ヤキモチ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 高橋優
• Album: 今、そこにある明滅と群生

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Yu Takahashi's “Yakimochi” offers a wonderful opportunity to explore the nuanced language of emotions. The song's title itself is a common and expressive colloquialism for jealousy. The lyrics are straightforward yet deeply emotional, providing a great way to learn vocabulary related to feelings, relationships, and introspection. Its gentle melody makes the lyrics easy to follow, allowing learners to connect with the raw, relatable feelings of a person grappling with their own insecurities in love.

[English]

Just being together is enough.

Just being able to hold hands was wonderful.

The more important something is,

maybe it shines in a familiar place.

Your smiling face,

and even your angry face made my heart melt.

I love you.

I want to keep hugging you forever from now on.

I want to hold you tightly.

[Japanese]

一緒に居られるだけで

手と手を重ね合えるだけで良かったね

大切な事ほど

見慣れた場所で輝くのかもしれない

微笑んでくれた顔も

怒った顔も愛しくて仕方なかったよ

君の事が好きだよ

これからもずっと君を抱きしめたい

君を強く抱きしめたい

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
居る /iru/ A2	verb - to be (at a place)
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
重ねる /kasaneru/ B1	verb - to stack; to overlap
大切 /taisetsu/ B1	adjective - important; precious
見慣れる /minareru/ B2	verb - to be accustomed to seeing
場所 /basho/ A2	noun - place; location
輝く /kagayaku/ B1	verb - to shine; to glow
微笑む /hohoemu/ B1	verb - to smile
怒る /okoru/ A2	verb - to get angry
愛しい /itooshii/ B2	adjective - dear; beloved
仕方ない /shikata nai/ B1	adjective - cannot be helped; inevitable
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - liked; dear
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ A2	verb - to hug tightly
強い /tsuyoi/ A2	adjective - strong
こと /koto/ A1	noun - thing; matter

Key Grammar Structures

• 一緒に居られるだけで

  ➔ Potential form of verbs

  ➔ The verb '居られる (irareru)' is the potential form of 'いる (iru)', indicating ability or permission to be somewhere.

• 手と手を重ね合えるだけで良かったね

  ➔ Te-form + 合える (potential form)

  ➔ The te-form of '手と手 (te to te)' combined with '重ね合える (kasanerae-ru)' expresses the ability to join hands together.

• 大切な事ほど

  ➔ ほど (the more... the more...)

  ➔ ほど is used to express a proportional relationship, meaning 'the more important something is...'

• 見慣れた場所で輝くのかもしれない

  ➔ ～のかもしれない (speculation)

  ➔ ～のかもしれない is used to express uncertainty or speculation, meaning 'it might be that...'

• 微笑んでくれた顔も

  ➔ ～てくれた (received action)

  ➔ ～てくれた indicates that the action was done for the speaker, meaning 'smiled for me'

• 君の事が好きだよ

  ➔ の (possessive particle)

  ➔ の is used to show possession or attribute, meaning 'I like you'

• これからもずっと君を抱きしめたい

  ➔ ～たい (desire)

  ➔ ～たい expresses the speaker's desire, meaning 'I want to hug you forever'