Mrs. GREEN APPLE · Japanese · 30 words
Antenna, Part 2
ANTENNA's second half. Unloveless is a bracing telling-off - 凹む, 大層, 弄る, 相応しい, 出直す - Loneliness is the band's darkest lyric and its vocabulary matches (呑まれる, 曝け出す, 蔑ろ, 恩義), while Doodle turns school into a lesson worth keeping: 所詮, 楯突く, 気張る, 古来, 紡ぐ.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 凹む | to be dejected, to be dented (へこむ) | 叱られて少し凹んでいる。I'm a bit down after being told off. |
| 大層 | exceedingly, quite the (たいそう) | 大層な歓迎を受けた。We were given quite the welcome. |
| 弄る | to fiddle with, to tinker (いじる) | 設定を弄っていたら壊れた。I was fiddling with the settings and broke it. |
| 犯す | to commit (an error or offence) (おかす) | 同じ過ちを犯したくない。I don't want to make the same mistake. |
| 相応しい | fitting, suitable (ふさわしい) | 場に相応しい服装を選んだ。I chose clothes suitable for the occasion. |
| 出直す | to start over, to come back another time (でなおす) | 一から出直すつもりだ。I intend to start again from scratch. |
| 呑まれる | to be swallowed up, to be overwhelmed (のまれる) | 雰囲気に呑まれてしまった。I was overwhelmed by the atmosphere. |
| 紛らわす | to distract oneself from (まぎらわす) | 音楽で寂しさを紛らわした。I used music to take my mind off the loneliness. |
| 恩義 | a debt of gratitude (おんぎ) | 恩義のある人には頭が上がらない。I can't refuse someone I owe so much. |
| 曝け出す | to lay bare, to expose (さらけだす) | 弱さを曝け出すのは勇気がいる。Laying your weakness bare takes courage. |
| 痕 | a mark, a trace, a scar (あと) | 壁に釘の痕が残っている。Nail marks remain in the wall. |
| 蔑ろ | neglected, treated as of no account (ないがしろ) | 現場の意見が蔑ろにされている。The views of those on the ground are being ignored. |
| 夕焼け | the glow of sunset (ゆうやけ) | 今日の夕焼けは見事だった。Today's sunset was magnificent. |
| 毛布 | a blanket (もうふ) | 寒いので毛布を一枚足した。It was cold so I added a blanket. |
| 泣きじゃくる | to sob convulsively (なきじゃくる) | 子供が泣きじゃくっていた。The child was sobbing its heart out. |
| 所詮 | after all, when it comes down to it (しょせん) | 所詮は他人事だと思われた。It was treated as somebody else's problem after all. |
| 多感 | sensitive, impressionable (たかん) | 多感な時期を過ごしている。She is going through an impressionable phase. |
| 孰れ | eventually, sooner or later (いずれ) | 孰れ分かる日が来るだろう。The day will come when you understand. |
| 存じる | to know, to think (humble) (ぞんじる) | その件は存じております。I am aware of that matter. |
| 楯突く | to defy, to stand up to (たてつく) | 上司に楯突く勇気はなかった。I hadn't the courage to stand up to my boss. |
| 気張る | to exert oneself, to make an effort (きばる) | 今日も一日気張っていこう。Let's put our backs into it again today. |
| 古来 | from ancient times (こらい) | 古来の製法を守っている。They keep to the ancient method. |
| 紡ぐ | to spin thread, to weave together (つむぐ) | 言葉を紡ぐ仕事をしている。I do work that weaves words together. |
| 縁 | a connection, a tie; an edge (えん) | 不思議な縁で知り合った。We met through a curious connection. |
| 瞬き | a blink (まばたき) | 瞬きする間に消えていた。It vanished in the blink of an eye. |
| やり過ごす | to let pass, to ride out (やりすごす) | 混雑の時間帯をやり過ごした。I waited out the busy period. |
| 揺るがない | unshakeable, firm (ゆるがない) | 揺るがない信頼を築いた。They built unshakeable trust. |
| 鎧 | armour (よろい) | 重い鎧を身につけている。He is wearing heavy armour. |
| 空想 | a fantasy, daydreaming (くうそう) | 空想にふける時間が好きだ。I like time spent daydreaming. |
| 鈍る | to grow dull, to lose its edge (にぶる) | しばらく休んで勘が鈍った。My instincts dulled after a break. |
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