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Vocabulary from Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル): 'Hikari (光)' (2002).
どんな時だって
たった一人で
運命忘れて
生きてきたのに
突然の光の中、目が覚める
真夜中に
静かに出口に立って
暗闇に光を撃て
今時約束なんて不安にさせるだけかな
願いを口にしたいだけさ
家族にも紹介するよ
きっとうまくいくよ
どんな時だって
ずっと二人で
どんな時だって
側にいるから
君という光が私を見つける
真夜中に
うるさい通りに入って
運命の仮面をとれ
先読みのし過ぎなんて意味の無いことは止めて
今日はおいしい物を食べようよ
未来はずっと先だよ
僕にも分からない
完成させないで
もっと良くして
ワンシーンずつ撮って
いけばいいから
君という光が私のシナリオ
映し出す
もっと話そうよ
目前の明日の事も
テレビ消して
私の事だけを見ていてよ
どんなに良くったって
信じきれないね
そんな時だって
側にいるから
君という光が私を見つける
真夜中に
もっと話そうよ
目前の明日の事も
テレビ消して
私の事だけを見ていてよ
Vocabulary
どんな
Adjectivewhat kind of, what sort of
What kind of music do you like?
Interrogative adjective used to ask about the nature, type, or quality of something. Always modifies a noun. Can also be used with でも to mean 'any kind of' (どんな〜でも). The form どんなな is used before の.
時
Nounとき
time, when, occasion
Memories from childhood are precious.
Indicates a specific time period or moment. Often used with の before or after to mean 'when' or 'the time of'. Can mark both past periods and hypothetical situations.
だって
Particle, Conjunctioneven; but, because (informal)
Even children understand.
Has multiple uses: 1) 'even' - emphasizes unexpected inclusion, stronger than も; 2) 'but/because' - introduces reasons or objections in casual speech; 3) Hearsay marker 'I heard that'. More colloquial than でも. Cannot start formal written sentences.
たった
Adverb, Adnominalonly; just; merely
Only one friend helped me.
Used to emphasize that a quantity or amount is very small.
一人
Noun, Adverbひとり
one person; alone
Since I like being alone, I always spend my holidays by myself.
Refers to a single person or the state of being alone. Often used with the particle 'de' (hitori de) to mean 'by oneself'.
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.
運命
Nounうんめい
fate; destiny; fortune
It might have been fate that I met him.
Refers to a power that is believed to control what happens in the future. Can also refer to the inevitable outcome of a situation.
忘れる
Verbわすれる
to forget; to leave behind; to lose consciousness of
I forgot about the promise.
忘れる is a ru-verb (ichidan verb) meaning to forget. Can be used for forgetting memories, information, objects left behind, or neglecting to do something. Often used with 〜てしまう to express regret about forgetting. 忘れ物 (forgotten item) is a common related word.
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