YOASOBI · Japanese · 40 words
THE BOOK 3
THE BOOK 3 collects YOASOBI's 2022–2023 singles, among them the global hit "アイドル" and the Frieren opening "勇者". The songs move between fantasy quests, summer seas and high-school classrooms, so the vocabulary covers both storybook words like 勇者 and 魔法 and the plain language of growing up. This set focuses on the verbs of choosing, searching and moving forward that tie the record together.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 勇者 | hero, brave warrior (ゆうしゃ) | 物語の勇者はいつも独りで旅立つ。The hero of the story always sets out alone. |
| 旅 | journey, trip, travels (たび) | 長い旅の終わりが近づいている。The end of the long journey is drawing near. |
| 歩く | to walk (あるく) | 二人で夜の町をゆっくり歩いた。The two of us walked slowly through the night-time town. |
| 過ぎる | to pass by, to elapse (すぎる) | あれから十年が過ぎた。Ten years have passed since then. |
| 魔法 | magic, a spell (まほう) | 彼の言葉には魔法みたいな力がある。His words have a power like magic. |
| 祝福 | blessing, congratulation (しゅくふく) | 新しい門出を心から祝福する。I wholeheartedly bless your new start. |
| 選ぶ | to choose, to select (えらぶ) | どの道を選んでも後悔はしたくない。Whichever road I choose, I don't want to have regrets. |
| 戦う | to fight, to battle (たたかう) | 自分の弱さと戦い続けている。I keep fighting my own weakness. |
| 生まれる | to be born (うまれる) | 新しい命がこの世に生まれた。A new life was born into this world. |
| 運命 | fate, destiny (うんめい) | これも運命だったのかもしれない。Perhaps this too was fate. |
| 海 | sea, ocean (うみ) | 夏休みは毎年海へ行っていた。Every year we used to go to the sea over the summer holidays. |
| 波 | wave (なみ) | 波の音を聞いていると落ち着く。Listening to the sound of the waves calms me down. |
| 夏 | summer (なつ) | 今年の夏は特別に暑い。This summer is especially hot. |
| 揺れる | to sway, to shake, to rock (ゆれる) | 風で木の葉が静かに揺れている。The leaves are swaying quietly in the wind. |
| 眩しい | dazzling, too bright (まぶしい) | 海に反射する光が眩しい。The light reflecting off the sea is dazzling. |
| 街 | town, city streets (まち) | 夜の街はまだ賑やかだった。The streets were still lively at night. |
| 迷う | to get lost; to hesitate, to waver (まよう) | 知らない街で道に迷った。I got lost in an unfamiliar town. |
| 探す | to look for, to search for (さがす) | なくした鍵を一時間も探した。I spent a whole hour looking for the key I'd lost. |
| 答え | answer, reply (こたえ) | 急がなくても答えはいつか見つかる。Even without rushing, you'll find the answer someday. |
| 大人 | adult, grown-up (おとな) | 大人になっても分からないことは多い。Even once you're an adult, there's a lot you don't understand. |
| アイドル | idol, pop star (あいどる) | 彼女は子供の頃からアイドルに憧れていた。She had admired idols since she was a child. |
| 嘘 | lie, falsehood (うそ) | 優しい嘘に助けられることもある。Sometimes a kind lie is what saves you. |
| 完璧 | perfect, flawless (かんぺき) | 完璧じゃなくてもいいと思えた。I came to feel that it's fine not to be perfect. |
| 秘密 | secret (ひみつ) | 二人だけの秘密にしておこう。Let's keep it a secret just between the two of us. |
| 笑う | to laugh, to smile (わらう) | つらいときほど笑ってみせる。The harder things get, the more I make myself smile. |
| 特別 | special, particular (とくべつ) | 今日は特別な日だから少し贅沢しよう。Today's a special day, so let's splurge a little. |
| 青春 | youth, one's adolescent years (せいしゅん) | 部活に打ち込んだ日々が青春だった。The days I threw myself into club activities were my youth. |
| 教室 | classroom (きょうしつ) | 放課後の教室は静かだった。The classroom after school was quiet. |
| 制服 | uniform (せいふく) | 制服のまま公園まで歩いた。We walked to the park still in our school uniforms. |
| 今 | now, the present moment (いま) | 今しかできないことをやっておきたい。I want to do the things I can only do now. |
| 友達 | friend (ともだち) | 高校の友達とは今でも連絡を取っている。I'm still in touch with my friends from high school. |
| 冒険 | adventure; taking a risk (ぼうけん) | たまには冒険してみるのもいい。It's good to try a bit of an adventure once in a while. |
| 扉 | door, gate (とびら) | 古い蔵の扉は重くて動かなかった。The door of the old storehouse was heavy and wouldn't budge. |
| 開く | to open, to open up (ひらく) | 新しい世界への道が開く。A road to a new world opens up. |
| 楽しい | fun, enjoyable (たのしい) | 準備している時間が一番楽しい。The time spent getting ready is the most fun. |
| 進む | to advance, to move forward (すすむ) | 迷いながらも一歩ずつ進んでいる。Even while hesitating, I'm moving forward step by step. |
| 恋 | love, romantic feelings (こい) | 初めての恋はうまくいかなかった。My first love didn't work out. |
| 胸 | chest; heart, breast (むね) | 名前を呼ばれただけで胸が高鳴った。My heart raced just from hearing my name called. |
| 言う | to say, to tell (いう) | 本当のことを言うのに何年もかかった。It took me years to say what I really felt. |
| 距離 | distance (きょり) | 二人の距離が少しずつ縮まった。The distance between the two of us closed little by little. |
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