Yorushika · Japanese · 25 words
Plagiarism, Part 1
盗作 (2020) is a concept album narrated by a music thief, and it opens with the vocabulary of envy - 器量, 才覚, 妬ましい, 嫉む, 浅ましい, 心根. Bomber is its loudest track (爆弾, 爆破, 翳す), and Flower and Badger Game is a morning-after scene full of ordinary household nouns: 洗面台, 化粧水, 二日酔い.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 器量 | one's looks; one's calibre (きりょう) | 器量のある人物として知られる。He's known as a person of real calibre. |
| 才覚 | resourcefulness, quick wits (さいかく) | 商売には才覚が要る。Business takes resourcefulness. |
| 骨の髄まで | to the marrow, through and through (ほねのずいまで) | 骨の髄まで冷えてしまった。I'm chilled to the marrow. |
| 妬ましい | enviable in a bitter way (ねたましい) | 順調な人が妬ましく思える。I find myself bitterly envying those doing well. |
| 舌打ち | a click of the tongue in annoyance (したうち) | 小さく舌打ちが聞こえた。I heard a small click of the tongue. |
| 死に体 | moribund, all but finished (しにたい) | その業界は死に体だと言われる。That industry is said to be moribund. |
| 浅ましい | wretched, shameful (あさましい) | 浅ましい真似はしたくない。I don't want to do anything so shameful. |
| 心根 | one's true nature, disposition (こころね) | 心根の優しい人だ。She is kind at heart. |
| 不誠実 | insincerity, bad faith (ふせいじつ) | 不誠実な対応に腹が立った。The insincere response made me angry. |
| 詮の無い | pointless, futile (せんのない) | 詮の無いことを考えてしまう。I find myself thinking pointless things. |
| 憂い | sorrow, care, anxiety (うれい) | 備えあれば憂いなしと言う。They say preparation removes worry. |
| 口付け | a kiss (くちづけ) | 別れ際に口付けを交わした。They exchanged a kiss as they parted. |
| 爆弾 | a bomb (ばくだん) | 映画に爆弾を解体する場面がある。The film has a scene defusing a bomb. |
| 吹き飛ぶ | to be blown away (ふきとぶ) | 強風で看板が吹き飛んだ。The sign was blown away by the gale. |
| 翳す | to hold up, to shade with (かざす) | カードを機械に翳してください。Please hold your card up to the machine. |
| 見向き | a glance, paying attention (みむき) | 誰も見向きもしなかった。Nobody so much as glanced at it. |
| 爆破 | blowing up, demolition by explosive (ばくは) | 古い橋が爆破された。The old bridge was demolished. |
| 劇場 | a theatre (げきじょう) | 劇場で舞台を観てきた。I saw a play at the theatre. |
| 偽物 | a fake, a counterfeit (にせもの) | 鑑定の結果、偽物と判明した。The appraisal showed it was a fake. |
| 年老いる | to grow old (としおいる) | 年老いた犬が縁側で寝ている。An old dog sleeps on the veranda. |
| 募る | to grow stronger, to intensify (つのる) | 会いたい気持ちが募る。The wish to see them grows stronger. |
| 温もり | warmth (ぬくもり) | 布団にまだ温もりが残っている。There's still warmth left in the bedding. |
| 二日酔い | a hangover (ふつかよい) | 二日酔いで頭が痛い。My head hurts from a hangover. |
| 洗面台 | a washbasin (せんめんだい) | 洗面台の鏡を拭いた。I wiped the mirror over the washbasin. |
| 美人局 | a badger game, a honey-trap scam (つつもたせ) | 美人局に遭ったという話だ。The story is that he was caught in a honey trap. |
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