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Utada Hikaru J-pop Japanese

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

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.

Particle

possessive 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

Noun

bell; 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.

Particle

by, 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.

Particle

direct 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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