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君の知らない物語
Vocabulary from supercell: 'Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari (君の知らない物語)' (Bakemonogatari ED1 (化物語 ED1) · 2009).
いつもどおりのある日の事
君は突然立ち上がり言った
「今夜星を見に行こう」
「たまには良いこと言うんだね」
なんてみんなして言って笑った
明かりもない道を
バカみたいにはしゃいで歩いた
抱え込んだ孤独や不安に
押しつぶされないように
真っ暗な世界から見上げた
夜空は星が降るようで
いつからだろう 君の事を
追いかける私がいた
どうかお願い
驚かないで聞いてよ
私のこの想いを
「あれがデネブ、アルタイル、ベガ」
君は指さす夏の大三角
覚えて空を見る
やっと見つけた織姫様
だけどどこだろう彦星様
これじゃひとりぼっち
楽しげなひとつ隣の君
私は何も言えなくて
本当はずっと君の事を
どこかでわかっていた
見つかったって
届きはしない
だめだよ 泣かないで
そう言い聞かせた
強がる私は臆病で
興味がないようなふりをしてた
だけど
胸を刺す痛みは増してく
ああそうか 好きになるって
こういう事なんだね
どうしたい? 言ってごらん
心の声がする
君の隣がいい
真実は残酷だ
言わなかった
言えなかった
二度と戻れない
あの夏の日
きらめく星
今でも思い出せるよ
笑った顔も
怒った顔も
大好きでした
おかしいよね
わかってたのに
君の知らない
私だけの秘密
夜を越えて
遠い思い出の君が
指をさす
無邪気な声で
Vocabulary
いつもどおり
Adverb, Expressionas usual; the same as always
Even on the day of the exam, he arrived at the classroom early as usual.
Used when something follows the normal pattern without any special change.
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.
ある日
Noun, Adverbあるひ
one day, a certain day
One day, I met a bear in the forest.
Used to introduce an event that happened on an unspecified day in the past.
事
Nounこと
thing; matter; incident
The important thing is not to give up until the end.
Refers to intangible things, actions, or states. Often used as a nominalizer.
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.
突然
Adverb, Adjectival nounとつぜん
suddenly; unexpected; abrupt
Suddenly, it started raining.
Used when something happens without warning. Can be used as an adverb or a na-adjective.
立ち上がる
Verbたちあがる
to stand up; to start up
He stood up from his chair and greeted me.
Can mean standing up physically, recovering from a setback, or a computer starting up.
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