Ado · Japanese · 33 words

Uta's Songs: ONE PIECE FILM RED

For the 2022 film ONE PIECE FILM RED, Ado sang as the character Uta across a whole soundtrack album written by six different composers, including Yasutaka Nakada and Motohiro Hata. The songs swing from the euphoric "新時代" and "私は最強" to the anger of "逆光" and the sea-and-wind imagery of "世界のつづき" and "風のゆくえ". This set collects that vocabulary: dreams and voices reaching someone, storms and scars, and the plain verbs of starting, believing and crossing over.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
変える	to change something, to alter it (かえる)	髪型を変えたら、気分まで変わった。I changed my hairstyle, and even my mood changed with it.
夢	a dream — both while sleeping and what you hope to become (ゆめ)	子どもの頃の夢を今でも覚えている。I still remember the dream I had as a child.
音楽	music (おんがく)	音楽を聴きながら歩くのが習慣になっている。Walking while listening to music has become a habit of mine.
届く	to reach, to arrive; for feelings to get through (とどく)	頼んでいた荷物が今朝やっと届いた。The package I'd ordered finally arrived this morning.
始まる	to begin, to start (はじまる)	何もかもがあの一言から始まった。Every bit of it started with that one remark.
越える	to cross over, to get past something (こえる)	この山を越えれば海が見えるらしい。Apparently once you cross this mountain you can see the sea.
怖い	scary; also feeling afraid (こわい)	失敗するのが怖くて、何も言えなかった。I was so afraid of failing that I couldn't say anything.
歌う	to sing (うたう)	気分がいい時は自然と歌ってしまう。When I'm in a good mood I end up singing without meaning to.
最強	the strongest, unbeatable (さいきょう)	この組み合わせが最強だと思う。I think this combination is unbeatable.
光	light (ひかり)	カーテンの隙間から朝の光が入ってきた。Morning light came in through the gap in the curtains.
歩く	to walk (あるく)	考えごとをしながら駅まで歩いた。I walked to the station turning things over in my head.
弱さ	weakness, the weak part of a person (よわさ)	自分の弱さを認めるのは勇気がいる。It takes courage to admit your own weakness.
怒り	anger (いかり)	その時の怒りは今でも忘れられない。I still can't forget the anger I felt then.
悲しみ	sadness, sorrow (かなしみ)	悲しみは時間が経つと形を変えていく。Sorrow changes shape as time goes by.
罰	a punishment, a penalty (ばつ)	嘘をついた罰だと思って黙っていた。I stayed quiet, taking it as the punishment for having lied.
言葉	words, language; what someone says (ことば)	その言葉に何度も救われてきた。Those words have saved me more than once.
赤	red (あか)	夕方の空が一面の赤に染まった。The evening sky was dyed red from end to end.
未練	lingering attachment to something you should have let go of (みれん)	終わったことに未練を残したくない。I don't want to be left hanging on to something that's over.
強がる	to act tough, to pretend you're fine (つよがる)	平気なふりをして強がっていただけだ。I was only acting tough, pretending it didn't bother me.
楽しい	fun, enjoyable (たのしい)	久しぶりに心から楽しいと思えた。For the first time in a while, I genuinely felt like I was enjoying myself.
揺らす	to shake or rock something (ゆらす)	風がカーテンをゆっくり揺らしている。The wind is slowly rocking the curtains.
破る	to tear, to break — a promise or a silence (やぶる)	約束を破ってしまったことをずっと気にしている。I've been bothered the whole time about having broken my promise.
願う	to wish, to hope for something (ねがう)	また同じ場所で会えることを願っている。I'm hoping we can meet again in the same place.
海	the sea, the ocean (うみ)	電車の窓から急に海が見えた。The sea suddenly came into view from the train window.
季節	a season (きせつ)	気づけば季節がひとつ進んでいた。Before I noticed, the season had moved on by one.
星	a star (ほし)	町を離れると星がよく見える。Once you get away from the city you can see the stars clearly.
信じる	to believe, to trust (しんじる)	何があってもあの人のことは信じている。Whatever happens, I trust them.
波	a wave (なみ)	波の音を聞いていると眠くなる。Listening to the sound of the waves makes me sleepy.
風	wind (かぜ)	夕方になって涼しい風が吹きはじめた。Come evening, a cool wind started to blow.
辿る	to follow or trace a path back (たどる)	記憶を辿って昔の家を探した。I traced my memory back looking for the old house.
傷	a wound, a scar — physical or emotional (きず)	その言葉は思ったより深い傷になった。Those words left a deeper wound than I expected.
嵐	a storm (あらし)	嵐が過ぎるのを家で待つしかなかった。All we could do was wait at home for the storm to pass.
響く	to echo, to resonate; for words to hit home (ひびく)	誰もいない体育館に足音が響いた。Footsteps echoed through the empty gymnasium.