sugite yuku toki no naka anata wo omoidasu (In the passage of time, I think of you)
物憂げに眺める画面に映った二人笑っていた
monouge ni nagameru gamen ni utsutta futari waratte ita (The two of us who are reflected on the screen, looking wearily, were laughing)
知りたくないほど知りすぎてくこと
shiritakunai hodo shiri sugite ku koto (The more I don’t want to know, the more I do)
ただ過ぎる日々に呑み込まれたの
tada sugiru hibi ni nomikomareta no (Was this just being swallowed by the days that had passed?)
それでもただもう一度だけ会いたくて
soredemo tada mōichido dake aitakute (Nevertheless, I still want to meet you one more time)
あなたの言葉に頷き信じた私を一人置き去りに時間は過ぎる
anata no kotoba ni unazuki shinjita watashi wo hitori okizari ni toki wa sugiru (The time in which I, who believed your words with a nod, was left alone, has passes)
見えていたはずの未来も指の隙間をすり抜けた
miete ita hazu no mirai mo yubi no sukima wo surinuketa (The future that I should have seen also slipped through the spaces between my fingers)
戻れない日々の欠片とあなたの気配を今でも探してしまうよ
modorenai hibi no kakera to anata no kehai wo ima demo sagashite shimau yo (Even now, I would end up searching for the fragments of the days to which I cannot go back and the signs of you)
まだあの日の二人に手を伸ばしてる
mada ano hi no futari ni te o nobashiteru (I’m still stretching my hands to the two of us of that day)
境界線は自分で引いた
kyōkaisen wa jibun de hiita (The boundary that I drew myself)
「現実は」って見ないフリをしていた
“genjitsu wa”tte minai furi wo shite ita (I was pretending that I didn’t see what “the reality is”)
そんな私じゃ見えない見えない
sonna watashi ja mienai mienai (That me cannot see it, cannot see it)
境界線の向こうに咲いた鮮烈な花達も本当は見えてたのに
kyōkaisen no mukō ni saita senretsuna hanatachi mo hontō wa mieteta no ni (Although the truth is that I could see the flowers that bloomed vividly on the other side of the boundary)
知らず知らずの内に擦り減らした心の扉に鍵をかけたの
shirazu shirazu no uchi ni suriherashita kokoro no tobira ni kagi wo kaketa no (On the inside of “I don’t know, I don’t know”, is the worn out door of the heart locked?)
そこにはただ美しさの無い私だけが残されていた
soko ni wa tada utsukushisa no nai watashi dake ga nokosarete ita (Only me, who was being left there with no beauty)
青過ぎる空に目の奥が染みた
ao sugiru sora ni me no oku ga shimita (The overly blue sky permeated into the depths of my eyes)
あの日の景色に取りに帰るの あなたが好きだと言ってくれた私を
ano hi no keshiki ni tori ni kaeru no anata ga sukida to itte kureta watashi wo (Are you going back to the scenery of that day to take me, the one who you said you liked?)
誰にも見せずにこの手で隠した想いが今も私の中で生きている
darenimo misezu ni kono te de kakushita omoi ga ima mo watashi no naka de ikite iru (The feelings that I hid with my hands, not showing to anyone, are still living within me now)
目を閉じてみれば今も鮮やかに蘇る景色と戻れない日々の欠片が映し出したのは蕾のまま閉じ込めた未来
me wo tojite mireba ima mo azayaka ni yomigaeru keshiki to modorenai hibi no kakera ga utsushidashita no wa tsubomi no mama tojikometa mirai
(If I try closing my eyes, the vividly revived scenery and the fragments of the days to which I cannot go back that projected even now, is the future that was trapped while it was still a bud)
ano hi no anata no kotoba to utsukushī toki to futari de sugoshita ano keshiki ga wasureteta omoi to nakushita hazu no mirai o tsunaide iku
(Your words of that day, the beautiful time and the scenery in which the two of us spent are the forgotten feelings connecting with the future that should have been lost)
戻れない日々の続きを歩いていくんだ
modorenai hibi no tsudzuki wo aruite ikunda (We will continue to walk on the days to which we cannot go back)
これからも、あなたがいなくても
korekara mo, anata ga inakute mo (From now on too, even when you are not here)
あの日の二人に手を振れば確かに動き出した未来へ
ano hi no futari ni te wo fureba tashika ni ugokidashita mirai he (if I swing my hand to that day of the two of us, I will probably head towards the future that started to move)
tsuyoku nareru riyū wo shitta (I knew the reason to become strong)
僕を連れて進め
boku wo tsurete susume (Take me along and move forward)
泥だらけの走馬灯に酔う
doro-darake no sōmatō ni you (Get drunk with muddy flashbacks)
こわばる心
kowabaru kokoro (Rigid heart)
震える手は掴みたいものがある
furueru te wa tsukamitai mono ga aru (Shaking hands mean there’s something I want to grab)
それだけさ
sore dake sa (That’s it all)
夜の匂いに (I’ll spend all thirty nights)
yoru no nioi ni (Upon the scent of the night)
空睨んでも (Staring into the sky)
sora niran demo (Even if I stare at the sky)
変わっていけるのは自分自身だけ
kawatte ikeru no wa jibun jishin dake (The one who can make a change is myself only)
それだけさ
sore dake sa (That’s it all)
強くなれる理由を知った
tsuyoku nareru riyū wo shitta (I knew the reason to become strong)
僕を連れて進め
boku wo tsurete susume (Take me along and move forward)
どうしたって！
dō shitatte (No matter what)
消せない夢も 止まれない今も
kesenai yume mo tomarenai ima mo (Despite the dreams that cannot be erased, despite the “now” that cannot be stopped)
誰かのために強くなれるなら
dareka no tame ni tsuyoku narerunara (If I can become strong for someone’s sake)
ありがとう 悲しみよ
arigatō kanashimi yo (Thank you, sadness)
世界に打ちのめされて負ける意味を知った
sekai ni uchinomesarete makeru imi wo shitta (Beaten up by the whole world, I knew the meaning of losing )
紅蓮の華よ咲き誇れ！
guren no hana yo sakihokore (The Red Lotus blooms)
運命を照らして
unmei wo terashite (Shining on the fate)
イナビカリの雑音が耳を刺す
inabikari no zatsuon ga mimi wo sasu (The noise of lightning pierces through my ears)
戸惑う心
tomadou kokoro (Lost heart)
優しいだけじゃ守れないものがある？
yasashī dake ja mamorenai mono ga aru? (Is there anything I can protect just by being kind?)
わかってるけど
wakatteru kedo (I know but)
水面下で絡まる善悪
suimenka de karamaru zen'aku (Beneath the water surface, good and bad are entangled)
透けて見える偽善に天罰
(Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why, tell me… I don’t need you!)
sukete mieru gizen ni tenbatsu (Divine punishment for the hypocrisy that can be seen clearly)
逸材の花より 挑み続け咲いた一輪が美しい
itsuzai no hana yori idomi tsudzuke saita ichirin ga utsukushī (The single flower that bloomed after endless challenges is even more beautiful that the “talented” flowers)
乱暴に敷き詰められた トゲだらけの道も
ranbō ni shikitsumerareta toge-darake no michi mo (The roads that were roughly spread with thorns as well)
本気の僕だけに現れるから 乗り越えてみせるよ
honki no boku dake ni arawareru kara norikoete miseru yo (Because it will appear only with the serious me, I will overcome everything and show it)
簡単に片付けられた 守れなかった夢も
kantan ni katadzukerareta mamorenakatta yume mo (The dreams that were easily put away and couldn’t be protected as well)
紅蓮の心臓に根を生やし この血に宿ってる
guren no shinzō ni ne wo hayashi kono chi ni yadotteru (The roots grow in the lotus’s heart, living in its blood)
人知れず儚い 散りゆく結末
hitoshirezu hakanai chiri yuku ketsumatsu (The ending that scatters briefly in secret)
無情に破れた 悲鳴の風吹く
mujō ni yabureta himei no kaze fuku (Heartlessly torn apart, the screaming wind blows)
誰かの笑う影 誰かの泣き声
dareka no warau kage, dareka no nakigoe (The shadow of someone laughing, the sound of someone crying)
誰もが幸せを願ってる
daremoga shiawase wo negatteru (Everyone is wishing for happiness)
どうしたって！
dō shitatte (No matter what)
消せない夢も 止まれない今も
kesenai yume mo tomarenai ima mo (Despite the dreams that cannot be erased, despite the “now” that cannot be stopped)
誰かのために強くなれるなら
dareka no tame ni tsuyoku narerunara (If I can become strong for someone’s sake)
ありがとう 悲しみよ
arigatō kanashimi yo (Thank you, sadness)
世界に打ちのめされて負ける意味を知った
sekai ni uchinomesarete makeru imi wo shitta (Beaten up by the whole world, I knew the meaning of losing )
紅蓮の華よ咲き誇れ！
guren no hana yo sakihokore (The Red Lotus blooms)
*If a Na-adj (A「な」) is standing before a noun: A「な」+ な + N
例：
１．かのじょはどんなおんなですか。きれいなおんなですか。やさしいですか。/kanojo wa don'na on'na desu ka. kirei na on’na desu ka. yasashī desu ka./ - What kind of girl is she? Is she a pretty girl? Is she kind?
→ きれいなおんなですが、やさしくないです。/kirei na on’na desu ga, yasashikunai desu./ - She is a pretty girl but she is not kind.
２．「となりのトトロ」はどんなえいがですか。/tonari no totoro wa don’na eiga desu ka./ - What kind of movie is “My Neighbor Totoro“?
→ ほんとうにかわいいえいがです。/hontōni kawaī eiga desu./ - A really cute movie.
「ごめんください」/gomenkudasai/: literally means "Please forgive me for bothering you." (often used by guests when visiting someone's home)
「いらっしゃい」/irasshai/: “Welcome” (should not be used when a guest is superior to a host)
「どうぞお上がりください」/dōzo oagari kudasai/: “Please come in”
「失礼します」/shitsureishimasu/: literally means, "I'm going to be rude" (when entering someone's house or room, it means "Excuse my interrupting"; when leaving it’s used as "Excuse my leaving" or "Good-bye")
「～はいかがですか」/~wa ikaga desu ka./: “Would you like some~?”
１．いなかはしずかですが、べんりじゃありません。/inaka wa shizuka desu ga, benri ja arimasen./ - The country is quiet but it isn’t convenient.
２．てがみをかきましたが、おくりませんでした。/tegami o kakimashita ga, okurimasendeshita./ - I wrote a letter but I didn’t send it.
３．母はきれいです。そして、やさしいです。/haha wa kirei desu. soshite, yasashī desu./ - My mother is beautiful. And, she is kind.
４．しゅくだいをしました。そして、あたらしいことばをべんきょうしました。/shukudai o shimashita. soshite, atarashī kotoba o benkyōshimashita./ - I did (my) homework. And, I studied new words.
