YOASOBI · Japanese · 40 words
THE BOOK 2
THE BOOK 2 gathers YOASOBI's 2021 singles, including the anime themes "怪物" and "優しい彗星" and the Olympic-year song "三原色". The stories behind these tracks range from a swallow's flight to a letter that crosses a century, so the vocabulary spans nature, connection and ordinary daily life. This set covers the verbs of reaching, protecting and conveying that run through the whole record.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ツバメ | swallow (the bird) (つばめ) | 春になるとツバメが軒下に巣を作る。When spring comes, swallows build nests under the eaves. |
| 飛ぶ | to fly (とぶ) | 鳥が高い空を自由に飛んでいる。A bird is flying freely high in the sky. |
| 自由 | freedom; free (じゆう) | 自由に生きるのは思ったより難しい。Living freely is harder than I thought. |
| 世界 | world (せかい) | 世界には知らないことがまだたくさんある。There are still many things in the world I don't know. |
| 仲間 | companion, fellow, one of the group (なかま) | 同じ夢を持つ仲間と出会えた。I was able to meet companions who share the same dream. |
| 色 | colour (いろ) | 三つの色を混ぜると新しい色ができる。Mixing three colours makes a new colour. |
| 繋ぐ | to connect, to join, to link (つなぐ) | 離れていても心を繋いでいたい。Even when we're apart, I want to keep our hearts connected. |
| 声 | voice (こえ) | 電話越しの声で元気だと分かった。I could tell from her voice on the phone that she was doing well. |
| 届く | to reach, to arrive, to get through (とどく) | この気持ちがちゃんと届くといい。I hope this feeling really gets through. |
| 重なる | to overlap, to coincide (かさなる) | 二人の予定がうまく重なった。Our schedules happened to line up nicely. |
| 手紙 | letter (てがみ) | 久しぶりに祖母へ手紙を書いた。I wrote a letter to my grandmother for the first time in a while. |
| 時代 | era, period, age (じだい) | 時代が違えば常識も変わる。In a different era, common sense changes too. |
| 未来 | future (みらい) | 未来のことは誰にも分からない。Nobody knows what the future holds. |
| 待つ | to wait (まつ) | 駅の改札で三十分も待った。I waited a full thirty minutes at the station ticket gate. |
| 出会う | to meet by chance, to encounter (であう) | 旅先で面白い人に出会った。I ran into an interesting person while travelling. |
| 少し | a little, a bit (すこし) | もう少しだけ休ませてほしい。I'd like you to let me rest just a little longer. |
| 日常 | everyday life, daily routine (にちじょう) | 平凡な日常が一番ありがたい。An ordinary daily life is what I'm most grateful for. |
| 疲れる | to get tired, to be worn out (つかれる) | 今日は歩きすぎて疲れた。I walked too much today and got tired. |
| 頑張る | to do one's best, to hang in there (がんばる) | 無理せずに自分のペースで頑張ろう。Let's do our best at our own pace without overdoing it. |
| 帰る | to go home, to return (かえる) | 仕事が終わったらまっすぐ帰るつもりだ。I plan to go straight home when work is over. |
| 優しい | kind, gentle, tender (やさしい) | 彼は誰にでも優しい人だ。He's the sort of person who's kind to everyone. |
| 彗星 | comet (すいせい) | 今夜は彗星が見えるかもしれない。We might be able to see a comet tonight. |
| 星 | star (ほし) | 山の上では星がよく見える。You can see the stars clearly up on the mountain. |
| 暗い | dark, gloomy (くらい) | 部屋が暗いので電気をつけた。The room was dark, so I turned on the light. |
| 隣 | next to, beside, the one alongside (となり) | ずっと隣で見守っていたい。I want to keep watching over you from right beside you. |
| 怪物 | monster (かいぶつ) | 子供の頃、押し入れに怪物がいると思っていた。As a child I thought there was a monster in the closet. |
| 走る | to run (はしる) | 毎朝、川沿いを走っている。I run along the river every morning. |
| 涙 | tears (なみだ) | 気づかないうちに涙がこぼれていた。Tears had spilled out before I noticed. |
| 守る | to protect, to keep safe (まもる) | 大事な人を守れる強さがほしい。I want the strength to protect the people who matter to me. |
| 強い | strong (つよい) | 見た目より心が強い人だと思う。I think she's stronger in spirit than she looks. |
| 命 | life (いのち) | 命の重さについて考えさせられた。It made me think about the weight of a life. |
| もしも | if, supposing (emphatic form of もし) | もしも明日世界が終わるとしたら、何をする。If the world were to end tomorrow, what would you do? |
| 絵 | picture, painting, drawing (え) | 壁に小さな絵を飾った。I hung a small picture on the wall. |
| 生きる | to live, to be alive (いきる) | 誰かのために生きるのも一つの答えだ。Living for someone else is one kind of answer too. |
| 消す | to erase, to rub out, to switch off (けす) | 書き間違えた文字を消しゴムで消した。I erased the mistaken characters with an eraser. |
| 言葉 | word, words, language (ことば) | うまい言葉が見つからなくてもいい。It's fine even if you can't find the right words. |
| 気づく | to notice, to realise (きづく) | 自分の気持ちにやっと気づいた。I finally realised how I felt. |
| 伝える | to convey, to tell, to pass on (つたえる) | 感謝の気持ちを直接伝えたい。I want to convey my gratitude in person. |
| 音楽 | music (おんがく) | 音楽があるだけで一日が変わる。Just having music changes the whole day. |
| ありがとう | thank you | ありがとうと言える人になりたい。I want to become someone who can say thank you. |
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