogareru/ B2	verb - to pretend to be strong
不細工 /buzukō/ B1	adjective - unattractive

Key Grammar Structures

• ～たら

  ➔ Conditional form meaning 'if' or 'when'

  ➔ Used to express a hypothetical condition or possibility depending on a certain action or state.

• 〜に + する/している

  ➔ Expressing focus or emphasis on doing a certain action or state

  ➔ Used to indicate the act of focusing on or emphasizing a particular action or state.

• 〜ながら

  ➔ Concurrent action indicator, meaning 'doing A while doing B'

  ➔ Shows that two actions are happening at the same time.

• 〜ても

  ➔ concessionary 'even if' or 'although' clause

  ➔ Expresses contrast or concession, meaning 'even if' or 'although'.

• 〜ば

  ➔ Conditional 'if' (informal, classical, or literary)

  ➔ Used to form conditional sentences meaning 'if'.

• 〜だけでなく

  ➔ Not only... but also

  ➔ Used to connect two related ideas, indicating 'not only ... but also'.

• 〜まい

  ➔ Negative volitional form, meaning 'probably will not' or 'will not do'

  ➔ Expresses the speaker's intention not to do something, or a strong likelihood of not doing it.