Mrs. GREEN APPLE · Japanese · 18 words

Bokuno Koto

僕のこと (2019). The title track is the band's plainest statement of self - 怯える, 挫ける, 芽吹く, 旅路 - Tomoshibi is narrated by a hired spirit carrying a lamp (雇う, 灯り, 点ける, 揺らぐ), and Folktale works in weather and old stories: 滴る, 日照り, 寓話, 和らぐ.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
怯える	to be frightened, to cower (おびえる)	子犬が物音に怯えている。The puppy is frightened by the noise.
がむしゃら	reckless determination, headlong effort	がむしゃらに働いた時期もある。There was a time I worked flat out.
挫ける	to be discouraged, to lose heart (くじける)	一度の失敗で挫けないで。Don't lose heart over one failure.
芽吹く	to bud, to come into leaf (めぶく)	桜の枝が芽吹き始めた。The cherry branches have begun to bud.
旅路	a journey, the road one travels (たびじ)	長い旅路の終わりが見えた。The end of a long journey came into sight.
雇う	to employ, to hire (やとう)	繁忙期に人を雇うことにした。We decided to hire staff for the busy season.
灯り	a light, a lamp (あかり)	遠くに家の灯りが見えた。I saw the lights of a house in the distance.
点ける	to switch on, to light (つける)	暗いので電気を点けた。It was dark so I put the light on.
陰	shade, a shadow (かげ)	木の陰で休んだ。I rested in the shade of a tree.
揺らぐ	to waver, to be shaken (ゆらぐ)	彼の決意は揺らがなかった。His resolve did not waver.
勿体	worth, value (もったい)	勿体ないほど立派な品だ。It's a splendid item, almost too good.
滴る	to drip, to trickle (したたる)	軒先から雨が滴っている。Rain is dripping from the eaves.
日照り	a drought, blazing sunshine (ひでり)	日照りで作物が育たない。The crops won't grow in the drought.
日陰	shade, a shady spot (ひかげ)	日陰に入ると涼しい。It's cool once you step into the shade.
寓話	a fable, a parable (ぐうわ)	イソップの寓話を読み返した。I reread Aesop's fables.
子守唄	a lullaby (こもりうた)	母は子守唄を歌ってくれた。My mother sang me a lullaby.
和らぐ	to soften, to ease (やわらぐ)	薬で痛みが和らいだ。The medicine eased the pain.
無愛想	curt, unfriendly (ぶあいそう)	無愛想に見えるが親切な人だ。He seems curt but he's kind.