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FIND THE WAY
Vocabulary from Nakajima Mika: 'FIND THE WAY'.
どうして君は 小さな手で
傷を背負おうとするのだろう？
誰かの為だけじゃない 見失わないで
どうして僕は 迷いながら
逃げ出すこと出来ないのだろう？
望むのは光射す日を 日を…
FIND THE WAY
輝く宇宙(そら)に 手は届かなくても
響く愛だけ頼りに
進んだ道の先 光が見つかるから
YOU'LL FIND THE WAY
君は言った 永い夢をみた
とても哀しい夢だったと
それでもその姿は 少しも曇らない
僕は言った 泣いていいんだと
ずっと傍にいてあげるよ
欲しいのは 抱き上げる手を 手を…
FIND THE WAY
言葉なくても
飛ぶ翼(はね)はなくても
乱す風に負けぬ様に
今誰より早く 痛みに気付けたなら…
答えを出すこと きっとすべてじゃない
焦らなくて いいんだよ あなたも…
FIND THE WAY
輝く宇宙(そら)に 手は届かなくても
響く愛だけ頼りに
進んだ道の先 光が見つかるから
FIND THE WAY
言葉なくても
飛ぶ翼(はね)はなくても
乱す風に負けぬ様に
進んだ道の先 確かな光を見た…
YOU'LL FIND THE WAY
Vocabulary
どうして
Adverbwhy, how come, for what reason
Why are you studying Japanese?
Common way to ask 'why' in casual conversation. More informal than なぜ. Can express surprise or curiosity about reasons. Often used with の or んですか at the end.
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.
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.
小さな
Adjectival nounちいさな
small; little
I want to cherish small happinesses.
A pre-noun adjectival form meaning 'small'. Unlike the i-adjective 'chiisai', it can only modify nouns directly.
手
Nounて
hand
I wash my hands before eating.
手 (て) refers to the hand from wrist to fingertips. Used in many idiomatic expressions like 手を貸す (lend a hand), 手がかかる (requires effort), and 手に入る (obtain). Can also mean 'method' or 'move' in games like shogi.
で
Particleby, at, in, with (particle)
I commute by train.
Marks location of action (where something happens), means/tool (how/with what), material, reason, or scope. Different from に which marks location of existence.
傷
Nounきず
wound; scratch; injury; flaw
I fell and got a scratch on my leg.
Refers to physical injuries on the body, damage to the surface of objects, or metaphorical flaws in character.
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.
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