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Paradise
Vocabulary from NiziU: 'Paradise'.
昔々きいた話
ふたつの虹を超えたその向こう
光り輝く泉がある
その水面映るのは
ほんとの自分
しあわせは今 しあわせは空
Let’s fly fly & fly We fly & fly
目と目を合わせ
信じあえるよ 感じあえるさ
Let’s fly fly & fly We fly & fly
いつか
わかるだろう
君にはもう君だけの色も形も
優しさも強さもあるんだ
上手くいかなくたって
失敗ばっかりだって
ぼくはここにいるよ
I love you so much 大好きなんだ
そのまま で 大好きさ Paradise
宝物はそこにあるよ 気がついてよ
世界中探しても
君は君しかいないよ
広がる楽園 繋げよう
誰も誰もが Paradise
雨が降れば ぬかるむ道 Oh yeah
道端に咲いた花に集まる蝶を
照らす太陽は全てを温め
乾いた道に雨は降る
あたりまえだけど奇跡
小さなちっぽけな今には
大きな大きな夢が詰まっているの
悔しさに泣いたって
手を差し伸べるから
ぼくはここにいるから
I love you so much 大好きなんだ
そのまま で 大好きさ Paradise
宝物は君なんだよ 気がついてよ
この惑星の歴史にも
君は君しかいないよ
目に見えないけど確かに
ひとりひとりのParadise
しあわせは今 しあわせは空
Let’s fly fly & fly We fly & fly
目と目を合わせ
信じあえるよ 感じあえる
だから大丈夫
心のまま行こう Paradise
Vocabulary
昔々
Noun, Adverbむかしむかし
once upon a time; long, long ago
Once upon a time, there was an old man in a certain place.
A standard opening phrase for folktales and legends, indicating a time very long ago.
聞く
Verbきく
to listen, to hear, to ask
I like listening to music.
Multiple meanings: listen/hear (音を聞く), ask (質問を聞く), obey (言うことを聞く). For 'to work/be effective' use 効く. Written 聴く when emphasizing careful listening.
話
Nounはなし
story, talk, conversation, topic
I heard an interesting story.
Can mean story, conversation, topic, or matter. Common in phrases like 話をする (to talk), 話がある (have something to discuss). Different from 話す (verb: to speak).
二つ
Noun, Counterふたつ
two; two things; two years old
I ate two apples.
Used for counting objects using the native Japanese numbering system. It can also refer to a person's age (two years old).
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.
虹
Nounにじ
rainbow
The rain stopped, and a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.
A multi-colored arc in the sky caused by light hitting water droplets. In Japan, it is commonly seen as having seven colors.
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.
超える
Verbこえる
to exceed; to surpass; to cross
This summer, there were many days when the maximum temperature exceeded 40 degrees.
Use '超える' for values, limits, or status, and '越える' for physical space or time.
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