Mrs. GREEN APPLE · Japanese · 33 words
Antenna, Part 1
ANTENNA (2023) is the album of the band's second phase. Que Sera Sera is its anthem of digging in - 上等, 踏ん張る, 痛み止め, 殻 - Blizzard works in weather and dejection (湿る, 不眠, 項垂れる, 深海), and Soranji closes it on the vocabulary of passing something on: 産声, 語り継ぐ, 飛び立つ.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 妄想 | a delusion, an idle fantasy (もうそう) | 妄想ばかり膨らんでしまう。My fantasies just keep expanding. |
| 良し悪し | merits and demerits, a mixed blessing (よしあし) | 便利さにも良し悪しがある。Convenience has its pros and cons. |
| 憂鬱 | melancholy, gloom (ゆううつ) | 月曜の朝はどうも憂鬱だ。Monday mornings are rather gloomy. |
| 古傷 | an old wound, an old grievance (ふるきず) | 古傷が天気で痛む。An old injury aches with the weather. |
| 周波 | frequency (of a wave) (しゅうは) | ラジオの周波を合わせた。I tuned the radio frequency. |
| 過ぎ去る | to pass by, to go by (すぎさる) | 嵐が過ぎ去るのを待った。We waited for the storm to pass. |
| 由来 | origin, derivation (ゆらい) | 地名の由来を調べてみた。I looked into the origin of the place name. |
| 呪文 | an incantation, a spell (じゅもん) | 呪文のように繰り返している。He repeats it like an incantation. |
| 史実 | a historical fact (しじつ) | 映画は史実に基づいている。The film is based on historical fact. |
| 白昼夢 | a daydream (はくちゅうむ) | 白昼夢のような午後だった。It was an afternoon like a daydream. |
| 気楽 | easygoing, free of worry (きらく) | 気楽に考えた方がいい。You'd do better to take it easy. |
| 靡く | to flutter, to be swayed (なびく) | 旗が風に靡いている。The flag is fluttering in the wind. |
| 踊り子 | a dancer (おどりこ) | 祭りの踊り子が通り過ぎた。The festival dancers went past. |
| 奮い立たせる | to rouse, to spur on (ふるいたたせる) | 自分を奮い立たせて出かけた。I roused myself and went out. |
| 回り道 | a detour, the long way round (まわりみち) | 工事のため回り道をした。I took a detour because of roadworks. |
| 最高峰 | the highest peak, the pinnacle (さいこうほう) | その分野の最高峰と言われる。He's called the pinnacle of that field. |
| 傷ましい | heartbreaking, pitiful (いたましい) | 傷ましい事故の報道が続く。Reports of the tragic accident continue. |
| 湿る | to become damp (しめる) | 梅雨で布団が湿っている。The futon is damp from the rainy season. |
| 寄り道 | stopping off on the way (よりみち) | 帰りに寄り道して本を買った。I stopped off on the way home and bought a book. |
| 美学 | aesthetics, one's sense of style (びがく) | 職人の美学が感じられる。You can sense the craftsman's aesthetic. |
| 不眠 | insomnia, sleeplessness (ふみん) | 不眠が続いて医者に行った。The insomnia went on so I saw a doctor. |
| 項垂れる | to hang one's head (うなだれる) | 彼は項垂れたまま黙っていた。He stayed silent with his head hanging. |
| 模る | to model on, to take the shape of (かたどる) | 鳥を模った置物だ。It's an ornament shaped like a bird. |
| 深海 | the deep sea (しんかい) | 深海には未知の生物がいる。Unknown creatures live in the deep sea. |
| 上等 | excellent; bring it on (じょうとう) | この生地は上等だ。This cloth is of fine quality. |
| 踏ん張る | to dig in, to stand firm (ふんばる) | もう少し踏ん張ってみよう。Let's hold out a little longer. |
| 殻 | a shell, a husk (から) | 自分の殻を破りたい。I want to break out of my shell. |
| 痛み止め | a painkiller (いたみどめ) | 痛み止めを飲んで様子を見た。I took a painkiller and waited to see. |
| 図鑑 | an illustrated reference book (ずかん) | 昆虫図鑑を眺めるのが好きだ。I like looking through insect books. |
| 産声 | a newborn's first cry (うぶごえ) | 産声が病室に響いた。A newborn's cry rang through the ward. |
| 語り継ぐ | to pass down by telling (かたりつぐ) | 戦争の記憶を語り継ぐ。We pass down the memory of the war. |
| 群れ | a flock, a herd (むれ) | 渡り鳥の群れが空を横切った。A flock of migrating birds crossed the sky. |
| 飛び立つ | to take off, to fly away (とびたつ) | 鳩が一斉に飛び立った。The pigeons all took off at once. |
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