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TSUNAMI
Vocabulary from Southern All Stars (サザンオールスターズ): 'TSUNAMI' (2000).
風に戸惑う弱気な僕
通りすがるあの日の幻影
本当は見た目以上
涙もろい過去がある
止めど流る清か水よ
消せど燃ゆる魔性の火よ
あんなに好きな女性に
出逢う夏は二度とない
人は誰も愛求めて 闇に彷徨う運命
そして風まかせ Oh,My destiny
涙枯れるまで
見つめ合うと素直にお喋り出来ない
津波のような侘しさに
I know ..怯えてる.Hoo...
めぐり逢えた瞬間から魔法が解けない
鏡のような夢の中で
思い出はいつの日も雨
夢が終わり目覚める時
深い闇に夜明けが来る
本当は見た目以上
打たれ強い僕がいる
泣き出しそうな空眺めて 波に漂うカモメ
きっと世は情け Oh, Sweet memory
旅立ちを胸に
人は涙見せずに大人になれない
ガラスのような恋だとは
I know.. 気付いてる,Hoo..
身も心も愛しい女性しか見えない
張り裂けそうな胸の奥で
悲しみに耐えるのは何故？
見つめ合うと素直にお喋り出来ない
津波のような侘しさに
I know..怯えてる,Hoo...
めぐり逢えた瞬間から死ぬまで好きと言って
鏡のような夢の中で
微笑をくれたのは誰？
好きなのに泣いたのは何故？
思い出はいつの日も…雨
Vocabulary
風
Nounかぜ
wind; breeze; draft
A strong wind is blowing outside the window.
Refers to the movement of air. Can also mean 'cold' (flu) when written as 風邪.
に
Particleparticle indicating time, location, target, or indirect object
I plan to meet friends on the weekend.
Multiple uses: marks specific time (when), location of existence (where something is), target/recipient of action (to whom/what), or purpose. Context determines meaning.
戸惑う
Verbとまどう
to be bewildered; to be perplexed; to be at a loss
On my first trip abroad, I was bewildered because the language didn't get through.
Used when someone is confused or doesn't know how to react to an unexpected situation.
弱気
Noun, Adjectival nounよわき
timid; faint-hearted; bearish
He became faint-hearted after a single failure.
Used to describe a lack of confidence or a tendency to be easily discouraged. In trading, it refers to a bearish outlook.
な
Particlecopula particle for na-adjectives; negative imperative particle
Study in a quiet place.
な connects na-adjectives to nouns they modify. It's the attributive form of だ/です. Also used as negative imperative particle meaning 'don't' after dictionary form verbs.
僕
Pronoun, Nounぼく
I; me (male, informal or polite)
I plan to go to the sea with my friends this weekend.
Mainly used by males. It is softer and more polite than '俺' (ore) but less formal than '私' (watakushi).
通りすがる
Verbとおりすがる
to pass by; to happen to go past a place
Yesterday, I happened to pass in front of the shop.
This intransitive verb describes going past a place by chance or while on the way somewhere else. The place passed is often marked with を as a path.
あの
Adnominalthat (over there); filler word 'uhm'
Who is that person standing by the window?
Refers to a person or object that is far from both the speaker and the listener.
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