幾田りら - Answer

幾田りら - Answer

幾田りら


kono mama doko made
Just how far will I go on like this?

  • このまま /kono mama/：
    like this; as things are
  • どこまで /doko made/：
    how far; to what extent
aruite iku n darou
I wonder how far I will keep walking.

  • 歩あるいていく /aruite iku/：
    to keep walking onward; from 歩く, with 〜ていく indicating continuation into the future
  • んだろう /n darou/：
    I wonder; probably, a colloquial form of のだろう expressing reflection or conjecture
kagami ni utsuru jibun wo mitsumete
Gazing at myself reflected in the mirror

  • 鏡かがみ /kagami/：
    mirror
  • うつる /utsuru/：
    to be reflected; usually written 映る
  • 自分じぶん /jibun/：
    oneself
  • 見みつめて /mitsumete/：
    gazing at; from 見つめる
kotae wa mitsukaranai
I cannot find the answer.

  • 答こたえ /kotae/：
    answer
  • 見みつからない /mitsukaranai/：
    cannot be found; negative form of 見つかる
mada sukoshi kaketeru kokoro
This heart that is still missing a piece

  • まだ /mada/：
    still; not yet
  • 少すこし /sukoshi/：
    a little; slightly
  • 欠かけてる /kaketeru/：
    is incomplete; contraction of 欠けている, from 欠ける
  • 心こころ /kokoro/：
    heart; mind
dakishimete itai ima wa
For now, I want to hold it close.

  • 抱だき締しめて /dakishimete/：
    holding tightly; from 抱き締める
  • 〜ていたい /te itai/：
    to want to keep doing or remain in a state
  • 今いま /ima/：
    now
uzukumatte namida koboshita yoru
The night I crouched down and shed tears

  • うずくまって /uzukumatte/：
    crouching down; from うずくまる
  • 涙なみだ /namida/：
    tears
  • こぼした /koboshita/：
    spilled or shed; past form of こぼす
  • 夜よる /yoru/：
    night
kodoku ga boku wo sodatete iku
Loneliness continues to shape and raise me.

  • 孤独こどく /kodoku/：
    loneliness; solitude
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a pronoun commonly used by males
  • 育そだてていく /sodatete iku/：
    to continue nurturing or shaping; from 育てる, with 〜ていく marking an ongoing future change
bukiyou na dake ni fugainai
Precisely because I am clumsy, I feel all the more inadequate.

  • 不器用ぶきよう /bukiyou/：
    clumsy; awkward
  • だけに /dake ni/：
    precisely because; all the more because
  • 不甲斐ふがいない /fugainai/：
    inadequate; disappointing; good-for-nothing
jibun wo urandemo
Even if I resent myself

  • 自分じぶん /jibun/：
    oneself
  • 恨うらんでも /urandemo/：
    even if I resent; from 恨む, with 〜ても meaning even if
tsuzuku hibi no naka de
Amid the days that keep going

  • 続つづく /tsuzuku/：
    to continue
  • 日々ひび /hibi/：
    days; daily life
  • 中なか /naka/：
    inside; amid
yume wo mite itai
I want to keep dreaming.

  • 夢ゆめ /yume/：
    dream
  • 夢ゆめを見みていたい /yume wo mite itai/：
    to want to keep dreaming; from 夢を見る
asahi ga noboru
The morning sun rises.

  • 朝陽あさひ /asahi/：
    morning sun
  • 昇のぼる /noboru/：
    to rise; to ascend
「itsuka」 wo oikakeru
I chase after the promise of someday.

  • いつか /itsuka/：
    someday
  • 追おいかける /oikakeru/：
    to chase; to pursue
nobashita te de wa
With the hand I have stretched out

  • 伸のばした /nobashita/：
    stretched out; past form of 伸ばす
  • 手て /te/：
    hand
  • 〜では /de wa/：
    with or by; marks a limited means or contrast
mada todokanai basho
A place I still cannot reach

  • まだ /mada/：
    still; not yet
  • 届とどかない /todokanai/：
    cannot reach; negative form of 届く
  • 場所ばしょ /basho/：
    place; location
kono mune no oku ni sumitsuku okubyou ga
The fear that has settled deep within my heart

  • この /kono/：
    this
  • 胸むね /mune/：
    chest; heart
  • 奥おく /oku/：
    depths; inner part
  • 住すみつく /sumitsuku/：
    to settle in; to take root
  • 臆病おくびょう /okubyou/：
    cowardice; timidity
boku no kokoro wo mushibamanu you ni
So that it will not eat away at my heart

  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a pronoun commonly used by males
  • 心こころ /kokoro/：
    heart; mind
  • 蝕むしばまぬ /mushibamanu/：
    not eat away at; from 蝕む, with literary negative ぬ equivalent to ない
  • 〜ぬように /nu you ni/：
    so that something does not happen; equivalent to 〜ないように
ima hodoite iku
Now I begin to unravel it.

  • 今いま /ima/：
    now
  • ほどいていく /hodoite iku/：
    to gradually unravel or release; from ほどく, with 〜ていく marking ongoing change
hi ni hi ni tsunotte iku
Growing stronger day by day

  • 日ひに日ひに /hi ni hi ni/：
    day by day
  • 募つのっていく /tsunotte iku/：
    to keep intensifying; from 募る, with 〜ていく marking continuing change
kakaekirenai kitai ga
Expectations too great for me to bear

  • 抱かかえきれない /kakaekirenai/：
    unable to bear completely; 抱える plus 〜きれない, meaning unable to do fully
  • 期待きたい /kitai/：
    expectation; hope
boku no kokoro wo oikoshite iku
Keep racing ahead of my heart

  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a pronoun commonly used by males
  • 心こころ /kokoro/：
    heart; mind
  • 追おい越こしていく /oikoshite iku/：
    to keep overtaking; from 追い越す
「daijoubu」
「I am okay」

  • 大丈夫だいじょうぶ /daijoubu/：
    all right; okay
kuchi ni dasu kotoba wa kanjou no uragaeshi
The words I say aloud are the reverse of how I feel.

  • 口くちに出だす /kuchi ni dasu/：
    to say aloud; to put into words
  • 言葉ことば /kotoba/：
    words; language
  • 感情かんじょう /kanjou/：
    emotion; feeling
  • 裏返うらがえし /uragaeshi/：
    the reverse side; an opposite manifestation
yowamushi nan da
The truth is, I am a coward.

  • 弱虫よわむし /yowamushi/：
    coward; timid person
  • なんだ /nan da/：
    it is that; colloquial なのだ used to explain or emphasize
hette iku jikan fuete iku nimotsu
Time keeps dwindling while my burdens keep growing.

  • 減へっていく /hette iku/：
    to keep decreasing; from 減る
  • 時間じかん /jikan/：
    time
  • 増ふえていく /fuete iku/：
    to keep increasing; from 増える
  • 荷物にもつ /nimotsu/：
    luggage; burden
sakasama ni shita sunadokei no you ni
Like an hourglass turned upside down

  • 逆さかさま /sakasama/：
    upside down; reversed
  • した /shita/：
    made or turned; past form of する
  • 砂時計すなどけい /sunadokei/：
    hourglass
  • 〜のように /no you ni/：
    like; in the same way as
sugisatta jikan wo mou ichido
If I could take the time that has passed and, once more—

  • 過すぎ去さった /sugisatta/：
    passed and gone; past form of 過ぎ去る
  • 時間じかん /jikan/：
    time
  • もう一度いちど /mou ichido/：
    once more
yarinaosetemo
Even if I could start over

  • やり直なおせても /yarinaosetemo/：
    even if I could do it over; potential form of やり直す plus 〜ても
boku wa mata kitto kono michi wo erabu
I would surely choose this path again.

  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a pronoun commonly used by males
  • また /mata/：
    again
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • この /kono/：
    this
  • 道みち /michi/：
    road; path in life
  • 選えらぶ /erabu/：
    to choose
mabuta wo tojite tashikameta omoi ga
The feelings I confirmed with my eyes closed

  • 瞼まぶた /mabuta/：
    eyelid
  • 閉とじて /tojite/：
    closing; from 閉じる
  • 確たしかめた /tashikameta/：
    confirmed; past form of 確かめる
  • 想おもい /omoi/：
    feeling; heartfelt thought
oikaze ni notte hayasa wo mashite iku
Ride the tailwind and gather speed.

  • 追おい風かぜ /oikaze/：
    tailwind; favorable circumstances
  • 乗のって /notte/：
    riding; carried by; from 乗る
  • 速はやさ /hayasa/：
    speed; noun formed from 速い with さ
  • 増ましていく /mashite iku/：
    to keep increasing; from 増す
toki ni ashimoto torare sou na hi mo
Even on days when I sometimes feel about to lose my footing

  • 時ときに /toki ni/：
    at times; sometimes
  • 足元あしもと /ashimoto/：
    one's footing; the area around one's feet
  • 足元あしもとを取とられる /ashimoto wo torareru/：
    to lose one's footing; 取られる is the passive form of 取る
  • 〜そうな /sou na/：
    seeming likely to; appears about to, used before a noun
  • 日ひ /hi/：
    day
machigau koto wo mou osorenaide
Do not be afraid of making mistakes anymore.

  • 間違まちがう /machigau/：
    to make a mistake; to be wrong
  • 〜こと /koto/：
    nominalizes the preceding verb, meaning the act or fact of doing it
  • もう /mou/：
    anymore; already
  • 恐おそれないで /osorenaide/：
    do not fear; from 恐れる, with 〜ないで expressing without doing or a negative request
fumidashite iku yo
I will keep stepping forward.

  • 踏ふみ出だしていく /fumidashite iku/：
    to keep stepping forward; from 踏み出す, with 〜ていく indicating continuation
taguriyoseta mirai yosouzu
The blueprint of the future I have drawn toward me

  • 手繰たぐり寄よせた /taguriyoseta/：
    drew in hand over hand; brought closer through effort; past form of 手繰り寄せる
  • 未来みらい予想よそう図ず /mirai yosouzu/：
    vision or blueprint of the future
kono te de kakikaete iku
I will rewrite it with these hands.

  • この /kono/：
    this
  • 手て /te/：
    hand
  • 書かき換かえていく /kakikaete iku/：
    to keep rewriting; from 書き換える, with 〜ていく indicating continuation
mienai koe ni
By voices that cannot be seen

  • 視みえない /mienai/：
    cannot be seen; a literary spelling of 見えない that emphasizes perception
  • 声こえ /koe/：
    voice; words
ubawarenai you ni
So that they will not take it away

  • 奪うばわれない /ubawarenai/：
    not be taken away; negative passive form of 奪う
  • 〜ないように /nai you ni/：
    so that something does not happen; in order not to
koko ni iru tame no boku no shoumei wo
The proof that allows me to be here

  • ここ /koko/：
    here
  • いる /iru/：
    to be; to exist, for people or animals
  • ため /tame/：
    for the purpose of; in order to
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a pronoun commonly used by males
  • 証明しょうめい /shoumei/：
    proof; evidence
omoiegaita hibi wo kasanete iku
I keep building up the days I once imagined.

  • 思おもい描えがいた /omoiegaita/：
    pictured or imagined; past form of 思い描く
  • 日々ひび /hibi/：
    days; daily life
  • 重かさねていく /kasanete iku/：
    to keep accumulating or layering; from 重ねる
furikaereba mou
When I look back, there are already

  • 振ふり返かえれば /furikaereba/：
    when or if I look back; conditional form of 振り返る
  • もう /mou/：
    already
musuu no gooru rain
Countless finish lines

  • 無数むすう /musuu/：
    countless; innumerable
  • ゴールライン /gooru rain/：
    finish line; goal line
koete kita akashi
Proof of all the lines I have crossed to get here

  • 越こえてきた /koete kita/：
    have crossed up to now; from 越える, with 〜てくる marking movement or continuation toward the present
  • 証あかし /akashi/：
    proof; evidence
kono mama doko made
Just how far will I go on like this?

  • このまま /kono mama/：
    like this; as things are
  • どこまで /doko made/：
    how far; to what extent
aruite iku n darou
I wonder how far I will keep walking.

  • 歩あるいていく /aruite iku/：
    to keep walking onward; from 歩く, with 〜ていく indicating continuation into the future
  • んだろう /n darou/：
    I wonder; probably, a colloquial form of のだろう expressing reflection or conjecture
kagami ni utsuru boku ga unazuku
The me reflected in the mirror nods.

  • 鏡かがみ /kagami/：
    mirror
  • うつる /utsuru/：
    to be reflected; usually written 映る
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a pronoun commonly used by males
  • 頷うなずく /unazuku/：
    to nod; to assent
mikansei na mama de ii
It is okay to remain unfinished.

  • 未完成みかんせい /mikansei/：
    unfinished; incomplete
  • 〜なままで /na mama de/：
    remaining in a certain state; just as it is
  • いい /ii/：
    good; acceptable; all right
tarinai kakera sagashite
Searching for the missing pieces

  • 足たりない /tarinai/：
    not enough; insufficient; negative form of 足りる
  • 欠片かけら /kakera/：
    fragment; piece
  • 探さがして /sagashite/：
    searching for; from 探す
hibi wo mata tsumuide iku
I will once again keep weaving the days ahead.

  • 日々ひび /hibi/：
    days; daily life
  • また /mata/：
    again
  • 紡つむいでいく /tsumuide iku/：
    to keep weaving or creating; from 紡ぐ, with 〜ていく indicating continuation into the future