ano - 社会の窓/Society's Window

ano - 社会の窓/Society's Window




kanjou no nami wo kakiwakete aizou no umi wo oyoideru
Pushing through waves of emotion, I swim in a sea of love and hate.

  • 感情かんじょう /kanjou/:
    emotion; feeling
  • 波なみ /nami/:
    wave; here, a surge of emotion
  • 掻かき分わけて /kakiwakete/:
    to push one's way through (dictionary form: 掻き分ける; te-form)
  • 愛憎あいぞう /aizou/:
    love and hate
  • 海うみ /umi/:
    sea; here, a metaphor for a world of love and hate
  • 泳およいでる /oyoideru/:
    to be swimming (dictionary form: 泳ぐ; contraction of 泳いでいる)

sugoku daisuki datta noni
Even though I used to love them so much.

  • 凄すごく /sugoku/:
    extremely; very (from 凄い)
  • 大好だいすき /daisuki/:
    to like very much; to love
  • だった /datta/:
    past form of だ, meaning 'was'
  • のに /noni/:
    although; even though, often expressing regret or an unexpected result

ano bando no mejaa debuu shinguru ga
That band's major-label debut single...

  • あの /ano/:
    that; referring to something known or distant
  • バンド /bando/:
    band (from English 'band')
  • メジャーデビューシングル /mejaa debuu shinguru/:
    major-label debut single (from English 'major,' 'debut,' and 'single')

orikon hatsutoujou nana-i sono shunkan ni ano bando wa owatta
It debuted at number seven on Oricon; at that instant, that band was over for me.

  • オリコン /orikon/:
    Oricon, a Japanese music chart and information company; shortened from 'Original Confidence'
  • 初登場はつとうじょう /hatsutoujou/:
    first appearance; here, a chart debut
  • 7位なない /nana-i/:
    seventh place; 位 marks a ranking
  • その /sono/:
    that; placed before a noun
  • 瞬間しゅんかん /shunkan/:
    instant; moment
  • あの /ano/:
    that; referring to something known or distant
  • バンド /bando/:
    band (from English 'band')
  • 終おわった /owatta/:
    ended (dictionary form: 終わる; past tense)

datte atashi no kono kimochi wa zettai
Because these feelings of mine absolutely...

  • だって /datte/:
    because; a colloquial way to give a reason, sometimes defensively
  • あたし /atashi/:
    I; a casual form of わたし, often used in feminine speech
  • この /kono/:
    this; placed before a noun
  • 気持きもち /kimochi/:
    feeling; state of mind
  • 絶対ぜったい /zettai/:
    absolutely; definitely

shinguru katto dekinai shi
cannot be cut and released as a single, and...

  • シングルカット /shinguru katto/:
    the release of an album track as a single (from English 'single cut')
  • 出来できない /dekinai/:
    cannot; negative form of 出来る, 'to be able to'
  • し /shi/:
    and; used to list reasons or facts, often implying there is more

dare ni demo dekiru hiru no shigoto to dare ni mo ienai yoru no koto
A daytime job anyone can do, and nighttime matters I cannot tell anyone about.

  • 誰だれにでも /dare ni demo/:
    anyone; no matter who
  • 出来できる /dekiru/:
    can; to be able to, here meaning something anyone can do
  • 昼ひる /hiru/:
    daytime; noon
  • 仕事しごと /shigoto/:
    work; job
  • 誰だれにも言いえない /dare ni mo ienai/:
    cannot tell anyone; 言えない is the negative potential form of 言う
  • 夜よる /yoru/:
    night
  • 事こと /koto/:
    thing; matter; can nominalize the preceding idea

doko ni mo ikanai kanashimi to
A sadness that goes nowhere, and...

  • どこにも行いかない /doko ni mo ikanai/:
    goes nowhere; 行かない is the negative form of 行く
  • 悲かなしみ /kanashimi/:
    sadness; noun derived from 悲しい

doko ni mo ikenai atashi no koto wa
As for me, unable to go anywhere...

  • どこにも行いけない /doko ni mo ikenai/:
    cannot go anywhere; negative potential form of 行く
  • あたし /atashi/:
    I; a casual form of わたし, often used in feminine speech
  • 事こと /koto/:
    thing; matter; can nominalize the preceding idea

arubamu no nana kyokume kurai de
around the seventh track of an album...

  • アルバム /arubamu/:
    music album (from English 'album')
  • 7曲目ななきょくめ /nana kyokume/:
    the seventh track; 曲 counts songs and 目 marks ordinal position
  • 位くらいで /kurai de/:
    at about; to the extent of, with くらい indicating approximation or degree

utawareru kurai ga choudo ii
being sung about to that extent is just right.

  • 歌うたわれる /utawareru/:
    to be sung about; passive form of 歌う
  • 位くらい /kurai/:
    about; to the extent of
  • ちょうど良いい /choudo ii/:
    just right; exactly suitable

dakara atashi no kono kimochi wa zettai
So these feelings of mine absolutely...

  • だから /dakara/:
    so; therefore
  • あたし /atashi/:
    I; a casual form of わたし, often used in feminine speech
  • この /kono/:
    this; placed before a noun
  • 気持きもち /kimochi/:
    feeling; state of mind
  • 絶対ぜったい /zettai/:
    absolutely; definitely

shinguru katto sasenai shi
I will not let them be cut and released as a single, and...

  • シングルカットさせない /shinguru katto sasenai/:
    will not let it be released as a single; させない is the negative causative of する
  • し /shi/:
    and; used to list reasons or facts, often implying there is more

aishiteru ima wo aishiteru
I love it; I love the present.

  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)
  • 今いま /ima/:
    now; the present moment

ima wo aishiteru ima wo aishiteru
I love the present; I love the present.

  • 今いま /ima/:
    now; the present moment
  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)

aishiteru ima wo aishiteru
I love it; I love the present.

  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)
  • 今いま /ima/:
    now; the present moment

ima wo aishite iru no yo beibii
I do love the present, baby.

  • 今いま /ima/:
    now; the present moment
  • 愛あいしている /aishite iru/:
    to love; ~ている marks a continuing state (dictionary form: 愛する)
  • ベイビー /beibii/:
    baby; darling (from English 'baby')

toshiue no kareshi ga hoshikatta toshishita no onna de itakatta
I wanted an older boyfriend; I wanted to be the younger woman.

  • 年上としうえ /toshiue/:
    older; a person older than oneself
  • 彼氏かれし /kareshi/:
    boyfriend
  • 欲ほしかった /hoshikatta/:
    wanted (past tense of 欲しい)
  • 年下としした /toshishita/:
    younger; a person younger than someone else
  • 女おんな /onna/:
    woman
  • いたかった /itakatta/:
    wanted to be/remain; past form of いたい, derived from いる

sonna no wakatte ita keredo yappari chotto itakatta
I knew that, but it still hurt a little after all.

  • そんなの /sonna no/:
    that sort of thing; の nominalizes what precedes it
  • わかっていた /wakatte ita/:
    knew; ~ていた marks a continuing state in the past (dictionary form: わかる)
  • けれど /keredo/:
    but; although
  • やっぱり /yappari/:
    after all; as expected; colloquial form of やはり
  • ちょっと /chotto/:
    a little; slightly
  • 痛いたかった /itakatta/:
    hurt; was painful (past tense of 痛い), including emotional pain

orikon nana-i wa un ga yokatta
Ranking seventh on Oricon was good luck.

  • オリコン /orikon/:
    Oricon, a Japanese music chart and information company; shortened from 'Original Confidence'
  • 7位なない /nana-i/:
    seventh place; 位 marks a ranking
  • 運うん /un/:
    luck
  • 良よかった /yokatta/:
    was good; was fortunate (past tense of 良い)

rikon shinai no wa un ga warukatta
Not getting divorced was bad luck.

  • 離婚りこんしない /rikon shinai/:
    does not divorce; negative form of 離婚する
  • 運うん /un/:
    luck
  • 悪わるかった /warukatta/:
    was bad; was unfortunate (past tense of 悪い)

sonna no imasara zettai ni kamingu auto dekinai shi
At this point, I absolutely cannot come out and reveal that, and...

  • そんなの /sonna no/:
    that sort of thing; の nominalizes what precedes it
  • 今更いまさら /imasara/:
    at this late stage; now, when it is already too late
  • 絶対ぜったい /zettai/:
    absolutely; definitely
  • カミングアウト /kamingu auto/:
    to publicly reveal something previously concealed (from English 'coming out')
  • 出来できない /dekinai/:
    cannot; negative form of 出来る, 'to be able to'
  • し /shi/:
    and; used to list reasons or facts, often implying there is more

kyoku mo ensou mo sugoku ii noni nanka ano koe ga uketsukenai
The song and performance are both excellent, but somehow I cannot stand that voice.

  • 曲きょく /kyoku/:
    song; musical piece
  • 演奏えんそう /ensou/:
    musical performance; playing an instrument
  • 凄すごく /sugoku/:
    extremely; very (from 凄い)
  • 良いい /ii/:
    good
  • のに /noni/:
    although; even though, often expressing regret or an unexpected result
  • なんか /nanka/:
    somehow; kind of, expressing a vague feeling here
  • あの /ano/:
    that; referring to something known or distant
  • 声こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • 受うけ付つけない /uketsukenai/:
    cannot stand or accept (negative form of 受け付ける)

motto futsuu no koe de utaeba ii noni
If only they would sing in a more ordinary voice.

  • もっと /motto/:
    more
  • 普通ふつう /futsuu/:
    ordinary; normal
  • 声こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • 歌うたえばいいのに /utaeba ii noni/:
    if only one would sing; ~ばいいのに expresses a wish, regret, or criticism

motto futsuu no koi wo utaeba ii noni
If only they would sing about a more ordinary love.

  • もっと /motto/:
    more
  • 普通ふつう /futsuu/:
    ordinary; normal
  • 恋こい /koi/:
    romantic love
  • 歌うたえばいいのに /utaeba ii noni/:
    if only one would sing; ~ばいいのに expresses a wish, regret, or criticism

demo doushite mo anna koe shika dasenai kara
But because they simply cannot produce any voice other than that one.

  • でも /demo/:
    but; however
  • どうしても /doushite mo/:
    no matter what; however hard one tries
  • あんな /anna/:
    that kind of; like that
  • 声こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • しか~ない /shika ... nai/:
    only; しか pairs with a negative form to exclude all alternatives
  • 出だせない /dasenai/:
    cannot produce or bring out; negative potential form of 出す
  • から /kara/:
    because; since

anna koe de utatterun nara
If she is singing in that kind of voice...

  • あんな /anna/:
    that kind of; like that
  • 声こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • 歌うたってるんなら /utatterun nara/:
    if one is singing; 歌ってる contracts 歌っている and んなら contracts のなら

kawaisou dakara mou sukoshi gaman shite kiite ageyou kana tte
I thought that, since she is pitiful, maybe I would endure it a little longer and listen as a favor.

  • 可哀想かわいそう /kawaisou/:
    pitiful; poor
  • だから /dakara/:
    so; therefore
  • もう少すこし /mou sukoshi/:
    a little more; a little longer
  • 我慢がまんして /gaman shite/:
    to endure; to put up with (dictionary form: 我慢する; te-form)
  • 聴きいてあげよう /kiite ageyou/:
    to listen as a favor for someone; ~てあげよう is the volitional form of ~てあげる
  • かなって /kana tte/:
    a colloquial quoted thought meaning 'I wondered/thought maybe...'

yokei na osewa da yo
That is none of your business.

  • 余計よけいなお世話せわ /yokei na osewa/:
    none of your business; unwanted meddling

aishiteru ima mo aishiteru
I love it; I still love it now.

  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)
  • 今いまも /ima mo/:
    even now; still now

ima mo aishiteru ima mo aishiteru
I still love it now; I still love it now.

  • 今いまも /ima mo/:
    even now; still now
  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)

aishiteru ima mo aishiteru
I love it; I still love it now.

  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)
  • 今いまも /ima mo/:
    even now; still now

ima mo aishite iru no yo
I still do love it now.

  • 今いまも /ima mo/:
    even now; still now
  • 愛あいしている /aishite iru/:
    to love; ~ている marks a continuing state (dictionary form: 愛する)

aishite iru beibii
(I love you, baby.)

  • 愛あいしている /aishite iru/:
    to love; ~ている marks a continuing state (dictionary form: 愛する)
  • ベイビー /beibii/:
    baby; darling (from English 'baby')

shakai no mado no naka de jimu hiru wa taikutsu sugite saitei desu
Doing office work inside 'society's window'; daytime is far too boring—the worst.

  • 社会しゃかいの窓まど /shakai no mado/:
    literally 'society's window'; also a humorous euphemism for a trouser fly, creating a pun here
  • 中なか /naka/:
    inside; within
  • 事務じむ /jimu/:
    clerical or office work
  • 昼ひる /hiru/:
    daytime; noon
  • 退屈たいくつ過すぎて /taikutsu sugite/:
    too boring; ~過ぎる means 'too much,' here in the te-form
  • 最低さいてい /saitei/:
    the worst; lowest

shakai no mado no naka de iku yoru wa kyuukutsu sugite
Climaxing inside 'society's window'; nighttime is far too cramped and restrictive.

  • 社会しゃかいの窓まど /shakai no mado/:
    literally 'society's window'; also a humorous euphemism for a trouser fly, creating a pun here
  • 中なか /naka/:
    inside; within
  • イク /iku/:
    katakana spelling of 行く; here, slang meaning 'to climax sexually'
  • 夜よる /yoru/:
    night
  • 窮屈きゅうくつ過すぎて /kyuukutsu sugite/:
    too cramped or restrictive; ~過ぎる means 'too much'

shakai no mado no naka de jimu hiru wa taikutsu sugite saitei desu
Doing office work inside 'society's window'; daytime is far too boring—the worst.

  • 社会しゃかいの窓まど /shakai no mado/:
    literally 'society's window'; also a humorous euphemism for a trouser fly, creating a pun here
  • 中なか /naka/:
    inside; within
  • 事務じむ /jimu/:
    clerical or office work
  • 昼ひる /hiru/:
    daytime; noon
  • 退屈たいくつ過すぎて /taikutsu sugite/:
    too boring; ~過ぎる means 'too much,' here in the te-form
  • 最低さいてい /saitei/:
    the worst; lowest

shakai no mado no naka de iku yoru wa kyuukutsu sugite saikou desu
Climaxing inside 'society's window'; nighttime is far too cramped—and it is the best.

  • 社会しゃかいの窓まど /shakai no mado/:
    literally 'society's window'; also a humorous euphemism for a trouser fly, creating a pun here
  • 中なか /naka/:
    inside; within
  • イク /iku/:
    katakana spelling of 行く; here, slang meaning 'to climax sexually'
  • 夜よる /yoru/:
    night
  • 窮屈きゅうくつ過すぎて /kyuukutsu sugite/:
    too cramped or restrictive; ~過ぎる means 'too much'
  • 最高さいこう /saikou/:
    the best; highest

aishiteru ima wo aishiteru
I love it; I love the present.

  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)
  • 今いま /ima/:
    now; the present moment

ima wo aishiteru ima wo aishiteru
I love the present; I love the present.

  • 今いま /ima/:
    now; the present moment
  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)

aishiteru ima wo aishiteru
I love it; I love the present.

  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)
  • 今いま /ima/:
    now; the present moment

ima wo aishite iru no yo beibii beibii
I do love the present, baby (baby).

  • 今いま /ima/:
    now; the present moment
  • 愛あいしている /aishite iru/:
    to love; ~ている marks a continuing state (dictionary form: 愛する)
  • ベイビー /beibii/:
    baby; darling (from English 'baby')

aishiteru
I love it.

  • 愛あいしてる /aishiteru/:
    to love; contraction of 愛している (dictionary form: 愛する)