Chanmina · Japanese · 24 words
Never Grow Up
Chanmina's second album, released in August 2019, moves between a summer crush that never becomes more than friendship, a refusal to be filed under one genre, a long on-and-off love told through Peter Pan and Wendy, and a toast to her friends on turning twenty. The vocabulary is the plain spoken Japanese of dating, breaking up, speaking your mind and cheering friends on.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 一瞬 | an instant, a brief moment (いっしゅん) | 一瞬、彼と目が合った気がした。For an instant, I felt like our eyes met. |
| 性格 | personality, character (せいかく) | 彼女は性格が明るくて、友達が多い。She has a cheerful personality and lots of friends. |
| 付き合う | to date, to go out with someone (つきあう) | あの二人は先月から付き合っているらしい。Apparently those two have been dating since last month. |
| 傷つく | to get hurt, to be wounded emotionally (きずつく) | 何気ない一言に傷つくこともある。Sometimes a casual remark can hurt. |
| 比べる | to compare (くらべる) | 自分を他の人と比べるのはやめた。I stopped comparing myself with other people. |
| 都会 | the city, an urban area (とかい) | 都会の夜は明るくて、星があまり見えない。City nights are so bright that you can hardly see the stars. |
| 引き止める | to hold someone back, to stop someone from leaving (ひきとめる) | 帰ろうとしたら、友達に引き止められた。When I tried to go home, my friend stopped me. |
| 関係 | relation, connection; to do with (かんけい) | 年齢は関係ないと思う。I don't think age has anything to do with it. |
| 自由 | freedom; free (じゆう) | 休みの日は自由に過ごしたい。I want to spend my days off freely. |
| 息苦しい | suffocating, stifling (いきぐるしい) | ルールばかりの毎日は息苦しい。A daily life that is nothing but rules is suffocating. |
| 黙る | to be silent, to keep quiet (だまる) | 彼は黙って話を聞いてくれた。He listened to me without saying a word. |
| 正直 | honestly, frankly; honest (しょうじき) | 正直、その映画はあまり面白くなかった。Honestly, that film wasn't very interesting. |
| 欲張り | greedy; a person who wants it all (よくばり) | ケーキもアイスも食べたいなんて、欲張りだね。Wanting both cake and ice cream, you're greedy, aren't you? |
| 演じる | to play a role, to act (えんじる) | 彼女は舞台で主役を演じた。She played the lead role on stage. |
| 慣れる | to get used to (なれる) | 一人暮らしにもやっと慣れてきた。I've finally started getting used to living alone. |
| 戻る | to go back, to return (もどる) | 忘れ物をして、家に戻った。I forgot something, so I went back home. |
| 壊れる | to break, to be broken (こわれる) | スマホが壊れて、連絡できなかった。My phone broke, so I couldn't get in touch. |
| 繰り返す | to repeat, to do over and over (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. |
| 過ぎ去る | to pass by, to slip away into the past (すぎさる) | 楽しい時間はあっという間に過ぎ去る。Happy times pass by in the blink of an eye. |
| 信じる | to believe (しんじる) | もう卒業なんて信じられない。I can't believe we're graduating already. |
| 羨ましい | envious; I'm jealous, lucky you (うらやましい) | 海外旅行に行くの？羨ましいな。You're going on a trip abroad? I'm so jealous. |
| 順調 | going well, on track (じゅんちょう) | 新しい仕事は順調ですか。Is your new job going well? |
| 失敗する | to fail, to make a mistake (しっぱいする) | 失敗しても、またやり直せばいい。Even if you fail, you can just try again. |
| 心配 | worry, concern (しんぱい) | 心配しないで、みんながついているから。Don't worry, we're all with you. |
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