ツユ (TUYU) - 忠犬ハチ/Faithful Dog Hachi

ツユ (TUYU) - 忠犬ハチ/Faithful Dog Hachi




mou dore kurai toki ga tatta kana
I wonder how much time has passed already

  • もう /mou/:
    already
  • どれくらい /dore kurai/:
    how much; how long
  • 時とき /toki/:
    time
  • 経たった /tatta/:
    passed; elapsed (dictionary form: 経たつ)
  • かな /kana/:
    I wonder; indicates uncertainty

ame no hi mo kaze no hi mo boku wa
On rainy days and windy days alike, I...

  • 雨あめの日ひ /ame no hi/:
    rainy day
  • 風かぜの日ひ /kaze no hi/:
    windy day; AもBも means both A and B
  • 僕ぼく /boku/:
    I; me, typically masculine

anata no kaeri wo machi tsuzuketeru
I keep waiting for you to return

  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 帰かえり /kaeri/:
    return; coming home
  • 待まち続つづけてる /machi tsuzuketeru/:
    keep waiting; colloquial contraction of 待ち続けている

shiranai hito no dosei ya kega mo shita kedo
Though strangers yelled at me and I was even hurt

  • 知しらない /shiranai/:
    unknown; unfamiliar (dictionary form: 知しる)
  • 他人ひと /hito/:
    another person; stranger, read hito here
  • 怒声どせい /dosei/:
    angry shout; roar
  • 怪我けが /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
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
If that means I can see you

  • それで /sore de/:
    with that; if that means; therefore
  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 会あえる /aeru/:
    can meet; potential form of 会あう
  • のなら /no nara/:
    if it is the case that; conditional expression

kowaku nai kara
Because I'm not afraid

  • 怖こわくない /kowaku nai/:
    not afraid; negative form of 怖こわい
  • から /kara/:
    because; indicates a reason

itsu made mo anata wo matteru
I'll wait for you forever

  • いつまでも /itsu made mo/:
    forever; no matter until when
  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 待まってる /matteru/:
    am waiting; contraction of 待っている, from 待まつ

kyou no hi mo yuugure ni somatta kedo
Today, too, was dyed in twilight, but...

  • 今日きょうの日ひ /kyou no hi/:
    today; this day
  • 夕暮ゆうぐれ /yuugure/:
    twilight; dusk
  • 染そまった /somatta/:
    was dyed; past form of 染そまる
  • けど /kedo/:
    but; can leave a contrast unfinished at sentence end

anata no sugata wa nakute
And there was no sign of you

  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 姿すがた /sugata/:
    figure; appearance
  • 無なくて /nakute/:
    not there, and; te-form of 無ない

ressha no oto mata kitai shite boku wa
At the sound of the train, I hope again

  • 列車れっしゃ /ressha/:
    train
  • 音おと /oto/:
    sound
  • また /mata/:
    again
  • 期待きたいして /kitai shite/:
    hoping; te-form of 期待きたいする
  • 僕ぼく /boku/:
    I; me, typically masculine

o wo furi nagara asai nemuri ni tsuita yo
Wagging my tail, I drifted into a light sleep

  • 尾お /o/:
    tail
  • 振ふりながら /furi nagara/:
    while wagging; ながら marks simultaneous actions, from 振ふる
  • 浅あさい /asai/:
    shallow; light
  • 眠ねむり /nemuri/:
    sleep
  • 眠ねむりについた /nemuri ni tsuita/:
    fell asleep; fixed expression meaning to enter sleep

yume wo mita yo omohide ga afurete
I had a dream, overflowing with memories

  • 夢ゆめ /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
  • 溢あふれて /afurete/:
    overflowing; te-form of 溢あふれる

wan wan wan
Woof, woof, woof

tadaima no koe de me ga samete
I wake at the sound of "I'm home"

  • ただいま /tadaima/:
    I'm home; greeting said upon returning home
  • 声こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • 目めが覚さめて /me ga samete/:
    waking up; te-form of the expression 目めが覚さめる

okaeri tte iu tame ni mata kyou mo matsu yo
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
  • 言いう /iu/:
    to say
  • 為ために /tame ni/:
    in order to; for the purpose of
  • また /mata/:
    again
  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today; 今日も means today as well
  • 待まつ /matsu/:
    to wait

kyou no hi mo nandaka mae ga boyakete
Today, too, everything before me somehow turns blurry

  • 今日きょうの日ひ /kyou no hi/:
    today; this day
  • 何なんだか /nandaka/:
    somehow; for some reason
  • 前まえ /mae/:
    front; what lies ahead
  • ぼやけて /boyakete/:
    becoming blurred; te-form of ぼやける

anata no sugata sagashite
Searching for your figure

  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 姿すがた /sugata/:
    figure; appearance
  • 探さがして /sagashite/:
    searching for; te-form of 探さがす

daisuki na nioi ga shita ki ga shite
Feeling as though I caught the scent I love

  • 大好だいすきな /daisuki na/:
    beloved; favorite
  • 匂におい /nioi/:
    smell; scent
  • した /shita/:
    smelled; past form in the expression 匂いがする
  • 気きがして /ki ga shite/:
    feeling as if; from the expression 気きがする

senobi shi nagara asai nemuri ni tsuita yo
Stretching up, I drifted into a light sleep

  • 背伸せのびしながら /senobi shi nagara/:
    while stretching; ながら marks simultaneous action, from 背伸せのびする
  • 浅あさい /asai/:
    shallow; light
  • 眠ねむり /nemuri/:
    sleep
  • 眠ねむりについた /nemuri ni tsuita/:
    fell asleep; fixed expression meaning to enter sleep

yume wo mita yo shiawase ga afurete
I had a dream, overflowing with happiness

  • 夢ゆめ /yume/:
    dream; 夢をみる means to have a dream
  • みた /mita/:
    had or saw; past form of みる
  • 幸しあわせ /shiawase/:
    happiness
  • 溢あふれて /afurete/:
    overflowing; te-form of 溢あふれる

wan wan wan
Woof, woof, woof

tadaima no koe de me ga samete
I wake at the sound of "I'm home"

  • ただいま /tadaima/:
    I'm home; greeting said upon returning home
  • 声こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • 目めが覚さめて /me ga samete/:
    waking up; te-form of the expression 目めが覚さめる

okaeri tte iu tame ni mata kyou mo matsu yo
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
  • 言いう /iu/:
    to say
  • 為ために /tame ni/:
    in order to; for the purpose of
  • また /mata/:
    again
  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today; 今日も means today as well
  • 待まつ /matsu/:
    to wait

mou dore kurai toki ga tatta kana
I wonder how much time has passed already

  • もう /mou/:
    already
  • どれくらい /dore kurai/:
    how much; how long
  • 時とき /toki/:
    time
  • 経たった /tatta/:
    passed; elapsed (dictionary form: 経たつ)
  • かな /kana/:
    I wonder; indicates uncertainty

haru mo natsu mo aki mo fuyu no hi mo
Through spring, summer, autumn, and winter days alike

  • 春はる /haru/:
    spring
  • 夏なつ /natsu/:
    summer
  • 秋あき /aki/:
    autumn
  • 冬ふゆの日ひ /fuyu no hi/:
    winter day; repeated も includes every season

kisetsu no tabi anata ni aenu mama
On a journey through the seasons, still unable to see you

  • 季節きせつ /kisetsu/:
    season
  • 旅たび /tabi/:
    journey; 季節の旅 figuratively evokes time passing through the seasons
  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 会あえぬ /aenu/:
    unable to meet; literary negative equivalent to 会えない, from 会あう
  • 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
Even the kindness of strangers slips right past me

  • 優やさしい /yasashii/:
    kind; gentle
  • 他人ひと /hito/:
    other people; read hito here
  • 想おもい /omoi/:
    feelings; care; thoughts
  • すり抜ぬけて /suri nukete/:
    slipping through or past; te-form of すり抜ぬける

koko de zutto matteru
I'm waiting here all this time

  • 此処ここ /koko/:
    here; uncommon kanji spelling of ここ
  • ずっと /zutto/:
    continuously; all along
  • 待まってる /matteru/:
    am waiting; contraction of 待っている, from 待まつ

sore de anata ni aeru no nara
If that means I can be reunited with you

  • それで /sore de/:
    with that; if that means; therefore
  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 逢あえる /aeru/:
    can meet or reunite; potential form of 逢あう, often for a meaningful meeting
  • のなら /no nara/:
    if it is the case that; conditional expression

tsuraku nai kara
Because it isn't painful for me

  • 辛つらくない /tsuraku nai/:
    not painful or hard; negative form of 辛つらい
  • から /kara/:
    because; indicates a reason

itsu made mo anata wo matteru
I'll wait for you forever

  • いつまでも /itsu made mo/:
    forever; no matter until when
  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 待まってる /matteru/:
    am waiting; contraction of 待っている, from 待まつ

zutto matte iru
I've been waiting all along

  • ずっと /zutto/:
    continuously; all along
  • 待まっている /matte iru/:
    am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待まつ

aa zutto matte iru
Ah, I've been waiting all along

  • ずっと /zutto/:
    continuously; all along
  • 待まっている /matte iru/:
    am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待まつ

anata no sono nukumori ni furetai dake
I only want to feel that warmth of yours

  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • その /sono/:
    that; that ... of yours
  • 温ぬくもり /nukumori/:
    warmth; body heat; affection
  • 触ふれたい /furetai/:
    want to touch; たい expresses desire, from 触ふれる
  • だけ /dake/:
    only; just

kyou no hi mo
Today as well...

  • 今日きょうの日ひ /kyou no hi/:
    today; sentence-final も means today as well and connects to the next line

zutto matte iru
I've been waiting all along

  • ずっと /zutto/:
    continuously; all along
  • 待まっている /matte iru/:
    am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待まつ

aa zutto matte iru
Ah, I've been waiting all along

  • ずっと /zutto/:
    continuously; all along
  • 待まっている /matte iru/:
    am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待まつ

boku wa tatte iru
I'm standing here

  • 僕ぼく /boku/:
    I; me, typically masculine
  • 立たっている /tatte iru/:
    am standing; ている marks a continuing state, from 立たつ

zutto waratte
Smiling all the while

  • ずっと /zutto/:
    continuously; all along
  • 笑わらって /waratte/:
    smiling; te-form of 笑わらう, connecting to the next line

boku wa matte iru
I am waiting

  • 僕ぼく /boku/:
    I; me, typically masculine
  • 待まっている /matte iru/:
    am waiting; ている marks an ongoing action, from 待まつ