Kenshi Yonezu · Japanese · 32 words
BOOTLEG, Part 1
BOOTLEG (2017) is the album that made Yonezu a mainstream fixture, and this half carries three of his best-known songs: Loser, Peace Sign (the My Hero Academia opening) and Orion. The vocabulary leans on wanting things, failing at them and trying again, which is exactly the register most learners need.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 嘆く | to grieve, to lament (なげく) | 彼は自分の運の悪さを嘆いた。He lamented his bad luck. |
| 憧れる | to long for, to look up to (あこがれる) | 子供の頃から医者に憧れていた。I've looked up to doctors since I was a child. |
| 慰め | comfort, consolation (なぐさめ) | 友達の言葉が大きな慰めになった。My friend's words were a great comfort. |
| 託す | to entrust, to leave in someone's hands (たくす) | 後のことは同僚に託した。I left the rest in my colleague's hands. |
| 飽きる | to get tired of, to grow bored with (あきる) | 同じ料理ばかりで飽きてきた。I'm getting tired of eating the same dish. |
| 隠す | to hide, to conceal (かくす) | プレゼントを棚の奥に隠した。I hid the present at the back of the shelf. |
| 転がる | to roll, to tumble (ころがる) | ボールが坂道を転がっていった。The ball rolled down the slope. |
| 整える | to put in order, to get something ready (ととのえる) | 出かける前に髪を整えた。I tidied my hair before going out. |
| 覗く | to peek, to look in through an opening (のぞく) | カーテンの隙間から外を覗いた。I peeked outside through a gap in the curtain. |
| 伝わる | to be conveyed, to get through to someone (つたわる) | 気持ちがちゃんと伝わって嬉しい。I'm glad my feelings got through properly. |
| 願う | to wish for, to hope (ねがう) | 家族の健康を毎日願っている。I wish for my family's health every day. |
| 残酷 | cruel, harsh (ざんこく) | 残酷な結末の映画は苦手だ。I'm not good with films that have cruel endings. |
| 掲げる | to hold up, to raise a sign or banner (かかげる) | 選手たちが優勝旗を掲げた。The players held up the championship flag. |
| 蘇る | to come back to life, to revive as a memory (よみがえる) | 匂いで昔の記憶が蘇った。The smell brought an old memory back. |
| 取り戻す | to get back, to recover (とりもどす) | 落ち着きを取り戻すのに時間がかかった。It took time to get my composure back. |
| 惑星 | a planet (わくせい) | 望遠鏡で小さな惑星を観察した。I observed a small planet through the telescope. |
| 墜落 | a crash, a fall from the sky (ついらく) | 墜落事故の原因を調べている。They're investigating the cause of the crash. |
| 禁止 | a prohibition, being banned (きんし) | 館内は飲食禁止となっている。Eating and drinking are prohibited inside. |
| 廃れる | to fall out of use, to go into decline (すたれる) | その習慣はすっかり廃れてしまった。That custom has fallen completely out of use. |
| 枯れる | to wither; of a well, to run dry (かれる) | 水をやらずに鉢植えが枯れた。The potted plant withered because I didn't water it. |
| 眩しい | dazzling, too bright to look at (まぶしい) | 朝日が眩しくてカーテンを閉めた。The morning sun was dazzling so I closed the curtains. |
| 弾ける | to burst, to pop (はじける) | 炭酸の泡が弾ける音がした。I heard the fizzy bubbles popping. |
| 困る | to be at a loss, to be troubled (こまる) | 終電を逃して本当に困った。I missed the last train and was really stuck. |
| 困難 | difficulty, hardship (こんなん) | どんな困難でも乗り越えられると信じている。I believe we can get through any hardship. |
| 道草 | dawdling on the way, stopping off en route (みちくさ) | 道草を食っていたら遅刻した。I dawdled on the way and ended up late. |
| 怖がる | to be afraid of, to show fear (こわがる) | 犬は雷をひどく怖がっている。The dog is terribly afraid of thunder. |
| 見送る | to see someone off; to let something pass (みおくる) | 駅まで友達を見送った。I saw my friend off at the station. |
| 目覚める | to wake up, to awaken (めざめる) | 今朝は鳥の声で目覚めた。This morning I woke to the sound of birds. |
| 支度 | preparations, getting ready (したく) | 朝ごはんの支度をしている。I'm getting breakfast ready. |
| 偽物 | a fake, a counterfeit (にせもの) | その絵は偽物だと鑑定された。The painting was judged to be a fake. |
| 認める | to admit, to acknowledge (みとめる) | 自分の間違いを素直に認めた。I honestly admitted my mistake. |
| 本物 | the real thing, the genuine article (ほんもの) | これは本物の職人が作った器だ。This is a bowl made by a real craftsman. |
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