Kenshi Yonezu · Japanese · 24 words
LOST CORNER, Part 3
LOST CORNER (2024) is Kenshi Yonezu's fifth album, and these six tracks close it out, including Chikyugi, the theme he wrote for Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron, and the title track. The words here are the plain ones the songs lean on: going back, noticing, muttering, taking something away, warming your hands, turning a globe. Most of them are the kind you would use in an ordinary conversation before you ever use them in a lyric.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 戻る | to go back, to return (もどる) | 忘れ物をして家に戻った。I forgot something and went back home. |
| 穏やか | calm, gentle, peaceful (おだやか) | 祖母は穏やかな人です。My grandmother is a calm person. |
| 腕 | arm (うで) | 子どもが私の腕を引っ張った。The child tugged on my arm. |
| 恋 | love, romantic feelings (こい) | 初めての恋は高校生の時でした。My first love was in high school. |
| 上手い | good at, skilful (うまい) | 弟は絵が上手いです。My younger brother is good at drawing. |
| 気がつく | to notice, to realise (きがつく) | 間違いに気がつくのが遅かった。I noticed the mistake too late. |
| 呟く | to mutter, to murmur (つぶやく) | 彼は小さな声で何か呟いた。He muttered something in a small voice. |
| 遠回り | a detour, going the long way around (とおまわり) | 工事のせいで遠回りになった。The roadworks meant taking the long way around. |
| 気に入る | to like, to take a liking to (きにいる) | この喫茶店の雰囲気が気に入っています。I like the atmosphere of this cafe. |
| 軽い | light in weight, slight (かるい) | この鞄は見た目より軽いです。This bag is lighter than it looks. |
| 救う | to save, to rescue (すくう) | その一言が私を救ってくれた。That one remark saved me. |
| 肌 | skin (はだ) | 冬は肌が乾きやすい。Skin dries out easily in winter. |
| 返信 | a reply, a response to a message (へんしん) | 彼女からの返信をずっと待っている。I've been waiting a long time for her reply. |
| 握手 | a handshake (あくしゅ) | 初対面の二人が握手をした。The two, meeting for the first time, shook hands. |
| 温める | to warm, to heat up (あたためる) | スープを温めてから飲もう。Let's heat the soup up before we drink it. |
| 扱う | to handle, to deal with (あつかう) | この機械は誰でも扱えます。Anyone can operate this machine. |
| 越える | to cross over, to get past (こえる) | 電車で山を越えて隣町へ行った。I crossed the mountains by train to the next town. |
| 曲がる | to turn a corner, to bend (まがる) | 次の信号を右に曲がってください。Please turn right at the next light. |
| 回す | to turn, to spin something (まわす) | 鍵を回してドアを開けた。I turned the key and opened the door. |
| 季節 | season (きせつ) | 一番好きな季節は秋です。My favourite season is autumn. |
| 焦る | to rush, to get flustered (あせる) | 焦らずゆっくり答えてください。Answer slowly, without rushing. |
| 失う | to lose something you had (うしなう) | その事故で彼は仕事を失った。He lost his job in that accident. |
| 過去 | the past (かこ) | 過去の話はもうしたくない。I don't want to talk about the past any more. |
| 現実 | reality (げんじつ) | そろそろ現実を見た方がいい。It's about time you faced reality. |
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