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Heard That There's Good Pasta, Part 1
The first half of おいしいパスタがあると聞いて (2020), home to ハルノヒ and 裸の心. The words follow ordinary life around a train station (改札, 終電, 始発, 夕焼け) and the stubborn feelings underneath it: 負けず嫌い, 我儘, 度胸, 憧れ. さよならの今日に adds the language of pushing on after a bad stretch, such as 泥まみれ, やり直す and 乗り越える.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 解決する | to solve, to settle (かいけつする) | 話し合えば、たいていの問題は解決する。Most problems get solved if you talk them through. |
| 余裕 | room to spare (in money, time or mind); composure (よゆう) | 今月はお金に余裕がない。I don't have money to spare this month. |
| 負けず嫌い | hating to lose, very competitive (まけずぎらい) | 弟は負けず嫌いで、勝つまでゲームをやめない。My little brother hates losing and won't quit a game until he wins. |
| 生まれつき | by nature, from birth (うまれつき) | 声が大きいのは生まれつきなんだ。My loud voice is just how I was born. |
| 黄昏 | dusk, twilight (たそがれ) | 黄昏の川沿いを二人で歩いた。The two of us walked along the river at dusk. |
| 改札 | a ticket gate (かいさつ) | 六時に駅の改札の前で会おう。Let's meet in front of the station ticket gate at six. |
| 焦る | to be in a hurry, to feel rushed (あせる) | まだ時間はあるから、焦らなくていいよ。There's still time, so you don't need to rush. |
| 素直 | honest about one's feelings, straightforward (すなお) | 素直に「ごめん」と言えばよかった。I should have just honestly said "sorry." |
| 甘える | to lean on someone's kindness, to act spoiled (あまえる) | 今日はお言葉に甘えて、ごちそうになります。I'll take you up on your kind offer and let you treat me today. |
| 夕焼け | a sunset glow (ゆうやけ) | 帰り道の夕焼けがとてもきれいだった。The sunset on the way home was really beautiful. |
| 煙 | smoke (けむり) | 焼き肉の煙で目が痛い。The smoke from the barbecue is stinging my eyes. |
| 苦笑い | a wry smile, a forced smile (にがわらい) | 痛いところを突かれて、苦笑いするしかなかった。It hit a sore spot, and all I could do was smile wryly. |
| 仕方ない | it can't be helped; having no choice (しかたない) | 雨なら仕方ない、また今度にしよう。If it's raining, it can't be helped. Let's do it another time. |
| 寝落ちする | to fall asleep in the middle of something (ねおちする) | ゆうべは映画を見ながら寝落ちした。Last night I fell asleep while watching a movie. |
| 泥まみれ | covered in mud (どろまみれ) | サッカーの後、子どもたちは泥まみれで帰ってきた。After soccer, the kids came home covered in mud. |
| 鈍い | dull, slow, sluggish (にぶい) | 寝不足で今日は頭の動きが鈍い。I didn't sleep enough, so my head is slow today. |
| やり直す | to do over, to start again (やりなおす) | もう一回最初からやり直そう。Let's start over from the beginning one more time. |
| 我儘 | selfishness, a selfish request (わがまま) | 一つだけ我儘を聞いてくれる？Will you indulge me in just one selfish request? |
| 乗り越える | to get over, to overcome (のりこえる) | つらい時期を友達と一緒に乗り越えた。I got through a hard time together with my friends. |
| 遅かれ早かれ | sooner or later (おそかれはやかれ) | 遅かれ早かれ、本当のことは伝わるよ。Sooner or later, the truth will get out. |
| 終電 | the last train of the night (しゅうでん) | 終電に間に合わなくて、タクシーで帰った。I didn't make the last train, so I took a taxi home. |
| 恥ずかしい | embarrassing; embarrassed (はずかしい) | みんなの前で転んで恥ずかしかった。I tripped in front of everyone and was so embarrassed. |
| 度胸 | nerve, guts (どきょう) | 一人で告白しに行くなんて、度胸があるね。Going to confess your feelings on your own takes guts. |
| 始発 | the first train of the day (しはつ) | 朝までカラオケにいて、始発で帰った。I stayed at karaoke until morning and went home on the first train. |
| 羨む | to envy (うらやむ) | 人を羨んでばかりいても、何も変わらない。Nothing changes if all you do is envy other people. |
| 実る | to bear fruit; to come to fruition (みのる) | 三年間の努力がやっと実った。Three years of effort finally paid off. |
| 憧れ | longing, admiration (あこがれ) | 東京での一人暮らしは、ずっと私の憧れだった。Living on my own in Tokyo was something I'd always longed for. |
| 受け止める | to take in, to accept (うけとめる) | 彼は私の話を真剣に受け止めてくれた。He took what I said seriously. |
| 裸 | naked, bare (はだか) | 子どもが裸のまま風呂場から走ってきた。The kid came running out of the bathroom with nothing on. |
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