Aimer · Japanese · 33 words
Open a Door
Aimer's 2023 album, which gathers the anime themes Deep down (Chainsaw Man) and escalate (NieR:Automata Ver1.1a) with gentler songs like Oaiko and atemonaku. The words move from struggle (悲鳴, 溺れる, 戦う, 結末) to the album's closing image of keys and doors — 鍵, 扉, 踏み出す — with plenty of everyday nouns in between: 距離, 口癖, 本音, 花火, 選択肢.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 耳鳴り | ringing in the ears (みみなり) | ライブのあと、耳鳴りがした。My ears were ringing after the concert. |
| 後悔する | to regret (こうかいする) | 言わなかったことを後悔している。I regret not having said it. |
| 信じる | to believe, to trust (しんじる) | 自分の選んだ道を信じている。I believe in the path I chose. |
| 伝える | to tell, to convey (つたえる) | 気持ちを言葉で伝えるのは難しい。It's hard to put your feelings across in words. |
| 悲鳴 | a scream, a shriek (ひめい) | 隣の部屋から悲鳴が聞こえた。I heard a scream from the next room. |
| 溺れる | to drown, to be swamped by (おぼれる) | 子どものころ、川で溺れかけた。I nearly drowned in a river as a child. |
| 隙間 | a gap, a crack (すきま) | ドアの隙間から光がもれている。Light is leaking through the gap in the door. |
| 距離 | distance (きょり) | 二人の距離が少し近くなった。The distance between the two of them shrank a little. |
| 口癖 | a pet phrase, something one always says (くちぐせ) | 「大丈夫」が彼女の口癖だ。"It's fine" is her pet phrase. |
| 本音 | one's real feelings, what one honestly thinks (ほんね) | お酒を飲むと本音が出る。His real feelings come out when he drinks. |
| 黙る | to fall silent, to say nothing (だまる) | 彼は急に黙ってしまった。He suddenly went quiet. |
| 肌 | skin (はだ) | 冬は肌が乾きやすい。Skin dries out easily in winter. |
| 花火 | fireworks (はなび) | 夏祭りで花火を見た。We watched fireworks at the summer festival. |
| 秘密 | a secret (ひみつ) | これは二人だけの秘密だよ。This is a secret just between us. |
| 隣 | next to, the neighbouring place (となり) | 隣の席に座ってもいいですか。May I sit in the seat next to you? |
| 選択肢 | an option, a choice (せんたくし) | 留学も一つの選択肢だ。Studying abroad is one option too. |
| 丁寧 | careful, polite, thorough (ていねい) | 先生は丁寧に説明してくれた。The teacher explained it carefully. |
| 間違い | a mistake (まちがい) | 間違いは誰にでもある。Everyone makes mistakes. |
| 確かめる | to check, to make sure (たしかめる) | 出かける前に鍵を確かめた。I checked the lock before going out. |
| 繰り返す | to repeat (くりかえす) | 同じ失敗を繰り返したくない。I don't want to repeat the same mistake. |
| 戦う | to fight, to battle (たたかう) | 彼は長いあいだ病気と戦っている。He has been fighting an illness for a long time. |
| 希望 | hope, a wish (きぼう) | 最後まで希望を持ち続けた。I kept hold of hope right to the end. |
| 結末 | an ending, an outcome (けつまつ) | この小説の結末は意外だった。The ending of this novel was a surprise. |
| 辛い | painful, hard to bear (つらい) | 辛いときは、いつでも電話して。Call me any time things get hard. |
| 映画 | a film, a movie (えいが) | 週末に映画を見に行こう。Let's go and see a film at the weekend. |
| 急ぐ | to hurry (いそぐ) | 急がなくていいよ、まだ時間がある。You don't need to hurry; there's still time. |
| 追い越す | to overtake, to pass (おいこす) | 弟に身長を追い越された。My little brother has overtaken me in height. |
| 疲れる | to get tired (つかれる) | 今日はたくさん歩いて疲れた。I walked a lot today and I'm tired. |
| 勇気 | courage (ゆうき) | 勇気を出して話しかけてみた。I plucked up the courage to speak to them. |
| 立ち上がる | to stand up, to get back on one's feet (たちあがる) | 転んでも、また立ち上がればいい。Even if you fall, you can simply get up again. |
| 鍵 | a key, a lock (かぎ) | 家の鍵をなくしてしまった。I've lost my house key. |
| 扉 | a door (とびら) | 重い扉をゆっくり開けた。I slowly opened the heavy door. |
| 踏み出す | to step forward, to take a first step (ふみだす) | 新しい一歩を踏み出すときだ。It's time to take a new first step. |
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