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Mixed Nuts EP
Mixed Nuts EP (2022). The title track, the SPY×FAMILY opening, builds a whole family metaphor out of a bag of nuts - 紛れ込む, 継ぎ接ぎ, 仮初め, 化けの皮, 殻 - while Anarchy is a small riot of civic vocabulary (暴徒, 治安, 秩序, 偽善者, 悪循環) and Hagan finds warmth in city lights: 無機質, 愛着, 頼もしい, 代わる代わる.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 紛れ込む | to slip in among, to get mixed in (まぎれこむ) | 他人の書類が紛れ込んでいた。Someone else's document had got mixed in. |
| 継ぎ接ぎ | patchwork, cobbled together (つぎはぎ) | 継ぎ接ぎだらけの説明で分かりにくい。The explanation is cobbled together and hard to follow. |
| 噛み砕く | to chew up, to break down into simple terms (かみくだく) | 専門用語を噛み砕いて説明した。I broke the jargon down into simple terms. |
| 成り行き | the course of events, how things turn out (なりゆき) | 成り行きに任せることにした。I decided to let things take their course. |
| 仮初め | temporary, fleeting (かりそめ) | 仮初めの住まいのつもりだった。It was meant to be temporary lodging. |
| 化けの皮 | a false front, a disguise (ばけのかわ) | ついに化けの皮が剥がれた。His true colours were finally exposed. |
| 煎る | to roast, to parch (いる) | 豆をじっくり煎ってから挽く。Roast the beans slowly, then grind them. |
| 殻 | a shell, a husk (から) | 卵の殻を割って落とした。I cracked the eggshell and dropped it in. |
| 耳障り | grating on the ear (みみざわり) | 耳障りな金属音がした。There was a grating metallic sound. |
| 垂れ流す | to let flow unchecked, to spew out (たれながす) | 工場が汚水を垂れ流していた。The factory was discharging waste water unchecked. |
| 自己嫌悪 | self-loathing (じこけんお) | つい怒鳴って自己嫌悪に陥った。I snapped at them and fell into self-loathing. |
| 葛藤 | inner conflict, a dilemma (かっとう) | 転職するかどうか葛藤している。I'm torn over whether to change jobs. |
| 不平不満 | grievances and complaints (ふへいふまん) | 不平不満ばかりでは前に進まない。Nothing moves forward on complaints alone. |
| 時限爆弾 | a time bomb (じげんばくだん) | この問題は時限爆弾のようなものだ。This problem is something of a time bomb. |
| 悪循環 | a vicious circle (あくじゅんかん) | 寝不足と疲労の悪循環に陥った。I fell into a vicious circle of poor sleep and fatigue. |
| 根強い | deep-rooted, persistent (ねづよい) | 根強い人気がある商品だ。It's a product with enduring popularity. |
| 下品 | vulgar, coarse (げひん) | 下品な冗談は控えてほしい。Please refrain from coarse jokes. |
| 浮き足立つ | to become restless, to be on edge (うきあしだつ) | 発表前で皆浮き足立っている。Everyone is on edge before the announcement. |
| 暴徒 | a mob, rioters (ぼうと) | 暴徒が広場に集まった。A mob gathered in the square. |
| 徹夜 | staying up all night (てつや) | 徹夜で資料を仕上げた。I stayed up all night finishing the materials. |
| 綿毛 | fluff, down, a dandelion seed (わたげ) | たんぽぽの綿毛が飛んでいく。Dandelion seeds are floating away. |
| 囁く | to whisper (ささやく) | 耳元で何かを囁かれた。Something was whispered in my ear. |
| 写真機 | a camera (しゃしんき) | 祖父の古い写真機が出てきた。My grandfather's old camera turned up. |
| ひとひら | a single petal or flake | ひとひらの花びらが落ちてきた。A single petal drifted down. |
| 無機質 | inorganic, lifeless (むきしつ) | 無機質なオフィスに観葉植物を置いた。I put a plant in the lifeless office. |
| 推し量る | to surmise, to guess at (おしはかる) | 表情から気持ちを推し量った。I guessed at his feelings from his expression. |
| 野暮 | tactless, unrefined (やぼ) | 野暮なことを聞くようだけど。It may be tactless of me to ask, but... |
| 誰そ彼 | dusk, the twilight hour (たそがれ) | 誰そ彼時の空が美しい。The sky at twilight is beautiful. |
| 愛着 | attachment, fondness (あいちゃく) | 古い机に愛着がある。I'm attached to the old desk. |
| 頼もしい | dependable, reassuring (たのもしい) | 後輩がすっかり頼もしくなった。My junior has become thoroughly dependable. |
| 代わる代わる | by turns, alternately (かわるがわる) | 代わる代わる看病した。We nursed him by turns. |
| 搬入口 | a loading entrance, a delivery door (はんにゅうぐち) | 機材は搬入口から入れてください。Please bring the equipment in through the loading door. |
| ぼやかす | to blur, to leave vague | 肝心なところをぼやかして話す。He talks around the crucial part. |
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