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My Soul, Your Beats!
Vocabulary from Lia: 'My Soul, Your Beats!' (Angel Beats! OP1 (Angel Beats!（エンジェルビーツ!） OP1) · 2010).
目覚めては繰り返す 眠い朝は
襟のタイをきつく締め
教室のドアくぐるとほんの少し胸を張って歩き出せる
そんな日常に吹き抜ける風
聞こえた気がした
感じた気がしたんだ
震え出す今この胸で
もう来る気がした
幾億の星が消え去ってくのを
見送った
手を振った
よかったね、と
廊下の隅見下ろす 掃除の途中
おかしなものだと思う
あたしの中の時は止まってるのに
違う日々を生きてるように
埃は雪のように降り積む
待ってる気がした
呼んでる気がしたんだ
震え出す今この時が
見つけた気がした
失われた記憶が呼び覚ました
物語
永遠の
その終わり
いつの間にか駆けだしてた
あなたに手を引かれてた
昨日は遠く 明日はすぐ
そんな当たり前に心が躍った
聞こえた気がした
感じた気がしたんだ
震え出す今この胸で
もう来る気がした
幾千の朝を越え 新しい陽が
待ってる気がした
呼んでる気がしたんだ
震えてるこの魂が
見つけた気がした
幾億の夢のように消え去れる日を
見送った
手を振った
ありがとう、と
Vocabulary
目覚める
Verbめざめる
to wake up; to awaken; to realize
To awaken to a new talent.
Can be literal (from sleep) or figurative (to a talent or social awareness).
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.
繰り返す
Verbくりかえす
to repeat; to do again
He keeps repeating the same mistake over and over.
Used when an action or event occurs multiple times.
眠い
Adjectiveねむい
sleepy; drowsy
I was so sleepy during the lecture that I almost fell asleep.
Describes the physical state of wanting to sleep.
朝
Nounあさ
morning
The morning air is very fresh.
Refers to the period from sunrise until noon.
襟
Nounえり
collar; nape
Since it was cold, I turned up the collar of my coat.
Refers to the part of a garment that surrounds the neck or the nape of the neck itself.
の
Particlepossessive particle indicating belonging, attribution, or relationship
Mother's cooking is the most delicious.
Connects two nouns to show possession or attribution. The modifying noun comes before の, and the modified noun comes after. Can also connect clauses when nominalizing.
タイ
Noun, Proper nounThailand; a tied score; a necktie; a musical tie
Next year, I plan to go to Thailand with a friend.
In this sentence it means Thailand. In other contexts it can mean an equal score, a necktie, or the musical mark that connects notes of the same pitch.
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