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RADWIMPS 3, Part 2
The back half of RADWIMPS 3 (2006) swings from the arithmetic love song Saidai Kouyakusuu to the snarling Hekkushun and the quiet Saigo no Uta. Useful verbs of coming apart and holding on - 途切れる, 削れる, 寄り添う - sit next to the vocabulary of the body that Noda keeps returning to: 鼓動, 震える, 逝く.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 途切れる | to break off, to be interrupted (とぎれる) | 電波が悪くて話が途切れた。The signal was bad and the conversation broke off. |
| 溢れる | to overflow, to brim over (あふれる) | コップから水が溢れそうだ。The water is about to overflow the glass. |
| 寄り添う | to nestle close, to stay close beside (よりそう) | 老夫婦は寄り添って歩いていた。The old couple walked close beside each other. |
| 小指 | little finger, pinky (こゆび) | 机の角に小指をぶつけた。I hit my little finger on the corner of the desk. |
| 削れる | to be worn away, to be shaved down (けずれる) | 毎日使って鉛筆がすっかり削れた。Daily use wore the pencil right down. |
| 無限 | infinite, limitless (むげん) | 宇宙は無限に広がっているらしい。The universe apparently extends infinitely. |
| 確かめる | to make sure of, to verify (たしかめる) | 出発前に切符をもう一度確かめた。I checked the ticket once more before leaving. |
| 唯一 | the one and only, sole (ゆいいつ) | それが唯一の解決策だった。That was the only solution. |
| 恐れる | to fear, to be afraid of (おそれる) | 失敗を恐れて何もしないのが一番惜しい。Doing nothing for fear of failure is the greatest waste. |
| 幾つも | many, any number of (いくつも) | 机の上に幾つも書類が積んである。There are any number of documents piled on the desk. |
| 影 | shadow (かげ) | 夕方になると影が長く伸びる。Shadows stretch out long in the evening. |
| 怒り | anger, rage (いかり) | 彼は怒りを抑えて静かに答えた。He held back his anger and answered quietly. |
| 殺す | to kill, to suppress (a feeling) (ころす) | 笑いを殺すのに必死だった。I was desperate to stifle my laughter. |
| 満天 | the whole sky, a sky full of (まんてん) | 山の上は満天の星だった。The sky above the mountain was full of stars. |
| 膨れる | to swell, to bulge (ふくれる) | パン生地が二倍に膨れた。The bread dough swelled to twice its size. |
| 悟る | to perceive, to come to realise (さとる) | 彼女はすぐに事情を悟ったようだ。She seems to have grasped the situation at once. |
| 粒 | grain, particle, drop (つぶ) | 窓に雨の粒がついている。There are drops of rain on the window. |
| 珍しい | rare, unusual (めずらしい) | この辺で雪が降るのは珍しい。Snow around here is unusual. |
| 鼓動 | heartbeat, throbbing (こどう) | 緊張で鼓動が速くなった。My heartbeat quickened with nerves. |
| 刻む | to carve, to mark off (time) (きざむ) | 時計が静かに秒を刻んでいる。The clock is quietly ticking off the seconds. |
| 不器用 | clumsy, awkward with one's hands (ぶきよう) | 不器用だから包装は苦手だ。I'm clumsy, so I'm bad at wrapping things. |
| 疑う | to doubt, to suspect (うたがう) | 彼の話を疑う理由はない。There is no reason to doubt his account. |
| 景色 | scenery, a view (けしき) | 窓からの景色が気に入った。I liked the view from the window. |
| 震える | to tremble, to shake (ふるえる) | 寒さで手が震えていた。My hands were shaking from the cold. |
| 交わす | to exchange (words, promises) (かわす) | 二人は短く挨拶を交わした。The two exchanged a brief greeting. |
| 望み | wish, hope (のぞみ) | まだ望みは残っている。There is still hope left. |
| 逝く | to pass away (いく) | 祖父は静かに逝った。My grandfather passed away quietly. |
| 守る | to protect, to keep (a promise) (まもる) | 決めた時間は守るようにしている。I try to keep to the time I've set. |
| 命 | life (いのち) | 命に関わる問題ではない。It is not a life-threatening problem. |
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