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BEFORE DAWN
Vocabulary from AI-SACHI: 'BEFORE DAWN' (One Piece ED5 · 1999).
眠らないこの街も 今だけはまどろむ
今日からと昨日まで 何かが変わってゆく
きっとやり直せるはず
だって 一人じゃないから
傍にいてくれるだけで
強くなれる気がする
何処まで行けるかな
未来へ続く場所
遠くで輝いて 世界を包み込む
夜明け前
青になる瞬間を待切れず走り出す
傷付いた思い出など
忘れてしまえばいい
迷わないで進むから
ずっと見ていて欲しい
言葉にしなくても
優しさ感じてた
なんにも聞かないで 一緒にいてくれた
夜明け前
大きな 翼を持った
鳥になったみたいに
何処まで行けるかな
未来へ続く場所
遠くで輝いて 世界を包み込む
夜明け前
Vocabulary
眠る
Verbねむる
to sleep
The baby is sleeping soundly.
Refers to the state of being asleep. Unlike 'neru' (to lie down/go to bed), 'nemuru' focuses on the physiological state of sleep and can be done while sitting.
この
Prefixthis (something close to the speaker)
Cherry blossoms are blooming in this garden.
Demonstrative adjective used before nouns to indicate something close to the speaker. Cannot be used alone - must modify a noun. Part of the ko-so-a-do series (この, その, あの, どの).
街
Nounまち
town; city; street; downtown area
I went to the city to go shopping.
Refers to areas where houses, shops, and people are concentrated. Often implies a bustling or downtown area when written with '街'.
も
Particlealso, too, even (particle)
Both the rain and wind have gotten stronger.
Replaces は, が, or を to mean 'also/too'. When used twice (A も B も), means 'both A and B'. Can express 'even' in certain contexts.
今
Noun, Adverbいま
now, the present
I'll start studying from now.
Can function as both noun and adverb. 今から means 'from now on', 今まで means 'until now'. Different from さっき (just now) and これから (from now on, future-oriented).
だけ
Particleonly; just; merely; no more than
I drink only coffee.
だけ is a particle that limits or restricts the scope to only what precedes it. It can follow nouns, verbs, or adjectives. When used with できる, as in できるだけ, it means 'as much as possible'.
は
Particletopic marker particle
This year, the cherry blossoms bloomed early.
Marks the topic of a sentence - what the sentence is about. Often implies contrast with other possible topics. Written as は but pronounced 'wa'. Differs from が which marks the grammatical subject.
微睡む
Verbまどろむ
to doze off; to slumber; to nap
I dozed off for a short while on the sofa.
Refers to a light or brief sleep, often used in literary or formal contexts.
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