strobo, Part 1

Vaundy · Japanese · 27 words

strobo, Part 1

strobo (2020) is Vaundy's debut, made almost entirely alone in his bedroom. Tomoshibi is the most formal writing on it - 淘汰, 自尊心, 悲哀, 理想郷 - Fukakoryoku works through inner conflict (劣等, 葛藤, 幻想, 真相, 朽ちる), and life hack borrows the vocabulary of image settings: 彩度, 感度, 無地.

Vocabulary

WordMeaningExample
単調monotonous (たんちょう)単調な作業が続いて眠くなる。The monotonous work is making me sleepy.
淘汰weeding out, natural selection (とうた)競争で弱い店は淘汰される。Competition weeds out the weaker shops.
自尊心self-esteem, pride (じそんしん)自尊心を傷つけられた。My pride was wounded.
悲哀sorrow, pathos (ひあい)人生の悲哀を感じる話だ。It's a story that conveys life's pathos.
理想郷a utopia, an ideal world (りそうきょう)理想郷などどこにもない。There is no utopia anywhere.
裏切るto betray (うらぎる)期待を裏切る結果になった。The result betrayed our expectations.
相槌a nod or noise of agreement (あいづち)彼は熱心に相槌を打っていた。He was nodding along attentively.
合図a signal, a cue (あいず)合図があるまで待ってください。Please wait until the signal.
断崖絶壁a sheer cliff (だんがいぜっぺき)断崖絶壁の上に灯台がある。There's a lighthouse atop a sheer cliff.
断片的fragmentary, piecemeal (だんぺんてき)断片的な情報しか入らない。Only fragmentary information comes in.
鮮明vivid, sharply clear (せんめい)その日のことは鮮明に覚えている。I remember that day vividly.
怪獣a monster, a kaiju (かいじゅう)子供が怪獣の絵を描いた。The child drew a monster.
唱えるto chant, to recite (となえる)呪文を唱えるように繰り返した。He repeated it like a chant.
口ずさむto hum, to sing softly to oneself (くちずさむ)母が台所で口ずさんでいる。My mother is humming in the kitchen.
彩度colour saturation (さいど)写真の彩度を少し上げた。I raised the photo's saturation a little.
感度sensitivity (of a device) (かんど)カメラの感度を上げて撮った。I raised the camera's sensitivity to shoot.
香ばしいfragrant, toasty (こうばしい)香ばしい匂いが漂ってきた。A toasty smell drifted over.
身の丈one's height, one's station in life (みのたけ)身の丈に合った暮らしをしたい。I want to live within my means.
自問自答asking and answering oneself (じもんじとう)自問自答を繰り返している。I keep going round in my own head.
前世a previous life (ぜんせ)前世の縁だと冗談を言った。He joked that it was a tie from a past life.
行き詰まるto reach an impasse (いきづまる)計画が行き詰まってしまった。The plan has reached an impasse.
劣等inferiority (れっとう)劣等感を克服したい。I want to overcome my sense of inferiority.
葛藤inner conflict, a dilemma (かっとう)辞めるかどうか葛藤している。I'm torn over whether to quit.
膨らむto swell, to expand (ふくらむ)予算がどんどん膨らんでいる。The budget keeps swelling.
幻想a fantasy, an illusion (げんそう)幻想を抱くのはやめよう。Let's stop harbouring illusions.
真相the truth of a matter (しんそう)事件の真相はまだ不明だ。The truth of the case is still unknown.
朽ちるto rot, to decay (くちる)放置された小屋が朽ちていく。The abandoned hut is decaying.

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