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Ride On Shooting Star
Vocabulary from The Pillows: 'Ride On Shooting Star' (FLCL ED1 (フリクリ ED1)).
オレンジのスライド映す空
スポンジのプライドぶらさげて
スパイダー
生け捕ったその予感は
隠さなくたっていいんだ
色のついた夢見たいな
Ride on shooting star
心の声で散弾銃のように
唄い続けた
グランジのハムスター大人びて
リベンジのロブスター引き連れて
スナイパー
ふちどったその世界に
何が見えるって言うんだ
狙う前に触わりたいな
Ride on shooting star
キミを探して禁断症状中
嘘をついた
Ride on shooting star
心の声で散弾銃のように
唄い続けた
Vocabulary
オレンジ
Nounorange (fruit or color)
He peeled and ate an orange.
Refers to both the citrus fruit and the color between red and yellow. In Japanese, 'orange' specifically refers to the fruit type, while 'daidai' is the traditional word for the color.
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.
スライド
Nounslide; presentation slide; sliding movement
Before the presentation, I replaced only the last slide.
This loanword is common for a page in presentation software, but it can also describe a smooth sliding motion or a mechanism that slides.
映す
Verbうつす
to reflect; to project
I reflected myself in the mirror.
Used for reflections in mirrors or water, and for projecting images onto a screen.
空
Nounそら
sky; weather; air
The sky is clear.
Refers to the expanse above the earth. Can also mean 'weather' in some contexts like '空模様'.
スポンジ
Nounsponge
Wash the dishes with a soft sponge.
Refers to both natural sea sponges and synthetic ones used for cleaning or in makeup.
プライド
Nounpride; self-esteem
That remark hurt her pride.
Refers to a sense of self-respect or dignity. Common collocations include 傷つける (hurt) or 高い (high).
ぶらさげる
Verbto hang; to suspend; to carry dangling
He hung the wet umbrella on the hook by the entrance.
This is a transitive verb. The thing being hung is marked with を, and the place or hook it hangs from is often marked with に.
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