Kenshi Yonezu · Japanese · 32 words

BOOTLEG, Part 2

The back half of BOOTLEG (2017), Yonezu's third major-label album, including the summer single Uchiagehanabi and Haiirotoao with actor Masaki Suda. The songs are built on plain narrative Japanese, so the vocabulary here is everyday verbs of moving, searching and losing track of things, plus the adjectives these songs use to describe a mood. Most of it transfers straight into ordinary conversation.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
現れる	to appear, to show up (あらわれる)	待ち合わせの場所に彼女が現れた。She showed up at the meeting spot.
借りる	to borrow (かりる)	友達から傘を借りた。I borrowed an umbrella from a friend.
伸ばす	to stretch out, to reach out (のばす)	棚の本に手を伸ばす。I reach out for the book on the shelf.
優しい	kind, gentle (やさしい)	あの店員さんはとても優しい。That shop clerk is very kind.
騙す	to deceive, to trick (だます)	甘い言葉で人を騙すな。Don't trick people with sweet words.
溶ける	to melt, to dissolve (とける)	氷が水の中で溶けていく。The ice is melting in the water.
見失う	to lose sight of (みうしなう)	人混みで弟を見失った。I lost sight of my little brother in the crowd.
途中	on the way, partway (とちゅう)	学校へ行く途中で雨が降った。It rained on my way to school.
零す	to spill (こぼす)	コップの牛乳を零してしまった。I spilled the milk from the cup.
急ぐ	to hurry (いそぐ)	電車の時間だから急ごう。It's almost train time, so let's hurry.
壊す	to break, to destroy (こわす)	弟が私の時計を壊した。My brother broke my watch.
辿る	to follow, to trace (たどる)	地図を辿って宿に着いた。I followed the map and reached the inn.
引っ張る	to pull, to tug (ひっぱる)	妹が私の袖を引っ張った。My little sister tugged on my sleeve.
息苦しい	stifling, hard to breathe (いきぐるしい)	部屋が暑くて息苦しい。The room is hot and stifling.
開く	to open (ひらく)	箱の蓋を開いてみた。I tried opening the lid of the box.
追いかける	to chase, to run after (おいかける)	逃げた犬を追いかけた。I chased after the dog that ran off.
任せる	to leave (something) to someone (まかせる)	この仕事は君に任せるよ。I'll leave this job to you.
使い果たす	to use up, to exhaust (つかいはたす)	旅行で貯金を使い果たした。I used up my savings on the trip.
探す	to look for, to search (さがす)	鍵を探しているところだ。I'm in the middle of looking for my keys.
汚れる	to get dirty (よごれる)	靴が泥で汚れている。My shoes are dirty with mud.
完璧	perfect, flawless (かんぺき)	彼の発音は完璧だった。His pronunciation was perfect.
離れる	to leave, to be apart from (はなれる)	実家を離れて働いている。I work away from my family home.
叫ぶ	to shout, to cry out (さけぶ)	助けを求めて叫んだ。He shouted for help.
咲く	to bloom (さく)	庭に赤い花が咲いた。A red flower bloomed in the garden.
刻む	to carve, to engrave (きざむ)	木の幹に名前を刻む。I carve a name into the tree trunk.
触れる	to touch (ふれる)	展示品に触れないでください。Please do not touch the exhibits.
喜ぶ	to be glad, to be pleased (よろこぶ)	母は贈り物を喜んだ。My mother was pleased with the gift.
虚しい	empty, hollow (むなしい)	一人きりの部屋は虚しい。A room all to myself feels empty.
昇る	to rise (のぼる)	山の上に日が昇る。The sun rises over the mountain.
滲む	to blur, to seep through (にじむ)	汗でインクが滲んだ。The ink blurred from the sweat.
出会う	to meet, to come across (であう)	駅前で先生に出会った。I ran into my teacher in front of the station.
無邪気	innocent, carefree (むじゃき)	子供が無邪気に笑っている。The child is laughing innocently.