Vaundy · Japanese · 29 words
replica
replica (2023) is Vaundy's double album. Shiwaawase counts a relationship in heartbeats - 時価総額, 心拍, 透き通る, 揺らめく - Soumatou watches it all go past a train window (車窓, 見飽きる, 止めどない, 寝言), and Todome no Ichigeki closes on the album's most dramatic vocabulary: 真紅, 殺意, 常闇, 穿つ.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 時価総額 | market capitalisation (じかそうがく) | その企業の時価総額が急落した。That firm's market capitalisation plunged. |
| 心臓 | the heart (organ) (しんぞう) | 驚いて心臓が跳ねた。My heart leapt in surprise. |
| 零す | to spill, to let slip (こぼす) | コップの水を零してしまった。I spilled the water from the glass. |
| 心拍 | a heartbeat, pulse rate (しんぱく) | 運動して心拍が上がった。My heart rate rose with the exercise. |
| 透き通る | to be transparent, to be clear (すきとおる) | 透き通る青い海が広がる。A clear blue sea stretches out. |
| 揺らめく | to sway, to flicker (ゆらめく) | ろうそくの火が揺らめいている。The candle flame is flickering. |
| 有り余る | to be more than enough (ありあまる) | 有り余る時間を持て余す。I have more time than I know what to do with. |
| 被害者面 | playing the victim (ひがいしゃづら) | 被害者面をするのはやめてほしい。I wish he'd stop playing the victim. |
| 練り歩く | to parade, to march about (ねりあるく) | 山車が町を練り歩いた。The float paraded through the town. |
| 課す | to impose (a duty or task) (かす) | 自分に厳しい課題を課している。He imposes strict tasks on himself. |
| 窓越し | through the window (まどごし) | 窓越しに手を振った。I waved through the window. |
| 懐かしい | nostalgic, fondly remembered (なつかしい) | 懐かしい歌が流れてきた。A nostalgic song came on. |
| 目を凝らす | to strain one's eyes (めをこらす) | 遠くの標識に目を凝らした。I strained to make out the distant sign. |
| 過ぎ去る | to pass by, to elapse (すぎさる) | 嵐が過ぎ去るのを待とう。Let's wait for the storm to pass. |
| 縫い合わせる | to sew together (ぬいあわせる) | 破れた部分を縫い合わせた。I sewed the torn part together. |
| 写真立て | a photo frame (しゃしんたて) | 机に写真立てを置いている。I keep a photo frame on my desk. |
| 屋根裏 | an attic, a loft (やねうら) | 屋根裏に古い箱があった。There was an old box in the attic. |
| 止めどない | endless, unceasing (とめどない) | 止めどない不安に襲われた。I was seized by unceasing anxiety. |
| 車窓 | a train or car window (しゃそう) | 車窓から富士山が見えた。Mount Fuji was visible from the train window. |
| 見飽きる | to grow tired of seeing (みあきる) | 同じ景色は見飽きてしまった。I've grown tired of the same view. |
| 見落とす | to overlook, to miss (みおとす) | 細かい注意書きを見落とした。I missed the fine print. |
| 寝言 | talking in one's sleep (ねごと) | 彼は寝言で誰かの名を呼んだ。He called a name in his sleep. |
| 思いやる | to be considerate of (おもいやる) | 相手の事情を思いやりたい。I want to consider the other person's situation. |
| 真紅 | crimson, deep red (しんく) | 真紅の薔薇を一輪買った。I bought a single crimson rose. |
| 迫る | to close in, to press (せまる) | 締切が刻々と迫っている。The deadline is closing in. |
| 殺意 | murderous intent (さつい) | 殺意はなかったと供述した。He stated there had been no intent to kill. |
| 更地 | vacant land, a cleared plot (さらち) | 家は取り壊されて更地になった。The house was demolished and the plot cleared. |
| 見透かす | to see through someone (みすかす) | こちらの狙いを見透かされた。My intention was seen through. |
| 穿つ | to pierce, to bore through (うがつ) | 水滴が岩を穿つという。They say water drops bore through rock. |
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