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Encore

The three songs that were new on the 2016 best-of アンコール. Hanataba is a couple talking each other into staying together, Happy End is the break-up from the other side, and Shiawase is the friend who never says anything - between them they cover the everyday relationship vocabulary a learner actually needs: 浮気, 信用, 勝ち目, 似合う, 相変わらず.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
浮気	infidelity, straying (うわき)	浮気を疑われて喧嘩になった。We argued after I was suspected of straying.
信用	trust, credit (しんよう)	一度失った信用は戻りにくい。Trust once lost is hard to regain.
向かい合う	to face each other (むかいあう)	二人は黙って向かい合っていた。The two sat facing each other in silence.
抱き合う	to embrace each other (だきあう)	再会した親子は抱き合って泣いた。The reunited parent and child embraced and wept.
危険性	risk, the danger of something (きけんせい)	誤解される危険性がある。There's a risk of being misunderstood.
感謝	gratitude, thanks (かんしゃ)	支えてくれた人に感謝している。I'm grateful to those who supported me.
曲がる	to bend, to turn, to be crooked (まがる)	この角を右に曲がってください。Please turn right at this corner.
つっかえる	to get stuck, to catch in the throat	言葉がつっかえてうまく話せない。The words catch and I can't speak properly.
咳	a cough (せき)	風邪で咳が止まらない。I can't stop coughing from a cold.
握り潰す	to crush in one's hand, to quash (にぎりつぶす)	提案は上層部に握り潰された。The proposal was quashed by management.
暢気	easygoing, unconcerned (のんき)	彼は暢気に構えている。He's taking it all very calmly.
相変わらず	as ever, the same as always (あいかわらず)	相変わらず忙しくしています。I'm as busy as ever.
ほっとする	to be relieved	無事と聞いてほっとした。I was relieved to hear they were safe.
枯れる	to wither, to dry up (かれる)	水をやらずに花が枯れた。The flowers withered without water.
勝ち目	a chance of winning (かちめ)	この勝負に勝ち目はない。There's no chance of winning this one.
悪口	bad-mouthing, speaking ill of someone (わるぐち)	人の悪口は言いたくない。I don't want to speak ill of people.
叶う	to come true, to be granted (かなう)	長年の夢が叶った。A long-held dream came true.
似合う	to suit, to look good on (にあう)	その色よく似合っているね。That colour really suits you.
髪	hair (かみ)	久しぶりに髪を短く切った。I cut my hair short for the first time in ages.