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Hisohiso Banashi
潜潜話 (2019), the first full album. Much of it is set at school and among classmates: 居眠り遠征隊 gives sports day, packed lunches and rumours (運動会, 弁当, 噂), and 優しくLAST SMILE is a crush told through lateness, the nurse's office and staying up late (遅刻する, 保健室, 夜更かし). The rest is the vocabulary of saying what you mean: 素直, 迷惑, 冗談, 覚悟, 後悔.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 運動会 | a school sports day (うんどうかい) | 雨で運動会が来週になった。Sports day was moved to next week because of rain. |
| 弁当 | a packed lunch (べんとう) | 今日は自分で弁当を作ってきた。I made my own packed lunch today. |
| 居眠り | dozing off (いねむり) | 授業中に居眠りをして怒られた。I got told off for dozing off in class. |
| 仲間 | a companion, a teammate (なかま) | 部活の仲間とは今でも仲がいい。I'm still close to my clubmates. |
| 噂 | a rumour (うわさ) | 変な噂を信じないでほしい。Please don't believe strange rumours. |
| 曖昧 | vague, ambiguous (あいまい) | 彼の返事はいつも曖昧だ。His answers are always vague. |
| 繰り返す | to repeat (くりかえす) | 同じ失敗を繰り返したくない。I don't want to repeat the same mistake. |
| 癖 | a habit (くせ) | 爪を噛む癖が直らない。I can't break my habit of biting my nails. |
| 溺れる | to drown (おぼれる) | 子どもの頃、川で溺れかけた。I nearly drowned in a river as a child. |
| 毛布 | a blanket (もうふ) | 寒いので毛布をもう一枚出した。It was cold, so I got out another blanket. |
| 無口 | quiet, a person of few words (むくち) | 弟は家では無口だ。My younger brother doesn't talk much at home. |
| 素直 | honest, open about one's feelings (すなお) | 素直に「ごめん」と言えなかった。I couldn't bring myself to just say sorry. |
| 複雑 | complicated (ふくざつ) | 二人の関係は少し複雑だ。Their relationship is a bit complicated. |
| 懐かしい | nostalgic, dear and missed (なつかしい) | この曲を聞くと懐かしい気持ちになる。Hearing this song makes me feel nostalgic. |
| 待ち合わせ | an arrangement to meet up (まちあわせ) | 駅前で六時に待ち合わせをした。We arranged to meet in front of the station at six. |
| 足音 | the sound of footsteps (あしおと) | 廊下から足音が聞こえる。I can hear footsteps in the corridor. |
| 迷惑 | a nuisance, trouble for someone (めいわく) | 夜遅くに電話したら迷惑だろうか。I wonder if calling late at night would be a bother. |
| 冗談 | a joke (じょうだん) | ただの冗談だから怒らないで。It's only a joke, so don't be angry. |
| 居場所 | a place where one belongs (いばしょ) | クラスに自分の居場所がない気がする。I feel like I have no place in my class. |
| 挨拶 | a greeting (あいさつ) | 隣の人に朝の挨拶をした。I said good morning to my neighbour. |
| 疑問 | a question, a doubt (ぎもん) | その説明には疑問が残る。That explanation leaves me with questions. |
| 会話 | a conversation (かいわ) | 家族との会話が減ってしまった。I talk with my family less than I used to. |
| 覚悟 | resolve, being prepared for the worst (かくご) | 断られる覚悟で気持ちを伝えた。I told them how I felt, ready to be turned down. |
| 後悔 | regret (こうかい) | 何も言わなかったことを後悔している。I regret not saying anything. |
| 鼻歌 | humming (はなうた) | 姉は鼻歌を歌いながら料理している。My sister hums while she cooks. |
| 隙間 | a gap, a crack (すきま) | ドアの隙間から光が見える。Light is showing through the gap in the door. |
| 必死 | desperate, frantic (ひっし) | 終電に乗ろうと必死に走った。I ran desperately to catch the last train. |
| 遅刻する | to be late (ちこくする) | 寝坊して学校に遅刻した。I overslept and was late for school. |
| 喧嘩する | to quarrel, to fight (けんかする) | 昨日、妹と喧嘩してしまった。I had a fight with my little sister yesterday. |
| 夜更かし | staying up late (よふかし) | 夜更かしのせいで朝が眠い。I'm sleepy this morning because I stayed up late. |
| 保健室 | the school nurse's office (ほけんしつ) | 頭が痛くて保健室で休んだ。I had a headache and rested in the nurse's office. |
| 機嫌 | mood, temper (きげん) | 今日の先生は機嫌がいい。The teacher is in a good mood today. |
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