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GLORIA
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.
煙
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.
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.
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, Expressionunreliable; 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
Adverbalways, 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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