Official HIGE DANdism · Japanese · 33 words
Rejoice, Part 1
Rejoice (2024) is the band's most recent album. SOULSOUP serves despair as a bowl of soup and keeps the metaphor whole - 自家製, 湯気, 匙, 五臓六腑, 泡立つ - Nichijo maps burnout onto skin and shackles (足枷, 肌荒れ, 割り切る), and Get Back To Jinsei raids office Japanese for 顰蹙, 揚げ足取り and 聞き分け.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 高揚 | elation, a lift in spirits (こうよう) | 会場は高揚した空気に包まれた。The venue was filled with an elated atmosphere. |
| 要領 | the knack, the gist, the way of doing (ようりょう) | 彼は要領よく仕事をこなす。He gets the work done efficiently. |
| 潤う | to become moist, to be enriched (うるおう) | 雨で畑が潤った。The rain moistened the fields. |
| 隔たる | to be distant, to be separated (へだたる) | 二人の考えは大きく隔たっている。Their views are far apart. |
| 渦巻く | to swirl, to eddy (うずまく) | 会場には期待が渦巻いていた。Anticipation swirled through the venue. |
| 消し飛ぶ | to be blown away, to vanish instantly (けしとぶ) | その一言で眠気が消し飛んだ。That one remark blew my drowsiness away. |
| 暗記 | memorisation, learning by heart (あんき) | 台詞を全部暗記した。I memorised all the lines. |
| 聞き分け | being reasonable, doing as told (ききわけ) | 聞き分けのいい子だと言われる。He's said to be a well-behaved child. |
| 顰蹙 | a frown of disapproval (ひんしゅく) | 大声で話して顰蹙を買った。He drew disapproval by talking loudly. |
| 揚げ足取り | nitpicking, catching someone out on words (あげあしとり) | 揚げ足取りでは議論が進まない。Nitpicking gets the discussion nowhere. |
| 自家製 | homemade (じかせい) | この店は自家製のパンが自慢だ。This shop prides itself on homemade bread. |
| 湯気 | steam, vapour (ゆげ) | 丼から湯気が立っている。Steam is rising from the bowl. |
| 匙 | a spoon (さじ) | 小さな匙で薬を量った。I measured the medicine with a small spoon. |
| 睨む | to glare at, to fix one's eyes on (にらむ) | 彼はじっと相手を睨んだ。He glared steadily at his opponent. |
| 役不足 | a role beneath one's ability (やくぶそく) | 彼にこの仕事は役不足だ。This job is beneath his abilities. |
| 五臓六腑 | one's whole insides, every fibre (ごぞうろっぷ) | 熱燗が五臓六腑にしみわたる。The warm sake soaks right through you. |
| 襟 | a collar (えり) | シャツの襟を正した。I straightened my shirt collar. |
| よじ登る | to clamber up, to scale (よじのぼる) | 岩をよじ登って頂上に出た。I clambered up the rocks to the summit. |
| 境界線 | a boundary line (きょうかいせん) | 公私の境界線が曖昧になっている。The line between work and private life is blurring. |
| 道草 | dawdling on the way, a detour (みちくさ) | 帰りに道草を食ってしまった。I dawdled on the way home. |
| 反比例 | inverse proportion (はんぴれい) | 値段と品質が反比例している。Price and quality are inversely related here. |
| 痛快 | thrilling, exhilarating (つうかい) | 痛快な逆転勝ちだった。It was an exhilarating come-from-behind win. |
| 足枷 | a shackle, a fetter, a hindrance (あしかせ) | 過去の失敗が足枷になっている。Past failures are holding him back. |
| 通知 | a notification, a notice (つうち) | 合格の通知が届いた。The notice of acceptance arrived. |
| 肌荒れ | rough or irritated skin (はだあれ) | 乾燥で肌荒れがひどい。My skin is badly irritated from the dryness. |
| 割り切る | to accept pragmatically, to draw a line (わりきる) | 仕事と割り切って続けている。I carry on, treating it strictly as a job. |
| 打ち明ける | to confide, to open up about (うちあける) | 悩みを友人に打ち明けた。I confided my worries to a friend. |
| 抜き足差し足 | creeping stealthily (ぬきあしさしあし) | 抜き足差し足で部屋を出た。I crept out of the room. |
| 待ち侘びる | to wait impatiently for (まちわびる) | 春の訪れを待ち侘びている。I'm waiting impatiently for spring. |
| 絵空事 | a pipe dream, a fantasy (えそらごと) | 絵空事で終わらせたくない。I don't want it to end as a pipe dream. |
| ほくそ笑む | to chuckle to oneself in satisfaction (ほくそえむ) | 計画通りだとほくそ笑んだ。He chuckled to himself that it had gone to plan. |
| 出で立ち | attire, get-up (いでたち) | 登山らしい出で立ちで現れた。He turned up dressed for climbing. |
| 一抹 | a trace, a tinge (いちまつ) | 一抹の不安が残っている。A trace of unease remains. |
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