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LOVE PHANTOM
Vocabulary from B'z: 'LOVE PHANTOM' (1995).
いらない何も 捨ててしまおう
君を探し彷徨(さまよ)う MY SOUL
STOP THE TIME, SHOUT IT OUT
がまんできない 僕を全部あげよう
せわしい街のカンジがいやだよ 君はいないから
夢に向かい交差点を渡る「途中の人」はいいね
ふたりでひとつになれちゃうことを
気持ちいいと思ううちに
少しのズレも許せない
せこい人間になってたよ
君がいないと生きられない
熱い抱擁なしじゃ 意味がない
ねえ、 2人でひとつでしょ
yin & yan
君が僕を支えてくれる
君が僕を自由にしてくれる
月の光がそうするように
君の背中にすべり落ちよう
(そして私はつぶされる)
丁度 風のない海のように 退屈な日々だった
思えば花も色褪せていたよ 君に会うまでは
濡れる体 溶けてしまうほど
昼も夜も離れずに
過ごした時はホントなの
君は今何おもう
腹の底から君の名前を
叫んでとびだした It's my soul
カラのカラダがとぼとぼと
はしゃぐ街を歩く
欲しい気持ちが成長しすぎて
愛することを忘れて
万能の君の幻を
僕の中に作ってた
いらない何も 捨ててしまおう
君を探し彷徨(さまよ)う MY SOUL
STOP THE TIME, SHOUT IT OUT
がまんできない 僕を全部あげよう
幻をいつも愛してる
何もわからずに
Can you hear the sound
it's my soul
I will give you
anything, anything you want……
Vocabulary
要る
Verbいる
to need; to require
A passport is required for overseas travel.
Commonly used for physical needs or requirements. Written with the kanji '要'.
何も
Adverbなにも
nothing, anything (with negative), not... anything
I haven't eaten anything today.
Used with negative forms to mean 'nothing' or 'not anything'. When used with positive forms, it can mean 'anything' or 'everything'. The negative usage is more common. Often emphasizes the complete absence of something.
捨てる
Verbすてる
to throw away; to discard; to abandon
I threw the old magazines in the trash.
Used for physical objects (discarding trash) and abstract concepts (abandoning hope or relationships).
君
Noun, Pronounきみ
you (informal); thou; lord; ruler
You should come with us too.
A familiar second-person pronoun used among close friends or by superiors to subordinates. Historically used to refer to a lord or monarch.
を
Particledirect object marker particle
I solved a difficult problem.
Marks the direct object of a verb - what the action is done to. Written を but pronounced 'o'. Essential for transitive verbs. Also marks the space through which movement occurs.
探す
Verbさがす
to search for; to look for; to hunt for
I am searching for the key I lost near the station.
'探す' is typically used for searching for something one desires (e.g., a job, a house), while '捜す' is used for finding something lost or missing (e.g., a criminal, a lost wallet).
彷徨う
Verbさまよう
to wander; to roam; to hover
He was hovering between life and death.
Means to walk around aimlessly or to be in an unstable state without staying in one place. Often used for wandering in a forest or being on the threshold of life and death.
my
Determinermaɪ
belonging to me
This is my house.
A possessive determiner used by the speaker to show that something belongs to them.
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