ZUTOMAYO · Japanese · 32 words
Tadashii Itsuwarikarano Kishou
正しい偽りからの起床 (2018), ZUTOMAYO's debut mini-album, built around the breakout single 秒針を噛む. ACAね writes about not being able to say what you mean to someone close, so under the wordplay sits very usable vocabulary for feelings and relationships: 黙る, 疑う, 気まずい, 不器用, 憧れ. 雲丹と栗 adds a gentle late-night walk (雨宿り, 真夜中) and 脳裏上のクラッカー a rainy walk home (傘, 隣, 祝う).
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | daily life (せいかつ) | 一人の生活にもやっと慣れてきた。I've finally got used to living alone. |
| 黙る | to fall silent, to say nothing (だまる) | 言い返せなくて、つい黙ってしまった。I couldn't answer back, so I just went quiet. |
| 奪う | to take away, to steal (うばう) | 忙しさに時間を奪われている。Being busy is stealing all my time. |
| 隠す | to hide (かくす) | 彼女は本当の気持ちを隠している。She is hiding how she really feels. |
| 疑う | to doubt, to suspect (うたがう) | 友達の話を疑いたくはない。I don't want to doubt what my friend says. |
| 情けない | pathetic, shameful (なさけない) | 何もできない自分が情けない。I feel pathetic for not being able to do anything. |
| 眺める | to gaze at (ながめる) | 窓から夜の街を眺めていた。I was gazing at the city at night from the window. |
| 都合 | convenience, circumstances (つごう) | 明日は都合が悪いんだ。Tomorrow doesn't work for me. |
| 記憶 | memory (きおく) | 子どもの頃の記憶はあまりない。I don't have many memories of my childhood. |
| 表情 | facial expression (ひょうじょう) | 彼の表情が急に暗くなった。His expression suddenly darkened. |
| 確かめる | to check, to make sure (たしかめる) | 自分の目で確かめたい。I want to check with my own eyes. |
| 得意 | good at, one's strong point (とくい) | 人を笑わせるのが得意だ。I'm good at making people laugh. |
| 口下手 | poor at expressing oneself in words (くちべた) | 口下手だから、手紙を書くことにした。I'm bad with words, so I decided to write a letter. |
| 約束 | a promise, an arrangement to meet (やくそく) | 週末に友達と約束がある。I have plans with a friend this weekend. |
| 乗り越える | to get over, to overcome (のりこえる) | 二人ならどんな壁も乗り越えられる。Together we can get over any wall. |
| 気まずい | awkward, uncomfortable (きまずい) | 喧嘩のあと、気まずい空気が流れた。After the fight, the air between us was awkward. |
| 当たり前 | natural, taken for granted (あたりまえ) | 毎日会えるのが当たり前だと思っていた。I took it for granted that we could meet every day. |
| 距離 | distance (きょり) | 彼とは少し距離を置いている。I'm keeping a little distance from him. |
| 雨宿り | taking shelter from the rain (あまやどり) | カフェで雨宿りをしよう。Let's shelter from the rain in a café. |
| 不器用 | clumsy, awkward (ぶきよう) | 父は不器用だけど、とても優しい。My father is awkward, but very kind. |
| 魅力 | charm, appeal (みりょく) | この街の魅力は静かなところだ。The charm of this town is how quiet it is. |
| 真夜中 | the middle of the night (まよなか) | 真夜中に急にお腹が空いた。I suddenly got hungry in the middle of the night. |
| 偶然 | coincidence, by chance (ぐうぜん) | 駅で偶然、昔の友達に会った。I ran into an old friend by chance at the station. |
| 傘 | an umbrella (かさ) | 電車に傘を忘れてきた。I left my umbrella on the train. |
| 隣 | next to, beside (となり) | 映画館で彼の隣に座った。I sat next to him at the cinema. |
| 祝う | to celebrate, to congratulate (いわう) | みんなで彼女の誕生日を祝った。We all celebrated her birthday. |
| 比べる | to compare (くらべる) | 自分を他の人と比べないで。Don't compare yourself with other people. |
| 勇気 | courage (ゆうき) | 声をかける勇気が出なかった。I couldn't find the courage to speak to them. |
| 気配 | a sign, a sense of someone's presence (けはい) | 後ろに人の気配を感じた。I sensed someone behind me. |
| 鮮やか | vivid, bright (あざやか) | 鮮やかな赤い花が咲いている。Vivid red flowers are in bloom. |
| 憧れ | longing, admiration (あこがれ) | 都会での暮らしは私の憧れだった。Life in the city was what I longed for. |
| 暮らす | to live, to make one's life (くらす) | 今は海の近くで暮らしている。I live near the sea now. |
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