Ado · Japanese · 35 words
Zanmu, Part 1
Zanmu (残夢), Ado's second album from 2024, is her most tie-up-heavy record: the first half alone holds the SPY×FAMILY opening "クラクラ", the film insert "リベリオン", a Lotte chocolate campaign song and a late-night radio drama theme. The register swings from Pinocchio-P's self-mocking "アタシは問題作" to the quiet exhaustion of "抜け空". This set covers what those songs are made of — crying and accepting things, protecting and surrendering, freedom, fate and nerves.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 涙 | tears (なみだ) | 気づいたら涙が止まらなくなっていた。Before I knew it, I couldn't stop the tears. |
| 泣く | to cry (なく) | 人前で泣くのが恥ずかしくて我慢した。I was embarrassed to cry in front of people, so I held it in. |
| 重い | heavy; also weighing on you (おもい) | 荷物より、その一言の方が重かった。That one remark weighed on me more than the luggage did. |
| 納得 | being satisfied that something makes sense, accepting it (なっとく) | 説明を聞いてやっと納得できた。After hearing the explanation I could finally accept it. |
| 生き方 | one's way of living, how a person chooses to live (いきかた) | 人の生き方を否定するつもりはない。I have no intention of denying anyone else's way of living. |
| 正体 | someone's or something's true identity (しょうたい) | その音の正体はただの風だった。What that sound actually was turned out to be just the wind. |
| 掴む | to grab hold of; to get a grip on something (つかむ) | 話の要点をなかなか掴めない。I can't quite get a grip on the point of the story. |
| 壊れる | to break, to fall apart (こわれる) | 長く使った時計がとうとう壊れた。The watch I'd used for years finally broke. |
| 存在 | existence; a presence, someone who matters (そんざい) | 彼女は私にとって大きな存在だ。She is a huge presence in my life. |
| 自由 | freedom; free to do as one likes (じゆう) | 週末は自由に過ごすことにしている。I make a point of spending weekends however I like. |
| 運命 | fate, destiny (うんめい) | 偶然の出会いを運命だと思いたくなる。You want to believe a chance meeting was fate. |
| 命 | life, a living thing's life (いのち) | 命に関わることだから慎重に決めたい。It's a matter of life, so I want to decide carefully. |
| 傷つく | to get hurt, to be wounded — usually emotionally (きずつく) | 軽い冗談のつもりで、相手を傷つけてしまった。I meant it as a light joke, but I ended up hurting them. |
| 魔法 | magic (まほう) | その一言には魔法みたいな力があった。There was something like magic in those few words. |
| 溶ける | to melt, to dissolve (とける) | アイスが手の中で溶けてしまった。The ice cream melted right in my hand. |
| 永遠 | eternity, forever (えいえん) | 永遠に続くものなんてないと分かっている。I know there's nothing that lasts forever. |
| 誘惑 | temptation (ゆうわく) | もう一つ食べたい誘惑に負けた。I gave in to the temptation to have one more. |
| 不安 | anxiety, uneasiness (ふあん) | 何も起きていないのに不安だけが残る。Nothing has happened, and yet the unease stays. |
| 守る | to protect; to keep a promise (まもる) | 大切な人を守れる強さが欲しい。I want the kind of strength that can protect the people who matter. |
| 揺らぐ | to waver, to become unsteady (ゆらぐ) | 一言で決心が揺らいでしまった。One remark left my resolve wavering. |
| 生き抜く | to survive, to live all the way through something hard (いきぬく) | どんな時代でも生き抜く力が要る。Whatever the era, you need the strength to survive it. |
| 正義 | justice, what is right (せいぎ) | 誰にとっての正義なのかを考えたい。I want to think about whose justice it actually is. |
| 臆病 | timid, easily frightened (おくびょう) | 臆病な自分を責めても仕方がない。There's no use blaming myself for being timid. |
| 望む | to wish for, to want something to happen (のぞむ) | 望んでいた結果とは違ったが、後悔はない。It wasn't the result I'd wanted, but I have no regrets. |
| 降参 | giving up, surrendering (こうさん) | この暑さにはもう降参だ。I give up — this heat has beaten me. |
| 修羅場 | an ugly scene, a situation that's blown up (しゅらば) | 話し合いのつもりが修羅場になった。What was meant to be a discussion turned into an ugly scene. |
| 嫌う | to dislike, to have an aversion to (きらう) | 人に嫌われるのを恐れすぎていた。I was too afraid of being disliked. |
| 革命 | a revolution, an overturning of how things are (かくめい) | 小さな習慣の変化が生活に革命を起こした。A small change of habit brought a revolution to my daily life. |
| 常識 | common sense, what everyone takes for granted (じょうしき) | その業界の常識は外では通用しない。What passes for common sense in that industry doesn't hold up outside it. |
| 逆境 | adversity, being up against it (ぎゃっきょう) | 逆境の中でこそ人の本性が出る。It's in adversity that a person's true nature shows. |
| 喋る | to talk, to chat — casual (しゃべる) | 夜中まで友達と喋っていた。I was chatting with a friend until the middle of the night. |
| 好き | liking something; fond of (すき) | 理由はうまく言えないけれど、この曲が好きだ。I can't explain why exactly, but I love this song. |
| 聞く | to listen, to hear; to ask (きく) | 毎晩ラジオを聞きながら眠る。I fall asleep listening to the radio every night. |
| 夜 | night (よる) | 夜になると考えごとばかりしてしまう。Once night comes I do nothing but overthink. |
| 思い出 | a memory, something you look back on (おもいで) | あの夏の思い出は今も色あせない。The memories of that summer still haven't faded. |
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