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Gusare, Part 1
ぐされ (2021), the second album, first half: 胸の煙, 正しくなれない, 勘ぐれい, はゔぁ and 機械油. These songs circle around doing things properly and failing at it, which yields solid everyday words such as 真面目, 正しい, 無駄, 諦める and 悔しい. 機械油 is a fast, rap-like track about disagreeing politely, with 共感, 誤解, 失礼 and 油断.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 仲直り | making up after a quarrel (なかなおり) | 次の日には弟と仲直りした。By the next day I had made up with my brother. |
| 大袈裟 | exaggerated, over the top (おおげさ) | 母の話はいつも少し大袈裟だ。My mother's stories are always a little exaggerated. |
| 真面目 | serious, earnest (まじめ) | 彼は真面目に毎日練習している。He practises seriously every day. |
| 瞬間 | a moment, an instant (しゅんかん) | 目が合った瞬間、顔が赤くなった。The moment our eyes met, I went red. |
| 精一杯 | with all one's might, the best one can (せいいっぱい) | 今は自分のことで精一杯だ。Right now I have my hands full just with myself. |
| 正しい | right, correct (ただしい) | 何が正しいのか分からなくなった。I no longer know what is right. |
| 嘘つき | a liar (うそつき) | 嘘つきだと思われたくない。I don't want to be thought of as a liar. |
| 両想い | mutual love (りょうおもい) | 二人は実は両想いだったらしい。Apparently the two of them liked each other all along. |
| 笑顔 | a smile, a smiling face (えがお) | 彼女の笑顔を見ると元気が出る。Seeing her smile cheers me up. |
| 無駄 | waste, pointless (むだ) | 今までの努力は無駄ではなかった。All the effort so far was not wasted. |
| 諦める | to give up (あきらめる) | 夢を諦めるにはまだ早い。It's too early to give up on your dream. |
| 例えば | for example (たとえば) | 例えば、来週の土曜はどう？For example, how about next Saturday? |
| 焦り | impatience, a feeling of being rushed (あせり) | 周りが先に進むと焦りを感じる。I feel rushed when everyone around me moves ahead. |
| 緊張 | nervousness, tension (きんちょう) | 発表の前は緊張で手が冷たくなる。Before a presentation my hands go cold with nerves. |
| 解決する | to solve, to resolve (かいけつする) | 話し合えば問題は解決すると思う。I think the problem will be solved if we talk it over. |
| 駆け引き | tactics, playing games in a negotiation or in love (かけひき) | 恋の駆け引きは苦手だ。I'm no good at playing games in love. |
| 眩しい | dazzling, too bright (まぶしい) | 朝の光が眩しくて目が覚めた。The morning light was so bright it woke me up. |
| 深呼吸 | a deep breath (しんこきゅう) | 試験の前に深呼吸をした。I took a deep breath before the exam. |
| 満足 | satisfaction, satisfied (まんぞく) | 今日の結果には満足している。I'm satisfied with today's result. |
| 尊敬する | to respect, to look up to (そんけいする) | 私は祖母を心から尊敬している。I truly respect my grandmother. |
| 悔しい | frustrating, vexing (くやしい) | 一点差で負けて本当に悔しい。Losing by one point is really frustrating. |
| 共感 | empathy, feeling the same way (きょうかん) | この歌詞にはとても共感できる。I can really relate to these lyrics. |
| 失礼 | rude, impolite (しつれい) | 年齢を聞くのは失礼かもしれない。It might be rude to ask someone's age. |
| 誤解 | a misunderstanding (ごかい) | 誤解されたままでは帰れない。I can't go home while I'm still misunderstood. |
| 自由 | freedom, free (じゆう) | 休みの日は自由に過ごしたい。I want to spend my days off freely. |
| 油断 | carelessness, letting one's guard down (ゆだん) | 最後まで油断しないでね。Don't let your guard down until the very end. |
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