nee aishitai kore wa shinjitsu?
ねえ愛したいこれは真実?
Hey, I want to love—is this for real?
愛したい /aishitai/:
want to love (dictionary form: 愛する; たい expresses desire)
これ /kore/:
this; this matter
真実 /shinjitsu/:
truth; reality
tada aisaretai no wa fuseijitsu?
ただ愛されたいのは不誠実?
Is it insincere just to want to be loved?
愛されたい /aisaretai/:
want to be loved (passive desiderative form of 愛する)
不誠実 /fuseijitsu/:
insincere; dishonest
mou dou sureba ii
もうどうすればいい
What am I supposed to do now?
もう /mou/:
already; now, at this point
どうすればいい /dou sureba ii/:
what should one do? (すれば is the conditional form of する, followed by いい)
dou sureba ii no ka
どうすればいいのか
What should I do?
どうすればいい /dou sureba ii/:
what should one do? (conditional form of する plus いい)
のか /no ka/:
marks a question or an embedded question; whether/what
machi wa itsumo doori kyou mo
街はいつも通り今日も
The city is the same as always today, too
街 /machi/:
town; city streets
いつも
通り /itsumo doori/:
as usual; the same as always
horeta hareta de iromeki tatsu
惚れた腫れたで色めきたつ
Buzzing with all the talk of who has fallen for whom
惚れた
腫れた /horeta hareta/:
love affairs and talk of who fell for whom; a rhyming set phrase
色めきたつ /iromeki tatsu/:
to become lively or excited (usually written 色めき立つ)
ekisutora wa ie ni kaeru dake
エキストラは家に帰るだけ
An extra like me simply heads home
エキストラ /ekisutora/:
extra; background actor (English: extra)
帰る /kaeru/:
to return; to go home
futekusarete ya shinai sa
不貞腐れてやしないさ
It's not like I'm sulking
不貞腐れて /futekusarete/:
sulking (dictionary form: 不貞腐れる; て-form)
てやしない /te ya shinai/:
emphatic colloquial form of てはいない; not doing at all
sonna hibi wo kirisaku you ni
そんな日々を切り裂くように
As if to cut straight through days like those
そんな /sonna/:
that kind of; such
日々 /hibi/:
days; day-to-day life
切り
裂く /kirisaku/:
to cut apart; to tear open
totsuzen arawareta kimi wa
突然現れた君は
You, who suddenly appeared
突然 /totsuzen/:
suddenly
現れた /arawareta/:
appeared (dictionary form: 現れる; past tense)
shibireru you na egao de boku no
痺れるような笑顔で僕の
With a smile electrifying enough to numb me, you took my...
痺れる /shibireru/:
to go numb; figuratively, to be electrified or captivated
ような /you na/:
like; such as, used before a noun
僕 /boku/:
I; a first-person pronoun often used by males
kokoro wo kudaite miseta
心を砕いて見せた
And showed me you could shatter my heart
心 /kokoro/:
heart; mind
砕いて /kudaite/:
shattering (dictionary form: 砕く; て-form)
て
見せた /te miseta/:
did something to show or prove it (past form of てみせる)
nee aishitai kore wa shinjitsu?
ねえ愛したいこれは真実?
Hey, I want to love—is this for real?
愛したい /aishitai/:
want to love (dictionary form: 愛する; たい expresses desire)
これ /kore/:
this; this matter
真実 /shinjitsu/:
truth; reality
tada aisaretai no wa fuseijitsu?
ただ愛されたいのは不誠実?
Is it insincere just to want to be loved?
愛されたい /aisaretai/:
want to be loved (passive desiderative form of 愛する)
不誠実 /fuseijitsu/:
insincere; dishonest
mou dou sureba ii
もうどうすればいい
What am I supposed to do now?
もう /mou/:
already; now, at this point
どうすればいい /dou sureba ii/:
what should one do? (すれば is the conditional form of する, followed by いい)
dou sureba ii no ka
どうすればいいのか
What should I do?
どうすればいい /dou sureba ii/:
what should one do? (conditional form of する plus いい)
のか /no ka/:
marks a question or an embedded question; whether/what
tte wakaranai yo
って分からないよ
I just don't know
って
分からない /tte wakaranai/:
saying one does not know; って colloquially quotes the preceding question, followed by the negative of 分かる
sono atama no naka ga wakannai
その頭の中が分かんない
I can't tell what's going on inside your head
頭の
中 /atama no naka/:
inside one's head; one's thoughts
分かんない /wakannai/:
colloquial contraction of 分からない; do not know or understand
demo aisou wa yoi toka zurui yo
でも愛想は良いとかずるいよ
But then you're so charming—it's not fair
愛想 /aisou/:
sociability; friendliness, especially in 愛想が良い
良い /yoi/:
good; here, friendly or pleasant with 愛想
とか /toka/:
marks an example or quoted idea; things like, saying that
ずるい /zurui/:
sly; unfair; not playing fair
kou yatte mata kimi no peesu ni nomareteku
こうやってまた君のペースに飲まれてく
And like this, I get swept up in your pace again
こうやって /kou yatte/:
in this way; like this
ペース /peesu/:
pace; rhythm (English: pace)
飲まれてく /nomareteku/:
to be swallowed up or swept along; passive of 飲む plus colloquial ていく
sou yatte mata hora furimawasareteru
そうやってまたほら振り回されてる
And like that, here I am at your mercy again
そうやって /sou yatte/:
in that way; like that
振り
回されてる /furimawasareteru/:
being pushed around or kept at someone's mercy; passive progressive of 振り回す
kizutsukanai you ni kagi wo kaketa
傷付かないように鍵をかけた
I locked it so that I wouldn't get hurt
傷付かない /kizutsukanai/:
not get hurt (negative form of 傷付く)
ように /you ni/:
so that; in order not to, especially after a negative form
鍵をかけた /kagi wo kaketa/:
locked it (past form of 鍵をかける)
tobira ni motarete nemuri ni tsuku
扉にもたれて眠りにつく
Leaning against the door, I fall asleep
もたれて /motarete/:
leaning against (dictionary form: もたれる; て-form)
眠りにつく /nemuri ni tsuku/:
to fall asleep
kawarenai no wa kawaranai kara
変われないのは変わらないから
I can't change because I never do
変われない /kawarenai/:
cannot change (negative potential form of 変わる)
変わらないから /kawaranai kara/:
because it does not change (negative form of 変わる plus reason marker から)
sonna koto wa wakatteru kedo
そんなことは分かってるけど
I know that much, but...
そんなこと /sonna koto/:
that sort of thing
分かってる /wakatteru/:
know; understand, a colloquial contraction of 分かっている
けど /kedo/:
but; though, often leaving the contrast unfinished
mou nani mo ushinaitaku nakute
もう何も失いたくなくて
Because I don't want to lose anything anymore
もう /mou/:
anymore; already
何も /nani mo/:
anything; with a negative verb, nothing or not anything
失いたくなくて /ushinaitaku nakute/:
not wanting to lose (dictionary form: 失う; negative て-form of たい)
taisetsu na mono ga fueru koto ni
大切なものが増えることに
At the thought of having more things precious to me
大切な /taisetsu na/:
important; precious; cherished
増える /fueru/:
to increase; to grow in number
こと /koto/:
thing; nominalizes the preceding verb phrase
obieteita
怯えていた
I was afraid
怯えていた /obieteita/:
was afraid (dictionary form: 怯える; ていた marks a continuing past state)
nasakenai boku wo
情けない僕を
This pathetic me
情けない /nasakenai/:
pathetic; shameful; disappointing
僕 /boku/:
I; a first-person pronoun often used by males
warai tobashite kure yo
笑い飛ばしてくれよ
Just laugh it all off for me
笑い
飛ばして /warai tobashite/:
laughing something off (dictionary form: 笑い飛ばす; て-form)
てくれ /te kure/:
do it for me; a direct request using the imperative of てくれる
saa aishi aisarete ikou ze
さあ愛し愛されていこうぜ
Come on, let's love and be loved
愛し
愛されて /aishi aisarete/:
loving and being loved (continuative and passive て-forms of 愛する)
ていこう /te ikou/:
let's continue doing; volitional form of ていく
mou baka na furi shite iyou ze
もう馬鹿なフリしていようぜ
Let's just keep pretending to be fools
もう /mou/:
now; just, adding a sense of resolve
馬鹿な /baka na/:
foolish; stupid
フリ /furi/:
pretense; acting as if, usually written 振り
していよう /shite iyou/:
let's keep doing; volitional form of している
maa dou ni ka naru sa
まあどうにかなるさ
It'll work out somehow
どうにかなる /dou ni ka naru/:
to work out somehow; to turn out all right
dou ni demo naru darou
どうにでもなるだろ
It'll turn out fine one way or another
どうにでもなる /dou ni demo naru/:
to be manageable one way or another; to work out somehow
だろ /darou/:
colloquial form of だろう, expressing probability or seeking agreement
omou ga mama ni
思うがままに
Just as my heart desires
思うがままに /omou ga mama ni/:
as one wishes; just as one thinks, with がままに meaning as or according to
kon'ya ai ni iku keredo ii kai?
今夜会いに行くけれどいいかい?
I'm coming to see you tonight—is that okay?
会いに
行く /ai ni iku/:
to go see someone; verb stem plus に行く means to go in order to do something
けれど /keredo/:
but; though, here softening the question that follows
いいかい /ii kai/:
is that okay?; a casual way to ask a question
iya taishita hanashi janai yo
いや大した話じゃないよ
No, it's nothing important
大した /taishita/:
important; remarkable, often used with a negative to mean nothing serious
話 /hanashi/:
talk; story; matter
じゃない /janai/:
is not; colloquial form of ではない
kore ga ai na no ka tashikame sasete kure
これが愛なのか確かめさせてくれ
Let me find out whether this is love
これ /kore/:
this; this matter
なのか /na no ka/:
whether it is; turns a noun predicate into a direct or embedded question
確かめさせてくれ /tashikame sasete kure/:
let me make sure (確かめる plus causative-request pattern させてくれ)
kore kara mo suki ni furimawashite kure
これからも好きに振り回してくれ
Keep pushing me around however you like from now on
これからも /kore kara mo/:
from now on as well; still in the future
好きに /suki ni/:
as one likes; freely
振り
回してくれ /furimawashite kure/:
keep pushing me around; 振り回す followed by the direct request てくれ
itsu made mo suki ni furimawashite kure
いつまでも好きに振り回してくれ
Keep pushing me around however you like forever
いつまでも /itsu made mo/:
forever; no matter how long
好きに /suki ni/:
as one likes; freely
振り
回してくれ /furimawashite kure/:
keep pushing me around; 振り回す followed by the direct request てくれ