tuki. - 一輪花/A Single Flower

tuki. - 一輪花/A Single Flower

tuki.


dareka no tame ni aruite ita kara
Because I had been walking for someone else's sake

  • 誰だれか /dareka/：
    someone; 誰 plus か indicates an unspecified person
  • ために /tame ni/：
    for the sake of; for the purpose of
  • 歩あるいていた /aruite ita/：
    had been walking (dictionary form: 歩く; 〜ていた marks a past continuing action)
  • から /kara/：
    because; marks a reason or cause
kizukenakatta
I couldn't realize it

  • 気付きづけなかった /kizukenakatta/：
    could not notice or realize (dictionary form: 気付く; past negative potential)
watashi no tame ni aruite mo
Even if I walk for my own sake

  • 私わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • ために /tame ni/：
    for the sake of; for the purpose of
  • 歩あるいても /aruite mo/：
    even if I walk (dictionary form: 歩く; 〜ても means even if)
kamawanai tte kizuita
I realized that it was okay

  • 構かまわない /kamawanai/：
    it does not matter; I do not mind (dictionary form: 構う)
  • って /tte/：
    colloquial quotation marker, equivalent to と
  • 気付きづいた /kizuita/：
    realized; noticed (dictionary form: 気付く, past tense)
itsu itsu made mo anata wo
To keep you in my heart forever and ever...

  • いついつまでも /itsu itsu made mo/：
    forever and ever; an emphatic form of いつまでも
  • あなた /anata/：
    you
wasurerarenai nante iya da yo
I hate the thought that I could never forget you

  • 忘わすれられない /wasurerarenai/：
    cannot forget (dictionary form: 忘れる; negative potential)
  • なんて /nante/：
    the idea that; conveys surprise, dismissal, or strong emotion
  • 嫌いや /iya/：
    unpleasant; unwanted; to dislike
nozondeta n da rin to tatsu ichirinka
What I wanted was a single flower standing tall and dignified

  • 望のぞんでたんだ /nozondeta n da/：
    was hoping or wishing (dictionary form: 望む; contraction of 望んでいた, with explanatory んだ)
  • 凛りんと /rin to/：
    with dignity; gallantly; resolutely
  • 立たつ /tatsu/：
    to stand; to rise
  • 一輪花いちりんか /ichirinka/：
    a single flower; 一輪 is a counter for flowers
moto ni modoru dake sa
I'm simply returning to who I was

  • 元もとに戻もどる /moto ni modoru/：
    to return to the original state; to go back to how things were
  • だけ /dake/：
    only; just
sayonara
Goodbye

  • さよなら /sayonara/：
    goodbye; farewell
saidaikyuu no ai ga ame ni kawaru
The greatest love turns into rain

  • 最大級さいだいきゅう /saidaikyuu/：
    the highest degree; the greatest level
  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
  • 雨あめ /ame/：
    rain
  • 変かわる /kawaru/：
    to change; to turn into (〜に変わる means to become something)
aenai baibai nante ano hi
That day, I never thought goodbye would mean we couldn't meet again

  • 会あえない /aenai/：
    cannot meet or see someone (dictionary form: 会う; negative potential)
  • バイバイ /baibai/：
    bye-bye; goodbye
  • なんて /nante/：
    the idea that; expresses surprise or strong emotion
  • あの日ひ /ano hi/：
    that day
omowanakatta
I never thought so

  • 思おもわなかった /omowanakatta/：
    did not think (dictionary form: 思う; past negative)
kaze ni yuragu ichirinka
A single flower swaying in the wind

  • 風かぜ /kaze/：
    wind
  • 揺ゆらぐ /yuragu/：
    to sway; to waver
  • 一輪花いちりんか /ichirinka/：
    a single flower; 一輪 is a counter for flowers
tobasarenai you ni
So that I won't be blown away

  • 飛とばされない /tobasarenai/：
    not be blown away (dictionary form: 飛ばす; negative passive)
  • ように /you ni/：
    so that; in order not to, used for a desired result
saidaikyuu no ai wo
This greatest love...

  • 最大級さいだいきゅう /saidaikyuu/：
    the highest degree; the greatest level
  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
aitai yo tte inai yo
I say, 'I want to see you,' but you're not here

  • 会あいたい /aitai/：
    want to meet or see someone (dictionary form: 会う; 〜たい expresses desire)
  • って /tte/：
    colloquial quotation marker, equivalent to と
  • 居いない /inai/：
    is not here; does not exist (dictionary form: 居る, used for people or animals)
aeba kitto itai yo itai yo itai yo
If we meet again, it will surely hurt, hurt, hurt

  • 会あえば /aeba/：
    if we meet (dictionary form: 会う; conditional form)
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • 痛いたい /itai/：
    painful; it hurts, including emotional pain
saidaikyuu no ai to
Along with the greatest love

  • 最大級さいだいきゅう /saidaikyuu/：
    the highest degree; the greatest level
  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
asatsuyu ni nureta watashi wa ichirinka
Damp with morning dew, I am a single flower

  • 朝露あさつゆ /asatsuyu/：
    morning dew
  • 濡ぬれた /nureta/：
    got wet; dampened (dictionary form: 濡れる, past form modifying 私)
  • 私わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • 一輪花いちりんか /ichirinka/：
    a single flower; 一輪 is a counter for flowers
ashita no tame ni arukidasou to wa
I had thought of starting to walk forward for tomorrow

  • 明日あした /ashita/：
    tomorrow
  • ために /tame ni/：
    for the sake of; in order to
  • 歩あるき出だそう /arukidasou/：
    let's start walking; intend to move forward (dictionary form: 歩き出す; volitional form)
  • とは /to wa/：
    quotation marker と plus topic marker は, linking the thought to the next line
omotteta n da
That's what I had been thinking

  • 思おもってたんだ /omotteta n da/：
    had been thinking (dictionary form: 思う; contraction of 思っていた, with explanatory んだ)
omoide bakari nagamete wa
But whenever I did nothing but gaze at my memories

  • 思おもい出で /omoide/：
    memory; recollection
  • ばかり /bakari/：
    nothing but; only; always doing
  • 眺ながめては /nagamete wa/：
    whenever I gaze; as I gaze (dictionary form: 眺める; 〜ては presents a repeated action or occasion)
kyou ja nakutte ii tte
I'd tell myself, 'It doesn't have to be today'

  • 今日きょう /kyou/：
    today
  • じゃなくって /ja nakutte/：
    colloquial form of ではなくて, meaning not or rather than
  • 良いい /ii/：
    good; okay (〜なくていい means it is okay not to)
  • って /tte/：
    colloquial quotation marker, equivalent to と
ima ga tsuzukeba ii yo to
Thinking, 'I just want the present to continue'

  • 今いま /ima/：
    now; the present
  • 続つづけば /tsuzukeba/：
    if it continues (dictionary form: 続く; conditional form)
  • 〜ばいい /ba ii/：
    it would be good if; all that is needed is
ano toki wa omoete ita kedo
Back then, I was able to think that way, but...

  • あの時とき /ano toki/：
    that time; back then
  • 思おもえていた /omoete ita/：
    was able to think or feel that way (dictionary form: 思う; potential plus past continuing form)
  • けど /kedo/：
    but; though, sometimes leaving the contrast implied
kawatte iku n da rin to tatsu ichirinka
I will keep changing, a single flower standing tall and dignified

  • 変かわっていくんだ /kawatte iku n da/：
    will go on changing (dictionary form: 変わる; 〜ていく shows change continuing into the future, with explanatory んだ)
  • 凛りんと /rin to/：
    with dignity; gallantly; resolutely
  • 立たつ /tatsu/：
    to stand; to rise
  • 一輪花いちりんか /ichirinka/：
    a single flower; 一輪 is a counter for flowers
sakitsuzukeru tame ni
So that I can keep blooming

  • 咲さき続つづける /sakitsuzukeru/：
    to keep blooming; verb stem plus 続ける means to continue doing something
  • ために /tame ni/：
    in order to; for the purpose of
sayonara
Goodbye

  • さよなら /sayonara/：
    goodbye; farewell
saidaikyuu no ai ga ame ni kawaru
The greatest love turns into rain

  • 最大級さいだいきゅう /saidaikyuu/：
    the highest degree; the greatest level
  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
  • 雨あめ /ame/：
    rain
  • 変かわる /kawaru/：
    to change; to turn into (〜に変わる means to become something)
aenai baibai nante ano hi
That day, I never thought goodbye would mean we couldn't meet again

  • 会あえない /aenai/：
    cannot meet or see someone (dictionary form: 会う; negative potential)
  • バイバイ /baibai/：
    bye-bye; goodbye
  • なんて /nante/：
    the idea that; expresses surprise or strong emotion
  • あの日ひ /ano hi/：
    that day
omowanakatta
I never thought so

  • 思おもわなかった /omowanakatta/：
    did not think (dictionary form: 思う; past negative)
kaze ni yuragu ichirinka
A single flower swaying in the wind

  • 風かぜ /kaze/：
    wind
  • 揺ゆらぐ /yuragu/：
    to sway; to waver
  • 一輪花いちりんか /ichirinka/：
    a single flower; 一輪 is a counter for flowers
tobasarenai you ni
So that I won't be blown away

  • 飛とばされない /tobasarenai/：
    not be blown away (dictionary form: 飛ばす; negative passive)
  • ように /you ni/：
    so that; in order not to, used for a desired result
saidaikyuu no ai wo
This greatest love...

  • 最大級さいだいきゅう /saidaikyuu/：
    the highest degree; the greatest level
  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
aitai yo tte inai yo
I say, 'I want to see you,' but you're not here

  • 会あいたい /aitai/：
    want to meet or see someone (dictionary form: 会う; 〜たい expresses desire)
  • って /tte/：
    colloquial quotation marker, equivalent to と
  • 居いない /inai/：
    is not here; does not exist (dictionary form: 居る, used for people or animals)
aeba kitto itai yo itai yo itai yo
If we meet again, it will surely hurt, hurt, hurt

  • 会あえば /aeba/：
    if we meet (dictionary form: 会う; conditional form)
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • 痛いたい /itai/：
    painful; it hurts, including emotional pain
saidaikyuu no ai to
Along with the greatest love

  • 最大級さいだいきゅう /saidaikyuu/：
    the highest degree; the greatest level
  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
asatsuyu ni nureta watashi wa ichirinka
Damp with morning dew, I am a single flower

  • 朝露あさつゆ /asatsuyu/：
    morning dew
  • 濡ぬれた /nureta/：
    got wet; dampened (dictionary form: 濡れる, past form modifying 私)
  • 私わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • 一輪花いちりんか /ichirinka/：
    a single flower; 一輪 is a counter for flowers
baibai kitto inai yo
Bye-bye, surely you're no longer here

  • ばいばい /baibai/：
    bye-bye; goodbye
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • 居いない /inai/：
    is not here; does not exist (dictionary form: 居る, used for people or animals)
aitai yo tte inai yo
I say, 'I want to see you,' but you're not here

  • 会あいたい /aitai/：
    want to meet or see someone (dictionary form: 会う; 〜たい expresses desire)
  • って /tte/：
    colloquial quotation marker, equivalent to と
  • 居いない /inai/：
    is not here; does not exist (dictionary form: 居る, used for people or animals)
aeba kitto itai yo kitai mo shinai yo
If we meet again, it will surely hurt, so I won't even hope for it

  • 会あえば /aeba/：
    if we meet (dictionary form: 会う; conditional form)
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely; certainly
  • 痛いたい /itai/：
    painful; it hurts, including emotional pain
  • 期待きたいもしない /kitai mo shinai/：
    will not even hope or expect (dictionary form: 期待する; も strengthens the negation)
saidaikyuu no ai de
With the greatest love

  • 最大級さいだいきゅう /saidaikyuu/：
    the highest degree; the greatest level
  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
doshaburi no ame da
Has become pouring rain

  • どしゃぶり /doshaburi/：
    a downpour; pouring rain
  • 雨あめ /ame/：
    rain
  • だ /da/：
    plain copula meaning is; the casual counterpart of です
nakanai yo ichirinka
I won't cry—a single flower

  • 泣なかない /nakanai/：
    will not cry (dictionary form: 泣く; negative form)
  • 一輪花いちりんか /ichirinka/：
    a single flower; 一輪 is a counter for flowers
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