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Automatic
Vocabulary from Utada Hikaru: 'Automatic'.
七回目のベルで
受話器を取った君
名前を言わなくても
声ですぐ分かってくれる
唇から自然と
こぼれ落ちるメロディー
でも言葉を失った瞬間が
一番幸せ
嫌なことがあった日も
君に会うと全部フッ飛んじゃうよ
君に会えない my rainy days
声を聞けば自動的に
sun will shine
It's automatic
側にいるだけで
その目に見つめられるだけで
ドキドキ止まらない
(I don't know why)
Noとは言えない
I just can't help
It's automatic
抱きしめられると
君と Paradise にいるみたい
キラキラまぶしくて
(I don't know why)
目をつぶるとすぐ
I feel so good
It's automatic
あいまいな態度が
まだ不安にさせるから
こんなにほれてることは
もう少し秘密にしておくよ
やさしさがつらかった日も
いつも本当のことを言ってくれた
ひとりじゃ泣けない rainy days
指輪をさわれば
ほらね sun will shine
It's automatic
側にいるだけで
体中が熱くなってくる
ハラハラ隠せない
(I don't know why)
息さえ出来ない
I just can't help
It's automatic
アクセスしてみると
映る computer screen の中
チカチカしてる文字
(I don't know why)
手をあててみると
I feel so warm
It's automatic
側にいるだけで
愛しいなんて思わない
ただ必要なだけ
(I don't know why)
淋しいからじゃない
I just need you
It's automatic
抱きしめられると
君と Paradise にいるみたい
キラキラまぶしくて
(I don't know why)
Wow wow yeah
I feel so good
It's automatic
Vocabulary
七
Noun, Numberなな
seven
Seven is my lucky number.
The number 7. In Japanese, it can be read as 'nana' or 'shichi'. 'Nana' is often used to avoid confusion with 'ichi' (one).
回目
Nounかいめ
ordinal occurrence suffix; the nth time
At the third interview, the hiring decision was finally made.
Attach it after a number or counter, as in 一回目 or 二回目, to show which occurrence in a sequence is meant.
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.
ベル
Nounbell; doorbell
The doorbell rang, so I hurriedly opened the door.
Refers to a device that makes a ringing sound, commonly used for doorbells or alarms.
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.
受話器
Nounじゅわき
telephone receiver; handset
He slowly put down the receiver.
Refers specifically to the part of a telephone that you hold to your ear.
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.
取る
Verbとる
to take; to pick up; to get
Please take a book from the shelf.
A very common verb with many meanings. Other kanji forms include 執る, 採る, 捕る, 撮る depending on context.
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