Aimer · Japanese · 23 words
Dareka Umiwo
Aimer's mini album built around 誰か、海を。, the ending theme of the anime Terror in Resonance. The title song is all rooftops and sea imagery (撒く, 浴びる, 屋上), Hakuchumu is a midsummer daydream of passing showers and dried-up flowers, and For Lonely is a plain-spoken long-distance love song full of everyday words like 些細, 強がり and 困る.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 撒く | to scatter, to sprinkle (まく) | 庭の花に水を撒いた。I sprinkled water on the flowers in the garden. |
| 浴びる | to bathe in, to be showered with (あびる) | 朝の光を浴びると目が覚める。Bathing in the morning light wakes me up. |
| 屋上 | a rooftop (おくじょう) | 昼休みは屋上でお弁当を食べる。I eat my packed lunch on the rooftop at lunch break. |
| 辿り着く | to finally reach, to arrive at after a struggle (たどりつく) | 道に迷って、やっと駅に辿り着いた。I got lost and finally made it to the station. |
| 飾る | to decorate, to display (かざる) | 玄関に小さな絵を飾った。I hung a small picture in the entrance hall. |
| 日射し | sunlight, the sun's rays (ひざし) | 今日は日射しが強いから帽子をかぶろう。The sun is strong today, so let's wear hats. |
| 通り雨 | a passing shower (とおりあめ) | ただの通り雨だから、すぐ止むよ。It's only a passing shower, so it will stop soon. |
| 眺める | to gaze at, to look out at (ながめる) | 窓から海を眺めるのが好きだ。I like gazing at the sea from the window. |
| 枯れる | to wither, to dry up (かれる) | 水をやらなかったので花が枯れてしまった。I didn't water the flowers, so they withered. |
| 些細 | trivial, minor (ささい) | 些細なことでけんかしてしまった。We ended up fighting over something trivial. |
| 強がり | putting on a brave face, a show of toughness (つよがり) | 大丈夫と言ったけど、ただの強がりだった。I said I was fine, but I was only putting on a brave face. |
| 抱き締める | to hug tightly, to embrace (だきしめる) | 空港で母を強く抱き締めた。I hugged my mother tightly at the airport. |
| 困る | to be troubled, to be at a loss (こまる) | 財布を忘れて困っている。I forgot my wallet and I'm in a fix. |
| 頼りない | unsteady, unsure of itself; unreliable (たよりない) | 彼は頼りない声で「たぶん」と答えた。He answered "probably" in an unsure voice. |
| 曇る | to cloud over, to fog up (くもる) | マスクをすると眼鏡が曇る。My glasses fog up when I wear a mask. |
| 振り返る | to look back, to turn around (ふりかえる) | 名前を呼ばれて振り返った。Someone called my name and I turned around. |
| 弱音 | a complaint that shows weakness, whining (よわね) | 彼は一度も弱音を吐かなかった。He never once complained that it was too hard. |
| 重ねる | to pile up, to layer, to repeat (かさねる) | 寒いのでセーターを二枚重ねた。It was cold, so I layered two sweaters. |
| 見上げる | to look up at (みあげる) | 立ち止まって夜の星を見上げた。I stopped and looked up at the night stars. |
| 向かい風 | a headwind (むかいかぜ) | 向かい風で自転車が進まない。With this headwind my bicycle hardly moves. |
| 片隅 | a corner, a nook (かたすみ) | 部屋の片隅に古いギターがある。There's an old guitar in a corner of the room. |
| 迷子 | a lost child, being lost (まいご) | デパートで迷子になったことがある。I once got lost in a department store. |
| 真昼 | midday, broad daylight (まひる) | 真昼の公園には誰もいなかった。There was no one in the park at midday. |
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