Mrs. GREEN APPLE - Dear

Mrs. GREEN APPLE - Dear





tobira no saki ni wa
Beyond the door,

  • 扉とびら /tobira/:
    door
  • 先さき /saki/:
    ahead; beyond

nani ga aru ka wakaranai kedo
I don't know what lies there, but

  • 何なに /nani/:
    what
  • ある /aru/:
    to exist; to be (for inanimate things)
  • わからない /wakaranai/:
    do not know; dictionary form: わかる
  • けど /kedo/:
    although; but

dare ka ga kitto anata wo matteru
surely someone is waiting for you.

  • 誰だれか /dare ka/:
    someone
  • きっと /kitto/:
    surely; certainly
  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 待まってる /matteru/:
    is waiting; contraction of 待っている, from 待つ

me no mae no kyou e
Toward the today before my eyes,

  • 目めの前まえ /me no mae/:
    right before one's eyes; in front
  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today; the present

fumidasu yuuki mo nai kedo
though I don't even have the courage to step forward,

  • 踏ふみ出だす /fumidasu/:
    to step forward; to take the first step
  • 勇気ゆうき /yuuki/:
    courage
  • 無ない /nai/:
    not to exist; not to have
  • けど /kedo/:
    although; but

furikaette mireba
if I try looking back,

  • 振ふり返かえって /furikaette/:
    looking back; dictionary form: 振り返る
  • みれば /mireba/:
    if one tries; 〜てみる means to try doing, with conditional 〜ば

ashiato wa tsuzuite iru kara
because my footprints continue on.

  • 足跡あしあと /ashiato/:
    footprints; trace
  • 続つづいている /tsuzuite iru/:
    continues; is ongoing; dictionary form: 続く
  • から /kara/:
    because; since

hidarimune no kodou wo kanjiteru
I feel the heartbeat in the left side of my chest.

  • 左胸ひだりむね /hidarimune/:
    left side of the chest
  • 鼓動こどう /kodou/:
    heartbeat; pulsation
  • 感かんじてる /kanjiteru/:
    am feeling; contraction of 感じている, from 感じる

migi no nou de kimi wo aishiteru
I love you with the right side of my brain.

  • 右みぎ /migi/:
    right; right side
  • 脳のう /nou/:
    brain
  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you; an intimate form of address
  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    love; contraction of 愛している, from 愛する

ryou no te de dare ka ni furete
With both hands, I touch someone,

  • 両りょう /ryou/:
    both; two
  • 手て /te/:
    hand
  • 誰だれか /dare ka/:
    someone
  • 触ふれて /furete/:
    touching; coming into contact with; dictionary form: 触れる

watashi wa kyou mo ikiteru
and today, too, I am alive.

  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I; me
  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today
  • 生いきてる /ikiteru/:
    am alive; contraction of 生きている, from 生きる

Bye - toki no nagare ni makasete
Bye—let the flow of time carry you.

  • 時とき /toki/:
    time
  • 流ながれ /nagare/:
    flow; course
  • 任まかせて /makasete/:
    entrusting; leaving it to; dictionary form: 任せる

Smile - anata no takaramono yo
Smile—it is your treasure.

  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 宝物たからもの /takaramono/:
    treasure; something precious

kugatsu no hana no iro ni nazoraete
Comparing it to the color of September flowers,

  • 9月がつ /kugatsu/:
    September
  • 花はな /hana/:
    flower
  • 色いろ /iro/:
    color
  • 準なぞらえて /nazoraete/:
    comparing to; likening to; dictionary form: 準える

tsuyoku chikau aishitai
I vow strongly: I want to love.

  • 強つよく /tsuyoku/:
    strongly; firmly; adverbial form of 強い
  • 誓ちかう /chikau/:
    to vow; to swear
  • 愛あいしたい /aishitai/:
    want to love; 愛する with the desire form 〜たい


namida mo karete shimau
Even my tears will dry up.

  • 涙なみだ /namida/:
    tear; tears
  • 枯かれてしまう /karete shimau/:
    will dry up completely; 枯れる with 〜てしまう, indicating completion or regret

kanashimi wo kurau hi mo aru kedo
There are days when I devour sorrow, but

  • 哀かなしみ /kanashimi/:
    sorrow; sadness
  • 食くらう /kurau/:
    to eat; to suffer or receive, with a rough nuance
  • 日ひ /hi/:
    day
  • ある /aru/:
    to exist; there is
  • けど /kedo/:
    although; but

anata wa kitto tsuyosa mo motteru
you surely possess strength as well.

  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • きっと /kitto/:
    surely; certainly
  • 強つよさ /tsuyosa/:
    strength; 〜さ turns an adjective into a noun
  • 持もってる /motteru/:
    possess; contraction of 持っている, from 持つ

ikite ikenai
「I can't go on living.」

  • 生いきていけない /ikite ikenai/:
    cannot go on living; negative of 生きていく

mukiryoku na watashi wo mukachi da to omotte mo
Even if I think my listless self is 「worthless」,

  • 無気力むきりょく /mukiryoku/:
    listless; lacking motivation
  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I; oneself
  • 無価値むかちだ /mukachi da/:
    is worthless; だ is the plain copula
  • 思おもっても /omotte mo/:
    even if one thinks; 思う with the concessive pattern 〜ても

tachidomatte mireba
if I try stopping in my tracks,

  • 立たち止どまって /tachidomatte/:
    stopping in one's tracks; dictionary form: 立ち止まる
  • みれば /mireba/:
    if one tries; 〜てみる with the conditional 〜ば

kaze wo mata kanjirareru kara
because I can feel the wind again.

  • 風かぜ /kaze/:
    wind
  • また /mata/:
    again
  • 感かんじられる /kanjirareru/:
    can feel; potential form of 感じる
  • から /kara/:
    because; since

kimochi wa mawaru
Feelings turn in circles,

  • 気持きもち /kimochi/:
    feeling; state of mind
  • 周まわる /mawaru/:
    to go around; to revolve

rasen kaidan no you ni
like a spiral staircase.

  • 螺旋階段らせんかいだん /rasen kaidan/:
    spiral staircase
  • ように /you ni/:
    like; as if

tori ga habataku you ni wa ikazu tomo
Even if things do not go as when a bird spreads its wings,

  • 鳥とり /tori/:
    bird
  • 羽はばたく /habataku/:
    to flap one's wings; to soar
  • 様ように /you ni/:
    like; in the manner of
  • 行いかずとも /ikazu tomo/:
    even if it does not go; literary equivalent of 行かなくても

jidai wa kawatte iku
the times will keep changing.

  • 時代じだい /jidai/:
    era; times
  • 変かわっていく /kawatte iku/:
    will continue to change; 〜ていく shows change continuing into the future

osanasa de pan wo tsukutte
Make bread out of childlike innocence,

  • 幼おさなさ /osanasa/:
    childishness; youthfulness; 〜さ turns an adjective into a noun
  • パン /pan/:
    bread (from Portuguese: pão)
  • 作つくって /tsukutte/:
    making; dictionary form: 作る

otonabite jamu wo nurou
act grown-up and spread on some jam.

  • 大人おとなびて /otonabite/:
    acting mature; dictionary form: 大人びる
  • ジャム /jamu/:
    jam (English: jam)
  • 塗ぬろう /nurou/:
    let's spread; volitional form of 塗る

itsuka mata tsukue wo kakonde
Someday, let us gather around a table again

  • いつか /itsuka/:
    someday
  • また /mata/:
    again
  • 机つくえ /tsukue/:
    desk; table
  • 囲かこんで /kakonde/:
    surrounding; gathering around; dictionary form: 囲む

natsukashii hanashi wo shiyou
and talk about fond old memories.

  • 懐なつかしい /natsukashii/:
    nostalgic; fondly remembered
  • 話はなし /hanashi/:
    story; talk; subject
  • しよう /shiyou/:
    let's do; volitional form of する

hidarimune no kodou ga tomaru made
Until the heartbeat in the left side of my chest stops,

  • 左胸ひだりむね /hidarimune/:
    left side of the chest
  • 鼓動こどう /kodou/:
    heartbeat; pulsation
  • 止とまる /tomaru/:
    to stop
  • まで /made/:
    until; up to

chanto kono sekai wo aishitai
I want to truly love this world.

  • ちゃんと /chanto/:
    properly; sincerely
  • この /kono/:
    this; used before a noun
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • 愛あいしたい /aishitai/:
    want to love; 愛する with the desire form 〜たい

ryou no ude de dare ka ga dakishimete kureru made
until someone embraces me with both arms.

  • 両りょう /ryou/:
    both; two
  • 腕うで /ude/:
    arm; skill
  • 誰だれか /dare ka/:
    someone
  • 抱だきしめてくれる /dakishimete kureru/:
    embraces me; 抱きしめる with 〜てくれる, an action done for the speaker
  • まで /made/:
    until; up to

kyou mo ikiteru
Today, too, I am alive.

  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today
  • 生いきてる /ikiteru/:
    am alive; contraction of 生きている, from 生きる


nakushita mono wo sagasu
I search for what I have lost.

  • 無なくした /nakushita/:
    lost; dictionary form: 無くす
  • もの /mono/:
    thing; what
  • 探さがす /sagasu/:
    to search for; to look for

michi ga sutarete iyou tomo
Even if the road has fallen into ruin,

  • 道みち /michi/:
    road; path
  • 廃すたれていようとも /sutarete iyou tomo/:
    even if it has fallen into ruin; 廃れる with the concessive 〜ていようとも

dare ka wo ushinau no mo jinsei no ichibu to yobanakya ikenai nara
if losing someone must also be called a part of life,

  • 誰だれか /dare ka/:
    someone
  • 失うしなうのも /ushinau no mo/:
    losing ... too; の nominalizes the verb phrase and も means also
  • 人生じんせい /jinsei/:
    life; one's lifetime
  • 一部いちぶ /ichibu/:
    a part; a portion
  • 呼よばなきゃいけない /yobanakya ikenai/:
    must call; colloquial contraction of 呼ばなくてはいけない, from 呼ぶ
  • なら /nara/:
    if; if that is the case

douka
please...

  • どうか /douka/:
    please; somehow, used for an earnest request or wish


hidarimune no kodou wo kanjiteru
I feel the heartbeat in the left side of my chest.

  • 左胸ひだりむね /hidarimune/:
    left side of the chest
  • 鼓動こどう /kodou/:
    heartbeat; pulsation
  • 感かんじてる /kanjiteru/:
    am feeling; contraction of 感じている, from 感じる

migi no nou de asu wo yumemiteru
I dream of tomorrow with the right side of my brain.

  • 右みぎ /migi/:
    right; right side
  • 脳のう /nou/:
    brain
  • 明日あす /asu/:
    tomorrow; the future, with a literary reading
  • 夢見ゆめみてる /yumemiteru/:
    am dreaming of; contraction of 夢見ている, from 夢見る

chiisana tenohira no naka de
In my tiny palm,

  • 小ちいさな /chiisana/:
    small; little, used only before a noun
  • 掌てのひら /tenohira/:
    palm of the hand
  • 中なか /naka/:
    inside; within

watashi wa yume wo nigitteru
I hold a dream in my hand.

  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I; me
  • 夢ゆめ /yume/:
    dream
  • 握にぎってる /nigitteru/:
    am holding; contraction of 握っている, from 握る

osanasa de pan wo tsukutte
Make bread out of childlike innocence,

  • 幼おさなさ /osanasa/:
    childishness; youthfulness; 〜さ turns an adjective into a noun
  • パン /pan/:
    bread (from Portuguese: pão)
  • 作つくって /tsukutte/:
    making; dictionary form: 作る

otonabite jamu wo nurou
act grown-up and spread on some jam.

  • 大人おとなびて /otonabite/:
    acting mature; dictionary form: 大人びる
  • ジャム /jamu/:
    jam (English: jam)
  • 塗ぬろう /nurou/:
    let's spread; volitional form of 塗る

itsuka kitto deau
Someday, I will surely meet

  • いつか /itsuka/:
    someday
  • きっと /kitto/:
    surely; certainly
  • 出逢であう /deau/:
    to meet; to encounter, in a literary spelling

anata wo sagashiteru
you, whom I am searching for.

  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 探さがしてる /sagashiteru/:
    am searching for; contraction of 探している, from 探す

Hi - toki no yukue ni makasete
Hi—leave it to wherever time may lead.

  • 時とき /toki/:
    time
  • 行方ゆくえ /yukue/:
    whereabouts; course; destination
  • 任まかせて /makasete/:
    entrusting; leaving it to; dictionary form: 任せる

Smile - fuan mo mikata ni shite sa
Smile—make even anxiety your ally.

  • 不安ふあん /fuan/:
    anxiety; unease
  • 味方みかたにして /mikata ni shite/:
    making into an ally; dictionary form: 味方にする; 味方 means an ally or supporter

taakoizu no hikari no kiseki wo matotte
Clad in the miracle of turquoise light,

  • ターコイズ /taakoizu/:
    turquoise; turquoise blue (English: turquoise)
  • 光ひかり /hikari/:
    light; radiance
  • 奇跡きせき /kiseki/:
    miracle
  • 纏まとって /matotte/:
    wearing; being clad in; dictionary form: 纏う

tsuyoku chikau ai mitai
“It feels like a love that makes a firm vow.”

  • 強つよく /tsuyoku/:
    strongly; firmly; adverbial form of 強い
  • 誓ちかう /chikau/:
    to vow; to swear
  • 愛あい /ai/:
    love
  • みたい /mitai/:
    like; seems, a colloquial comparison or conjecture

kowaresou na baai
If you feel as though you might break,

  • 壊こわれそうな /kowaresou na/:
    seeming about to break; 壊れる with the appearance pattern 〜そう
  • 場合ばあい /baai/:
    case; situation; when

watashi no kata ni yorikakatte sa
lean on my shoulder.

  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I; me
  • 肩かた /kata/:
    shoulder
  • 寄よりかかって /yorikakatte/:
    leaning on; relying on; dictionary form: 寄りかかる

otagai amaete mimashou
Let us try depending on each other.

  • お互たがい /otagai/:
    each other; mutually
  • 甘あまえて /amaete/:
    depending on another's kindness; acting spoiled; dictionary form: 甘える
  • みましょう /mimashou/:
    let's try; polite volitional form of 〜てみる

saa tsugi wa doko e ikou ka
Now then, where shall we go next?

  • 次つぎ /tsugi/:
    next; following
  • 何処どこ /doko/:
    where
  • 行いこうか /ikou ka/:
    shall we go?; volitional form of 行く followed by a question

koko ni shirusu
I write this here,

  • ここ /koko/:
    here
  • 記しるす /shirusu/:
    to write down; to record

anata e
to you.

  • 貴方あなた /anata/:
    you; 貴方へ means “to you,” often used in a dedication or letter