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Hadaka no yusha
裸の勇者 (2022), written for the Ao Ashi opening. The title track keeps a single heroic register throughout - 勇者, 呪い, 降りかかる, 懐疑, 背負う - while Omokage turns it inward: 唯一無二, 弱者, 強気, 流れ着く.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 呑み込む | to swallow, to take in (のみこむ) | 言いかけた文句を呑み込んだ。I swallowed the complaint I'd started. |
| 悪意 | malice, ill will (あくい) | 悪意はなかったと弁解した。He explained there had been no ill will. |
| 振り解く | to shake free of, to break away from (ふりほどく) | 掴まれた腕を振り解いた。I shook my arm free of his grip. |
| 勇者 | a hero, a brave one (ゆうしゃ) | 物語の勇者が旅に出る。The hero of the tale sets out. |
| 降りかかる | to befall, to come raining down on (ふりかかる) | 災難が次々と降りかかった。Misfortunes befell them one after another. |
| 呪い | a curse (のろい) | 呪いのような不運が続いた。A run of bad luck like a curse continued. |
| 飛び交う | to fly about, to be exchanged (とびかう) | 会場で憶測が飛び交っている。Speculation is flying around the venue. |
| 対 | a pair, a matching set (つい) | 対になった湯呑みを買った。I bought a matching pair of teacups. |
| 懐疑 | scepticism, doubt (かいぎ) | その説には懐疑の目が向けられた。That theory was met with scepticism. |
| 背負う | to shoulder, to carry on one's back (せおう) | 彼は一人で責任を背負った。He shouldered the responsibility alone. |
| 不確か | uncertain, unreliable (ふたしか) | 記憶が不確かで断言できない。My memory is uncertain, so I can't be sure. |
| 革命的 | revolutionary (かくめいてき) | 革命的な技術と評された。It was called a revolutionary technology. |
| 離れ離れ | separated, scattered apart (はなればなれ) | 戦争で家族が離れ離れになった。The war separated the family. |
| 損 | a loss, not worth doing (そん) | 怒るだけ損だと気づいた。I realised getting angry only costs me. |
| 枯れる | to wither, to dry up (かれる) | 水をやらずに鉢植えが枯れた。The potted plant withered without water. |
| 思い返す | to reflect back on, to think over again (おもいかえす) | 当時のことを思い返している。I've been thinking back over that time. |
| 纏う | to wear, to be clad in (まとう) | 霧を纏った山が見えた。The mountain appeared wrapped in mist. |
| 唯一無二 | one of a kind, unique (ゆいいつむに) | 唯一無二の存在だと言われる。He's called one of a kind. |
| 弱者 | the weak, the underdog (じゃくしゃ) | 弱者を守る仕組みが要る。We need systems that protect the vulnerable. |
| 強気 | assertive, bullish (つよき) | 強気の姿勢を崩さなかった。He never dropped his assertive stance. |
| 流れ着く | to drift ashore, to end up somewhere (ながれつく) | 浜辺に流木が流れ着いた。Driftwood washed up on the beach. |
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