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Chase the Chance
Vocabulary from Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵): 'Chase the Chance' (1995).
そんなんじゃないよ 楽しいだけ
止まらない衝動に 従うだけ
平坦な感動に興味はない
退屈な時間はいらない
Hey Yo!
Just Chase the Chance 信じてる道は
Chase, Chase the Chance まっすぐに生きよう
夢なんて見るモンじゃない
語るモンじゃない
叶えるものだから
Just Chase the Chance 誰も止められない
Wild & Tough 暴れ出した欲望
Just Chase the Chance 愛も夢もぜんぶ
この胸にはいつだってあふれてる
楽しまなきゃ生きてる意味がない
だけど楽しいばかりじゃハリがない
山も谷もない道じゃつまらない
ジェットコースターにならない
教えこまれた協調性
イイ子はイイ子にしかなれないよ
もうどうしょうもないビンビン来てる
Just Chase the Chance
もうちょっと抱いていて欲しい時も
タイムリミットは曲げない主義でいたい
愛なんて美しくなくっていい
こわいくらいでもいい
もうずっと昔に欲しがったような
ねだるような 気持ちをおぼえてる
手に入れるまで泣いたこと
ダダをこねたあの日を
Hey Yo!
Just Chase the Chance もうもどれないって
Chase, Chase the Chance 嘆かないでいい
夢なんて過去にはない
未来にもない
現在追うものだから
Just Chase the Chance 立ち止まらないで
Don't Look Back 覚悟はいいかい?
Just Chase the Chance この手でつかもう
甘くそして危険な夢の実を
もう なんだってアリみたいな時代だから
モタモタしてちゃ損だから
A to Z だけじゃ足りなそうだから
身体で話そう
誰のせいでもないから怒らないけどね
近頃つまらない
つまらなければおかしくすればいい
Chase, Chase the Chance
どうやって君は夢を守るの?
かかえきれない夢守るの?
どうやって君は愛を探すの?
抱きしめることでわかるの?
Hey Yo!
Just Chase the Chance 信じてる道は
Chase, Chase the Chance まっすぐに生きよう
夢なんて見るモンじゃない
語るモンじゃない
叶えるものだから
Just Chase the Chance 誰も止められない
Wild & Tough 暴れ出した欲望
Just Chase the Chance 愛も夢もぜんぶ
この胸にはいつだってあふれる
Just Chase the Chance
Chase, Chase the Chance
Just Chase the Chance
もう張り裂けそうな この胸の鼓動
Just Chase the Chance
Chase, Chase the Chance...
Vocabulary
そんなん
Nounsuch a thing; that kind of thing
Such a thing is obviously impossible, isn't it?
A colloquial contraction of 「そんなの」 or 「そんなもの」. Used frequently in casual speech.
じゃ
Conjunction, Particlewell then; in that case; so
‘Well then, see you tomorrow.’
A contraction of 'dewa' (では), used informally to mean 'well then' or 'goodbye'.
ない
Adjective, Verbnot exist, not have; negative auxiliary
There's no time, so hurry.
ない functions as both an adjective meaning 'nonexistent' and as the negative form of ある. Also forms negative verbs when attached to verb stems. Conjugates like an i-adjective.
よ
Particleemphatic particle (I tell you, you know)
That medicine is bitter, you know!
よ adds emphasis or assertion to statements, often conveying new information to the listener or drawing attention. It can express warning, reminder, or gentle insistence. More assertive than ね.
楽しい
Adjectiveたのしい
enjoyable; fun; pleasant
Playing with friends is fun.
Describes a continuous state of feeling happy or satisfied through an activity. Contrast with 'ureshii', which is often a momentary reaction to good news or a specific event.
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'.
止まる
Verbとまる
to stop; to halt
The car stopped at the red light.
Used for moving objects coming to a stop, or for continuous things being interrupted.
衝動
Nounしょうどう
impulse; urge
He couldn't suppress the urge and ended up shouting out loud.
Refers to a sudden, strong desire to act without thinking.
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