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X と O と罪と, Part 1
X と O と罪と (2014) is the album where RADWIMPS turned outward and angry. Jikkyou Chuukei stages the world as a sports broadcast and Darma Grand Prix sorts everyone into 被害者 and 加害者, so this set is unusually rich in the vocabulary of blame, commentary and public life - 謝罪, 解説, 素通り, 意固地 - words that turn up in the news far more often than in love songs.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 裏腹 | the opposite, contrary to (うらはら) | 言葉とは裏腹に彼は嬉しそうだった。Contrary to his words, he looked pleased. |
| 覆う | to cover, to blanket (おおう) | 朝から霧が町を覆っている。Fog has blanketed the town since morning. |
| 仕組み | structure, how something works (しくみ) | 年金の仕組みがよく分からない。I don't really understand how the pension system works. |
| 情熱 | passion, ardour (じょうねつ) | 彼は仕事に情熱を注いでいる。He pours his passion into his work. |
| 分厚い | thick, bulky (ぶあつい) | 分厚い辞書を鞄に入れた。I put a thick dictionary in my bag. |
| 解説 | commentary, explanation (かいせつ) | 試合の解説が分かりやすかった。The match commentary was easy to follow. |
| 自己紹介 | self-introduction (じこしょうかい) | 初日はまず自己紹介から始まった。The first day began with self-introductions. |
| 心拍数 | heart rate (しんぱくすう) | 運動すると心拍数が上がる。Your heart rate rises when you exercise. |
| 遥か | far off, by far (はるか) | 遥か遠くに山が見える。Mountains are visible far in the distance. |
| 卑しい | base, vulgar, mean-spirited (いやしい) | そんな卑しい考え方はしたくない。I don't want to think in such a mean-spirited way. |
| 巡る | to go around, to circulate (めぐる) | 季節は巡ってまた春が来た。The seasons came around and spring arrived again. |
| 褒美 | a reward (ほうび) | 頑張った褒美にケーキを買った。I bought a cake as a reward for working hard. |
| 名札 | a name tag (なふだ) | 受付で名札をつけてください。Please put on a name tag at reception. |
| 拝啓 | Dear... (formal letter opening) (はいけい) | 手紙は拝啓で書き始めるのが普通だ。It's usual to open a letter with 'haikei'. |
| 見返り | a return, something given back (みかえり) | 見返りを期待して助けたのではない。I didn't help expecting anything in return. |
| 大雑把 | rough, broad-brush, not detailed (おおざっぱ) | 大雑把でいいので予算を教えて。Give me the budget roughly, that's fine. |
| 億劫 | troublesome, too much bother (おっくう) | 寒くて出かけるのが億劫だ。It's cold and going out feels like too much bother. |
| 気まぐれ | a whim, capriciousness (きまぐれ) | 気まぐれで髪を短く切った。I cut my hair short on a whim. |
| 散らばる | to scatter, to be strewn about (ちらばる) | 床におもちゃが散らばっている。Toys are strewn all over the floor. |
| 一途 | single-minded, wholehearted (いちず) | 彼は一途に研究を続けている。He continues his research single-mindedly. |
| 被害者 | a victim (ひがいしゃ) | 事故の被害者は軽傷で済んだ。The accident's victim got off with light injuries. |
| 加害者 | the perpetrator, the one at fault (かがいしゃ) | 加害者側が全面的に謝った。The party at fault apologised fully. |
| 謝罪 | an apology (しゃざい) | 会社は正式に謝罪を発表した。The company issued a formal apology. |
| 素通り | passing by without stopping (すどおり) | 駅前の店を素通りしてしまった。I walked straight past the shop by the station. |
| 意固地 | stubbornness, obstinacy (いこじ) | 意固地にならずに話を聞いてよ。Don't be stubborn, just hear me out. |
| 途方に暮れる | to be at a complete loss (とほうにくれる) | 財布をなくして途方に暮れた。I lost my wallet and was at a complete loss. |
| 腐る | to rot, to go bad (くさる) | 暑さで果物が腐ってしまった。The fruit went bad in the heat. |
| 口癖 | a habitual phrase, a verbal tic (くちぐせ) | 「なるほど」が彼の口癖だ。'I see' is his habitual phrase. |
| 寿命 | lifespan, service life (じゅみょう) | この電池はもう寿命だ。This battery has reached the end of its life. |
| 老いぼれ | an old-timer, a doddering old person (おいぼれ) | 自分を老いぼれ扱いしないでほしい。I'd rather not be treated like an old-timer. |
| 気の毒 | pitiable, unfortunate (きのどく) | 話を聞いて気の毒に思った。I felt sorry for them when I heard the story. |
| 片隅 | a corner, an out-of-the-way nook (かたすみ) | 図書館の片隅で本を読んでいた。I was reading in a corner of the library. |
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