Ayase - From Now!

Ayase - From Now!

Ayase


naa
Hey.
sekai wa mou chotto hiroi ze
The world is a little wider than that.

  • 世界せかい /sekai/：
    world
  • もうちょっと /mou chotto/：
    a little more
  • 広ひろい /hiroi/：
    wide; vast
  • ぜ /ze/：
    sentence-ending particle adding forceful, casual emphasis
omotte iru yori
More than you think.

  • 思おもっている /omotte iru/：
    to think; to have in mind (dictionary form: 思う; ～ている marks an ongoing state)
  • ～より /yori/：
    than; marks the basis of comparison
aa motto
Ah, even more.

  • もっと /motto/：
    more; even more
shigekiteki na akushon wo
Give me more thrilling action.

  • 刺激的しげきてき /shigekiteki/：
    stimulating; thrilling
  • アクション /akushon/：
    action (from English “action”)
kekkyoku tanjun nan da itsu demo
In the end, it is always simple.

  • 結局けっきょく /kekkyoku/：
    after all; in the end
  • 単純たんじゅん /tanjun/：
    simple; straightforward
  • なんだ /nan da/：
    casual form of なのだ, used for explanation or emphasis
  • いつでも /itsu demo/：
    always; at any time
tanoshii ka dou ka datte
It is just a matter of whether it is fun or not.

  • 楽たのしい /tanoshii/：
    fun; enjoyable
  • ～かどうか /ka dou ka/：
    whether or not
  • だって /datte/：
    casual quotative/emphatic ending, reinforcing the preceding point
aa zutto
Ah, all along.

  • ずっと /zutto/：
    all along; continuously
ima ga zenbu nan da
The present is everything.

  • 今いま /ima/：
    now; the present
  • 全部ぜんぶ /zenbu/：
    everything; all
  • なんだ /nan da/：
    casual explanatory or emphatic form of なのだ
dare ni datte kakaeru mondai ga
Everyone has problems they carry.

  • 誰だれにだって /dare ni datte/：
    everyone; no matter who (だって after an interrogative makes it inclusive)
  • 抱かかえる /kakaeru/：
    to hold; to carry or be burdened with
  • 問題もんだい /mondai/：
    problem; issue
sorezore hitotsu futatsu wa atte
Each person has one or two.

  • それぞれ /sorezore/：
    each; respectively
  • 一ひとつ /hitotsu/：
    one thing; one
  • 二ふたつ /futatsu/：
    two things; two
  • あって /atte/：
    to exist; to have (て-form of ある, linking to what follows)
hitosujinawa de wa ikanai
They cannot be handled by ordinary means.

  • 一筋縄ひとすじなわ /hitosujinawa/：
    ordinary means; a straightforward method (literally, one rope)
  • 一筋縄ひとすじなわではいかない /hitosujinawa de wa ikanai/：
    idiom: not manageable by ordinary means; not straightforward
mainichi ga tachihadakaru kuesuto
Every day is a quest blocking the way.

  • 毎日まいにち /mainichi/：
    every day
  • 立たちはだかる /tachihadakaru/：
    to stand in the way; to block one's path
  • クエスト /kuesuto/：
    quest; mission (from English “quest”)
fui ni tobidashita monsutaa
A monster suddenly leaps out.

  • 不意ふいに /fui ni/：
    suddenly; unexpectedly
  • 飛とび出だした /tobidashita/：
    leapt or rushed out (past form of 飛び出す)
  • モンスター /monsutaa/：
    monster (from English “monster”)
tachimachi soreru eichi pii what!?
My HP is drained in an instant—what!?

  • たちまち /tachimachi/：
    in an instant; immediately
  • 削それるHP /soreru eichi pii/：
    HP being depleted; 削れる means to be shaved away or reduced, and HP means hit points or health points
tame ni tamete hanatta ichigeki mo
Even the blow I charged up as much as possible...

  • 溜ために溜ためて /tame ni tamete/：
    to charge up to the fullest (from 溜める; repetition pattern intensifies the action)
  • 放はなった /hanatta/：
    released; fired; unleashed (past form of 放つ)
  • 一撃いちげき /ichigeki/：
    one blow; a single strike
suka shite geemu oobaa
It misses, and it is game over.

  • スカして /suka shite/：
    missing or whiffing (て-form of スカす)
  • ゲームオーバー /geemu oobaa/：
    game over (from English “game over”)
maa
Well.
umaku ikanai koto bakka da
Nothing ever seems to go right.

  • うまくいかない /umaku ikanai/：
    not go well; fail to work out (negative of うまくいく)
  • こと /koto/：
    thing; matter; nominalizer
  • ばっか /bakka/：
    casual contraction of ばかり, meaning nothing but or always
naa
Hey.
sore sura waraeta nara
If only I could even laugh at that.

  • それ /sore/：
    that; here, the things that go wrong
  • すら /sura/：
    even; emphasizes an extreme example
  • 笑わらえた /waraeta/：
    could laugh (past form of the potential 笑える, from 笑う)
  • ～なら /nara/：
    if; supposing that
ima ni kitto sugoi koto ni naru ze tte
I tell myself something amazing will surely happen soon.

  • 今いまに /ima ni/：
    before long; sooner or later
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • すごい /sugoi/：
    amazing; incredible
  • ことになる /koto ni naru/：
    to turn into a certain situation; here, for something amazing to happen
  • ぜって /ze tte/：
    forceful sentence ending ぜ followed by casual quotation marker って
omotte iru no sa
That is what I believe.

  • 思おもっている /omotte iru/：
    to think; to believe (dictionary form: 思う; ～ている marks an ongoing state)
  • のさ /no sa/：
    casual explanatory ending with assertive emphasis
itsu deban ga kita tte ii you ni
So I will be ready whenever my turn comes.

  • いつ～たって /itsu tatte/：
    no matter when; whenever (～たって is a casual form of ～ても)
  • 出番でばん /deban/：
    one's turn to appear or act
  • 来きた /kita/：
    came (past form of 来る; used here within the concessive ～たって pattern)
  • いいように /ii you ni/：
    so that it will be all right; in preparation for
kireaji wa makkusu
My weapon's sharpness is maxed out.

  • 斬きれ味あじ /kireaji/：
    sharpness; cutting quality, written here in a game-styled form
  • マックス /makkusu/：
    maximum; maxed out (from English “max”)
jissai mondai dou ni mo naranai
In reality, some things simply cannot be helped.

  • 実際じっさい問題もんだい /jissai mondai/：
    practically speaking; as a matter of fact
  • どうにもならない /dou ni mo naranai/：
    nothing can be done; beyond help
koto mo aru kedo
There are times like that, but...

  • こともある /koto mo aru/：
    there are also times when; sometimes
  • けど /kedo/：
    but; though, often left at the end to soften and lead onward
itsuka kitto sugoi koto ni naru ze tte
I tell myself that someday something amazing will surely happen.

  • いつか /itsuka/：
    someday
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • すごい /sugoi/：
    amazing; incredible
  • ことになる /koto ni naru/：
    to turn into a certain situation; here, for something amazing to happen
  • ぜって /ze tte/：
    forceful ending ぜ plus casual quotation marker って
omoikonde ikite iru no sa
I live on, firmly convincing myself of it.

  • 思おもい込こんで /omoikonde/：
    firmly believing or convincing oneself (て-form of 思い込む)
  • 生いきている /ikite iru/：
    to be living; to go on living (dictionary form: 生きる)
  • のさ /no sa/：
    casual explanatory ending with emphasis
fui ni tobidashita monsutaa
A monster suddenly leaps out.

  • 不意ふいに /fui ni/：
    suddenly; unexpectedly
  • 飛とび出だした /tobidashita/：
    leapt or rushed out (past form of 飛び出す)
  • モンスター /monsutaa/：
    monster (from English “monster”)
tachimachi soreru eichi pii what!?
My HP is drained in an instant—what!?

  • たちまち /tachimachi/：
    in an instant; immediately
  • 削それるHP /soreru eichi pii/：
    HP being depleted; 削れる means to be shaved away or reduced, and HP means hit points or health points
tame ni tamete hanatta ichigeki mo
Even the blow I charged up as much as possible...

  • 溜ために溜ためて /tame ni tamete/：
    to charge up to the fullest (from 溜める; repetition intensifies the action)
  • 放はなった /hanatta/：
    released; unleashed (past form of 放つ)
  • 一撃いちげき /ichigeki/：
    one blow; a single strike
suka shite geemu oobaa
It misses, and it is game over.

  • スカして /suka shite/：
    missing or whiffing (て-form of スカす)
  • ゲームオーバー /geemu oobaa/：
    game over (from English “game over”)
kanjouteki na hantaa
An emotional hunter.

  • 感情的かんじょうてき /kanjouteki/：
    emotional; driven by emotion
  • ハンター /hantaa/：
    hunter (from English “hunter”)
mawari wo mizu ni furimawasu hanmaa
Swinging a hammer around without watching the surroundings.

  • 周まわり /mawari/：
    surroundings; people or things nearby
  • 見みずに /mizu ni/：
    without looking (～ずに is a literary/formal equivalent of ～ないで; from 見る)
  • 振ふり回まわす /furimawasu/：
    to swing around; to brandish
  • ハンマー /hanmaa/：
    hammer (from English “hammer”)
ookiku furikabutta ichigeki mo
Even the blow swung back with all my might...

  • 大おおきく /ookiku/：
    widely; greatly (adverbial form of 大きい)
  • 振ふりかぶった /furikabutta/：
    raised and swung back in preparation to strike (past form of 振りかぶる)
  • 一撃いちげき /ichigeki/：
    one blow; a single strike
munashiku chuu wo matta
It only swept futilely through the air.

  • 虚むなしく /munashiku/：
    futilely; in vain (adverbial form of 虚しい)
  • 宙ちゅう /chuu/：
    midair; the air
  • 舞まった /matta/：
    danced or swept through the air (past form of 舞う)
naa
Hey.
muzukashii koto bakka da na
It is nothing but difficult things, huh.

  • 難むずかしい /muzukashii/：
    difficult; hard
  • こと /koto/：
    thing; matter; nominalizer
  • ばっか /bakka/：
    casual contraction of ばかり, meaning nothing but
  • だな /da na/：
    casual ending expressing assertion plus reflective emphasis
omotte ita yori
More than I had expected.

  • 思おもっていた /omotte ita/：
    had thought; had expected (past progressive/state of 思う)
  • ～より /yori/：
    than; marks the basis of comparison
aa zutto
Ah, far more.

  • ずっと /zutto/：
    far; much more, indicating a large difference in degree
shindoi koto mo
There are exhausting things too.

  • しんどい /shindoi/：
    exhausting; tough; draining
  • こと /koto/：
    thing; matter; nominalizer
maa
Still.
kekkyoku tanjun datta itsu demo
In the end, it was always simple.

  • 結局けっきょく /kekkyoku/：
    after all; in the end
  • 単純たんじゅんだった /tanjun datta/：
    was simple or straightforward (past form of 単純だ)
  • いつでも /itsu demo/：
    always; at any time
omoshiroi ka dou ka datte
It is just a matter of whether it is interesting or not.

  • 面白おもしろい /omoshiroi/：
    interesting; fun
  • ～かどうか /ka dou ka/：
    whether or not
  • だって /datte/：
    casual quotative/emphatic ending
aa motto kiraku de ii
Ah, it is fine to take it easier.

  • もっと /motto/：
    more; even more
  • 気楽きらく /kiraku/：
    easygoing; carefree; relaxed
  • ～でいい /de ii/：
    it is fine to be; ... is good enough
ima ni kitto sugoi koto ni naru ze tte
I tell myself something amazing will surely happen soon.

  • 今いまに /ima ni/：
    before long; sooner or later
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • すごい /sugoi/：
    amazing; incredible
  • ことになる /koto ni naru/：
    to turn into a certain situation; here, for something amazing to happen
  • ぜって /ze tte/：
    forceful ending ぜ plus casual quotation marker って
omotte iru no sa
That is what I believe.

  • 思おもっている /omotte iru/：
    to think; to believe (dictionary form: 思う; ～ている marks an ongoing state)
  • のさ /no sa/：
    casual explanatory ending with assertive emphasis
itsu deban ga kita tte ii you ni
So I will be ready whenever my turn comes.

  • いつ～たって /itsu tatte/：
    no matter when; whenever (～たって is a casual form of ～ても)
  • 出番でばん /deban/：
    one's turn to appear or act
  • 来きた /kita/：
    came (past form of 来る, used in the concessive pattern)
  • いいように /ii you ni/：
    so that it will be all right; in preparation for
shokuji wa sumaseteru
I have already eaten.

  • 食事しょくじ /shokuji/：
    meal; eating a meal
  • 済すませてる /sumaseteru/：
    have finished or gotten done (contraction of 済ませている; dictionary form: 済ませる)
ittai zentai dou shita n da tte
There are times that make me ask, “What on earth happened?”

  • 一体全体いったいぜんたい /ittai zentai/：
    what on earth; how in the world, strongly emphatic
  • どうした /dou shita/：
    what happened; what is wrong (どう + past form of する)
  • んだ /n da/：
    casual form of のだ, adding explanatory or questioning emphasis
  • って /tte/：
    casual quotation marker, equivalent to と
koto mo aru kedo
There are times like that, but...

  • こともある /koto mo aru/：
    there are also times when; sometimes
  • けど /kedo/：
    but; though, often left at the end to soften and lead onward
itsuka kitto sugoi koto ni naru ze tte
I tell myself that someday something amazing will surely happen.

  • いつか /itsuka/：
    someday
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • すごい /sugoi/：
    amazing; incredible
  • ことになる /koto ni naru/：
    to turn into a certain situation; here, for something amazing to happen
  • ぜって /ze tte/：
    forceful ending ぜ plus casual quotation marker って
omoikonde ikite iru no sa
I live on, firmly convincing myself of it.

  • 思おもい込こんで /omoikonde/：
    firmly believing or convincing oneself (て-form of 思い込む)
  • 生いきている /ikite iru/：
    to be living; to go on living (dictionary form: 生きる)
  • のさ /no sa/：
    casual explanatory ending with emphasis
kitto sugoi koto ni naru ze tte
I tell myself something amazing will surely happen.

  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • すごい /sugoi/：
    amazing; incredible
  • ことになる /koto ni naru/：
    to turn into a certain situation; here, for something amazing to happen
  • ぜって /ze tte/：
    forceful ending ぜ plus casual quotation marker って
shinjite ikite iru no sa
I live on believing it.

  • 信しんじて /shinjite/：
    believing (て-form of 信じる)
  • 生いきている /ikite iru/：
    to be living; to go on living (dictionary form: 生きる)
  • のさ /no sa/：
    casual explanatory ending with emphasis
naa
Hey.
sekai wa shiranai koto bakka da
The world is full of things I do not know.

  • 世界せかい /sekai/：
    world
  • 知しらない /shiranai/：
    not know (negative form of 知る)
  • こと /koto/：
    thing; matter; nominalizer
  • ばっか /bakka/：
    casual contraction of ばかり, meaning full of or nothing but
omotte iru yori
More than you think.

  • 思おもっている /omotte iru/：
    to think; to have in mind (dictionary form: 思う)
  • ～より /yori/：
    than; marks the basis of comparison
aa zutto
Ah, far more.

  • ずっと /zutto/：
    far; much more, indicating a large difference in degree
ima wo asobitsukushite itai
I want to enjoy the present to the fullest.

  • 今いま /ima/：
    now; the present moment
  • 遊あそび尽つくして /asobitsukushite/：
    enjoying or playing to the fullest (て-form of 遊び尽くす; ～尽くす means to do completely)
  • ～ていたい /te itai/：
    want to keep doing; desire form of ～ている