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GLORIA

ZIGGY J-pop Japanese

Vocabulary from ZIGGY: 'GLORIA' (1988).

歪んだ煙を見つめながら

あてにならない明日を占えば

いつもよりは少しマシなはず

泣き出しそうな空の下でも

I WANNA MAKE IT TONIGHT

終わらない夜に

YOU HAVE NO NEED TO CRY

終わらないメロディーを

足早に過ぎてく時間(とき)の中

増えてゆくのは嘘の数だけ

錆びついた夢にもたれながら

いらだちを隠せずにいたけど

I WANNA MAKE IT TONIGHT

終わらない夜に

YOU HAVE NO NEED TO CRY

終わらないメロディーを

GLORIA, I NEED YOUR LOVE

お前の熱いHEARTで HOLD ME TIGHT

LONELY NIGHT もう二度と見せないで

GLORIA, I NEED YOUR LOVE

お前の熱いHEARTで HOLD ME TIGHT

LONELY NIGHT もう二度と見せないで

GLORIA

WOW WOW WOW

GLORIA, I NEED YOUR LOVE

お前の熱いHEARTで HOLD ME TIGHT

LONELY NIGHT もう二度と見せないで

GLORIA, I NEED YOUR LOVE

お前の熱いHEARTで HOLD ME TIGHT

LONELY NIGHT もう二度と見せないで

GLORIA

WOW WOW WOW YEAH

OH GLORIA

LONELY NIGHT もう二度と見せないで

GLORIA, I NEED YOUR LOVE

お前の熱いHEARTで HOLD ME TIGHT

LONELY NIGHT もう二度と見せないで

GLORIA, I NEED YOUR LOVE

お前の熱いHEARTで HOLD ME TIGHT

LONELY NIGHT もう二度と見せないで

GLORIA

GLORIA……

Vocabulary

歪む

Verb

ゆがむ

to warp; to distort; to be crooked

His face was distorted with pain.

Used for physical warping or metaphorical distortion of character or speech.

Noun

けむり

smoke

White smoke is rising from the mountain.

Refers to the visible vapor and particles given off by a burning substance.

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.

見つめる

Verb

みつめる

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at

She was staring out the window.

Implies a steady, focused look, often with deep thought or emotion.

あてにならない

Phrase, Expression

unreliable; untrustworthy

What he says is always unreliable.

Used to describe someone or something that cannot be depended on or expected to yield certain results.

明日

Noun

あした

tomorrow

Tomorrow, I will go to see a movie with my friend.

'Ashita' is the most common way to say tomorrow in daily conversation. 'Asu' is slightly more formal, and 'myounichi' is very formal.

占う

Verb

うらなう

to forecast; to predict; to tell a fortune

To tell a fortune by the stars.

Refers to the act of predicting the future or someone's fate, often using specific methods like astrology or card reading.

いつも

Adverb

always, all the time, usually

She is always smiling.

Adverb indicating regularity or constancy. Can mean 'always' (every time), 'usually' (most of the time), or 'as usual'. Used to describe habitual actions or constant states. Often paired with verbs in the て-form + いる construction to emphasize ongoing states.

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