ツユ (TUYU) - 忠犬ハチ/Faithful Dog Hachi
mou dore kurai toki ga tatta kana
もうどれくらい時が経ったかな
I wonder how much time has passed already
どれくらい /dore kurai/:
how much; how long
経った /tatta/:
passed; elapsed (dictionary form: 経つ)
かな /kana/:
I wonder; indicates uncertainty
ame no hi mo kaze no hi mo boku wa
雨の日も風の日も僕は
On rainy days and windy days alike, I...
雨の
日 /ame no hi/:
rainy day
風の
日 /kaze no hi/:
windy day; AもBも means both A and B
僕 /boku/:
I; me, typically masculine
anata no kaeri wo machi tsuzuketeru
貴方の帰りを待ち続けてる
I keep waiting for you to return
帰り /kaeri/:
return; coming home
待ち
続けてる /machi tsuzuketeru/:
keep waiting; colloquial contraction of 待ち続けている
shiranai hito no dosei ya kega mo shita kedo
知らない他人の怒声や怪我もしたけど
Though strangers yelled at me and I was even hurt
知らない /shiranai/:
unknown; unfamiliar (dictionary form: 知る)
他人 /hito/:
another person; stranger, read hito here
怒声 /dosei/:
angry shout; roar
怪我 /kega/:
injury; 怪我をする means to get hurt
したけど /shita kedo/:
did, but; した is the past of する and けど marks contrast
hetchara da yo
へっちゃらだよ
It doesn't bother me at all
へっちゃら /hetchara/:
unbothered; no problem
だよ /da yo/:
copula だ plus emphatic sentence-ending よ
sore de anata ni aeru no nara
それで貴方に会えるのなら
If that means I can see you
それで /sore de/:
with that; if that means; therefore
会える /aeru/:
can meet; potential form of 会う
のなら /no nara/:
if it is the case that; conditional expression
kowaku nai kara
怖くないから
Because I'm not afraid
怖くない /kowaku nai/:
not afraid; negative form of 怖い
から /kara/:
because; indicates a reason
itsu made mo anata wo matteru
いつまでも貴方を待ってる
I'll wait for you forever
いつまでも /itsu made mo/:
forever; no matter until when
待ってる /matteru/:
am waiting; contraction of 待っている, from 待つ
kyou no hi mo yuugure ni somatta kedo
今日の日も夕暮れに染まったけど
Today, too, was dyed in twilight, but...
今日の
日 /kyou no hi/:
today; this day
夕暮れ /yuugure/:
twilight; dusk
染まった /somatta/:
was dyed; past form of 染まる
けど /kedo/:
but; can leave a contrast unfinished at sentence end
anata no sugata wa nakute
貴方の姿は無くて
And there was no sign of you
姿 /sugata/:
figure; appearance
無くて /nakute/:
not there, and; te-form of 無い
ressha no oto mata kitai shite boku wa
列車の音 また期待して 僕は
At the sound of the train, I hope again
期待して /kitai shite/:
hoping; te-form of 期待する
僕 /boku/:
I; me, typically masculine
o wo furi nagara asai nemuri ni tsuita yo
尾を振りながら浅い眠りについたよ
Wagging my tail, I drifted into a light sleep
振りながら /furi nagara/:
while wagging; ながら marks simultaneous actions, from 振る
浅い /asai/:
shallow; light
眠りについた /nemuri ni tsuita/:
fell asleep; fixed expression meaning to enter sleep
yume wo mita yo omohide ga afurete
夢をみたよ おもひでが溢れて
I had a dream, overflowing with memories
夢 /yume/:
dream; 夢をみる means to have a dream
みた /mita/:
had or saw; past form of みる, normally written 夢を見た here
おもひで /omohide/:
memories; historical spelling of 思い出, pronounced omoide
溢れて /afurete/:
overflowing; te-form of 溢れる
wan wan wan
わん わん わん
Woof, woof, woof
tadaima no koe de me ga samete
「ただいま」の声で目が覚めて
I wake at the sound of "I'm home"
ただいま /tadaima/:
I'm home; greeting said upon returning home
目が
覚めて /me ga samete/:
waking up; te-form of the expression 目が覚める
okaeri tte iu tame ni mata kyou mo matsu yo
「おかえり」って言う為にまた今日も待つよ
So I can say "welcome home," I'll wait again today
おかえり /okaeri/:
welcome home; greeting said to someone returning
って /tte/:
colloquial quotation marker equivalent to と
為に /tame ni/:
in order to; for the purpose of
今日 /kyou/:
today; 今日も means today as well
kyou no hi mo nandaka mae ga boyakete
今日の日も何だか前がぼやけて
Today, too, everything before me somehow turns blurry
今日の
日 /kyou no hi/:
today; this day
何だか /nandaka/:
somehow; for some reason
前 /mae/:
front; what lies ahead
ぼやけて /boyakete/:
becoming blurred; te-form of ぼやける
anata no sugata sagashite
貴方の姿 探して
Searching for your figure
姿 /sugata/:
figure; appearance
探して /sagashite/:
searching for; te-form of 探す
daisuki na nioi ga shita ki ga shite
大好きな匂いがした気がして
Feeling as though I caught the scent I love
大好きな /daisuki na/:
beloved; favorite
した /shita/:
smelled; past form in the expression 匂いがする
気がして /ki ga shite/:
feeling as if; from the expression 気がする
senobi shi nagara asai nemuri ni tsuita yo
背伸びしながら浅い眠りについたよ
Stretching up, I drifted into a light sleep
背伸びしながら /senobi shi nagara/:
while stretching; ながら marks simultaneous action, from 背伸びする
浅い /asai/:
shallow; light
眠りについた /nemuri ni tsuita/:
fell asleep; fixed expression meaning to enter sleep
yume wo mita yo shiawase ga afurete
夢をみたよ 幸せが溢れて
I had a dream, overflowing with happiness
夢 /yume/:
dream; 夢をみる means to have a dream
みた /mita/:
had or saw; past form of みる
幸せ /shiawase/:
happiness
溢れて /afurete/:
overflowing; te-form of 溢れる
wan wan wan
わん わん わん
Woof, woof, woof
tadaima no koe de me ga samete
「ただいま」の声で目が覚めて
I wake at the sound of "I'm home"
ただいま /tadaima/:
I'm home; greeting said upon returning home
目が
覚めて /me ga samete/:
waking up; te-form of the expression 目が覚める
okaeri tte iu tame ni mata kyou mo matsu yo
「おかえり」って言う為にまた今日も待つよ
So I can say "welcome home," I'll wait again today
おかえり /okaeri/:
welcome home; greeting said to someone returning
って /tte/:
colloquial quotation marker equivalent to と
為に /tame ni/:
in order to; for the purpose of
今日 /kyou/:
today; 今日も means today as well
mou dore kurai toki ga tatta kana
もうどれくらい時が経ったかな
I wonder how much time has passed already
どれくらい /dore kurai/:
how much; how long
経った /tatta/:
passed; elapsed (dictionary form: 経つ)
かな /kana/:
I wonder; indicates uncertainty
haru mo natsu mo aki mo fuyu no hi mo
春も夏も秋も冬の日も
Through spring, summer, autumn, and winter days alike
冬の
日 /fuyu no hi/:
winter day; repeated も includes every season
kisetsu no tabi anata ni aenu mama
季節の旅 貴方に会えぬまま
On a journey through the seasons, still unable to see you
旅 /tabi/:
journey; 季節の旅 figuratively evokes time passing through the seasons
会えぬ /aenu/:
unable to meet; literary negative equivalent to 会えない, from 会う
まま /mama/:
while remaining in a state; 会えぬまま means still unable to meet
yasashii hito no omoi mo suri nukete
優しい他人の想いもすり抜けて
Even the kindness of strangers slips right past me
優しい /yasashii/:
kind; gentle
他人 /hito/:
other people; read hito here
想い /omoi/:
feelings; care; thoughts
すり
抜けて /suri nukete/:
slipping through or past; te-form of すり抜ける
koko de zutto matteru
此処でずっと待ってる
I'm waiting here all this time
此処 /koko/:
here; uncommon kanji spelling of ここ
ずっと /zutto/:
continuously; all along
待ってる /matteru/:
am waiting; contraction of 待っている, from 待つ
sore de anata ni aeru no nara
それで貴方に逢えるのなら
If that means I can be reunited with you
それで /sore de/:
with that; if that means; therefore
逢える /aeru/:
can meet or reunite; potential form of 逢う, often for a meaningful meeting
のなら /no nara/:
if it is the case that; conditional expression
tsuraku nai kara
辛くないから
Because it isn't painful for me
辛くない /tsuraku nai/:
not painful or hard; negative form of 辛い
から /kara/:
because; indicates a reason
itsu made mo anata wo matteru
いつまでも貴方を待ってる
I'll wait for you forever
いつまでも /itsu made mo/:
forever; no matter until when
待ってる /matteru/:
am waiting; contraction of 待っている, from 待つ
zutto matte iru
ずっと待っている
I've been waiting all along
ずっと /zutto/:
continuously; all along
待っている /matte iru/:
am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待つ
aa zutto matte iru
あぁ ずっと待っている
Ah, I've been waiting all along
ずっと /zutto/:
continuously; all along
待っている /matte iru/:
am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待つ
anata no sono nukumori ni furetai dake
貴方のその温もりに触れたいだけ
I only want to feel that warmth of yours
その /sono/:
that; that ... of yours
温もり /nukumori/:
warmth; body heat; affection
触れたい /furetai/:
want to touch; たい expresses desire, from 触れる
kyou no hi mo
今日の日も
Today as well...
今日の
日 /kyou no hi/:
today; sentence-final も means today as well and connects to the next line
zutto matte iru
ずっと待っている
I've been waiting all along
ずっと /zutto/:
continuously; all along
待っている /matte iru/:
am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待つ
aa zutto matte iru
あぁ ずっと待っている
Ah, I've been waiting all along
ずっと /zutto/:
continuously; all along
待っている /matte iru/:
am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待つ
boku wa tatte iru
僕は立っている
I'm standing here
僕 /boku/:
I; me, typically masculine
立っている /tatte iru/:
am standing; ている marks a continuing state, from 立つ
zutto waratte
ずっと笑って
Smiling all the while
ずっと /zutto/:
continuously; all along
笑って /waratte/:
smiling; te-form of 笑う, connecting to the next line
boku wa matte iru
僕は待っている
I am waiting
僕 /boku/:
I; me, typically masculine
待っている /matte iru/:
am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待つ