Mrs. GREEN APPLE · Japanese · 19 words

Speaking

Speaking (2015). The title track is an invitation to actually talk to someone, and its Japanese is plain and immediately usable - 曖昧, 愉快, 趣味, 特技 - while Koi to Uta works in the vocabulary of composing a song you'll never send (綴る, 心底, 薄れる) and Ehon opens a childhood picture book: 久々, 懐かしい, 温もり.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
心臓	the heart (organ) (しんぞう)	階段を駆け上って心臓が高鳴る。My heart pounds after running up the stairs.
曖昧	vague, ambiguous (あいまい)	曖昧な返事では困る。A vague answer won't do.
本能	instinct (ほんのう)	本能的に危険を察した。I sensed the danger instinctively.
最高潮	the climax, the peak (さいこうちょう)	祭りは夜に最高潮を迎える。The festival peaks at night.
愉快	merry, delightful (ゆかい)	愉快な仲間と過ごした。I spent the time with delightful company.
謳う	to sing of, to proclaim (うたう)	自由を謳う歌が流れた。A song proclaiming freedom played.
趣味	a hobby, taste (しゅみ)	趣味は登山と読書です。My hobbies are hiking and reading.
特技	a special skill (とくぎ)	特技はけん玉です。My special skill is kendama.
不意に	suddenly, without warning (ふいに)	不意に名前を呼ばれた。I was suddenly called by name.
夜が更ける	the night wears on (よがふける)	夜が更けるまで語り合った。We talked until late into the night.
有り余る	to be more than enough (ありあまる)	有り余る時間を持て余している。I have more time than I know what to do with.
綴る	to spell out, to compose in writing (つづる)	日々の思いを日記に綴っている。I set down my daily thoughts in a diary.
心底	from the bottom of one's heart (しんそこ)	心底ほっとした。I was relieved from the bottom of my heart.
薄れる	to fade, to grow faint (うすれる)	記憶が少しずつ薄れていく。The memory fades little by little.
絵本	a picture book (えほん)	姪に絵本を読んであげた。I read a picture book to my niece.
久々	after a long interval (ひさびさ)	久々に旧友と会った。I met an old friend for the first time in ages.
懐かしい	nostalgic, fondly remembered (なつかしい)	懐かしい匂いがした。There was a nostalgic smell.
奥深く	deep within (おくふかく)	森の奥深くに小屋がある。There's a hut deep in the forest.
温もり	warmth (ぬくもり)	手のひらの温もりが伝わる。The warmth of your palm comes through.