YOASOBI - Watch me!

YOASOBI - Watch me!




itsumo
Always

  • いつも /itsumo/:
    always, usually

meiwaku bakari kakeru kedo
Though I am always causing you trouble

  • 迷惑めいわく /meiwaku/:
    trouble, inconvenience
  • ばかり /bakari/:
    nothing but; indicates repeated similar actions
  • かける /kakeru/:
    to cause; 迷惑をかける means to trouble someone
  • けど /kedo/:
    though, but; a conversational contrast marker

itsumo
Always

  • いつも /itsumo/:
    always, usually

sanzan komarasetchau kedo
Though I always end up giving you such a hard time

  • 散々さんざん /sanzan/:
    terribly, severely; to an extreme degree
  • 困こまらせちゃう /komarasetchau/:
    end up causing trouble; 困らせる is the causative of 困る, and ちゃう contracts てしまう
  • けど /kedo/:
    though, but; a conversational contrast marker

soredemo
Even so

  • それでも /soredemo/:
    even so, nevertheless

tonari ni ite kureru
You still stay by my side

  • 隣となり /tonari/:
    beside, next to
  • いてくれる /ite kureru/:
    stays for me; いる in the てくれる pattern, expressing a welcome action done for the speaker

kimi no
By your

  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you; a familiar form of address

soba ni
side

  • そば /soba/:
    side, nearby

zutto
forever

  • ずっと /zutto/:
    always, all along


aimai na kotoba ja
With vague words

  • 曖昧あいまいな /aimai na/:
    vague, ambiguous
  • 言葉ことば /kotoba/:
    words, language
  • じゃ /ja/:
    conversational form of では; here, with a negative predicate, means “with/by…”

majime na kimi ni wa
To someone as earnest as you

  • 真面目まじめな /majime na/:
    serious, earnest
  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you; a familiar form of address

tsutawaranai
They will not get through

  • 伝つたわらない /tsutawaranai/:
    does not get across; dictionary form: 伝わる

ganjou na sono haato wo
That tough heart of yours

  • 頑丈がんじょうな /ganjou na/:
    sturdy, tough
  • ハート /haato/:
    heart

nozoite mitai
I want to peek inside it

  • 覗のぞいてみたい /nozoite mitai/:
    want to try peeking inside; てみたい means “want to try doing”; dictionary form: 覗く

tokashite mitai
I want to try melting it

  • 融とかしてみたい /tokashite mitai/:
    want to try melting; てみたい means “want to try doing”; dictionary form: 融かす

sonna toki
At a time like that

  • そんな /sonna/:
    that kind of, such
  • 時とき /toki/:
    time, occasion

konna mahou wa
How about this kind of magic

  • こんな /konna/:
    this kind of, like this
  • 魔法まほう /mahou/:
    magic

dou kana
What do you think?

  • どうかな /dou kana/:
    how about it, I wonder; かな expresses wondering or uncertainty

nani ga deru kana
I wonder what will come out?

  • 何なに /nani/:
    what
  • 出でる /deru/:
    to come out, to appear
  • かな /kana/:
    I wonder; expresses uncertainty or anticipation

yacchae! See no!
Just do it! Ready, set!

  • やっちゃえ /yacchae/:
    just do it; conversational contraction of やってしまえ, with an imperative ending

Try Try Try
Try, try, try

ayafuya datte
Even if it is uncertain

  • あやふや /ayafuya/:
    unclear, vague
  • だって /datte/:
    even if; marks a concession here

ii no! ii no!
It is fine! It is fine!

  • いい /ii/:
    good, fine, okay

Witch one to pick
Witch one to pick

Watch me do magic
Watch me do magic

arara souzou ijou no tenkai
Oh my, this turn of events is beyond anything I imagined

  • 想像そうぞう /souzou/:
    imagination, expectation
  • 以上いじょう /ijou/:
    beyond, more than; 想像以上 means “beyond imagination”
  • 展開てんかい /tenkai/:
    development, turn of events

mou tomerarenai no yo
I cannot stop it anymore

  • もう /mou/:
    already, any longer; here indicates the situation has reached a point
  • 止とめられない /tomerarenai/:
    cannot stop; negative potential form of 止める
  • のよ /no yo/:
    adds explanation and emphasis, often with a softer or feminine tone

gomennasai
I am sorry

  • ごめんなさい /gomennasai/:
    I am sorry, please forgive me

afureru omoi de karamawari
My overflowing feelings just spin their wheels

  • 溢あふれる /afureru/:
    to overflow, to brim over
  • 想おもい /omoi/:
    feelings, affection; the spelling emphasizes heartfelt emotion
  • 空から回まわり /karamawari/:
    spinning one’s wheels; effort that gets nowhere

furikakeru
I sprinkle around

  • 振ふりかける /furikakeru/:
    to sprinkle, to pour over

happy na imeeji
A happy image

  • イメージ /imeeji/:
    image, mental picture

de furimawasu
And push you around with

  • 振ふり回まわす /furimawasu/:
    to swing around; also to push someone around

fancy na majikku
Fancy magic

  • マジック /majikku/:
    magic, magic trick

mata kimi ni
Once again, by you

  • また /mata/:
    again
  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you; a familiar form of address

kudokudo iwarechau kedo hora
I will end up getting a long lecture, but look

  • 言いわれちゃう /iwarechau/:
    end up being told off; 言われる is the passive of 言う, and ちゃう contracts てしまう
  • けど /kedo/:
    though, but; a conversational contrast marker
  • ほら /hora/:
    look, see; used to draw attention

konna
This kind of

  • こんな /konna/:
    this kind of, like this

Day by day ga ii
Day-by-day life is what I want

  • いい /ii/:
    good, fine, okay

ano hi kara
Ever since that day

  • 日ひ /hi/:
    day

Falling in love with you
Falling in love with you

kawaranai kara
Because my feelings will not change

  • 変かわらない /kawaranai/:
    does not change, remains the same; dictionary form: 変わる

zutto Only you
Always, only you

  • ずっと /zutto/:
    always, all along

dakara hora
So, look

  • だから /dakara/:
    so, therefore
  • ほら /hora/:
    look, see; used to draw attention

udauda shiteru
This is no time to keep dithering

  • してる /shiteru/:
    is doing; conversational contraction of している, here forming the expression “is dithering” with the preceding word

baai ja nai no
around

  • 場合ばあいじゃない /baai ja nai/:
    this is no time for…; じゃない is the conversational form of ではない

tsukame happii endingu
Seize the happy ending

  • 掴つかめ /tsukame/:
    seize it; imperative form of 掴む
  • ハッピーエンディング /happii endingu/:
    happy ending

itsumademo
Forever

  • いつまでも /itsumademo/:
    forever, for all time

tonari de
By your side

  • 隣となり /tonari/:
    beside, next to

waratte itai no yo
I want to keep smiling

  • 笑わらっていたい /waratte itai/:
    want to keep smiling; ていたい expresses wanting a state to continue; dictionary form: 笑う
  • のよ /no yo/:
    adds explanation and emphasis, often with a softer or feminine tone


itsumo
Always

  • いつも /itsumo/:
    always, usually

nakama hazure de
Left out of the group

  • 仲間なかまはずれ /nakama hazure/:
    being left out of the group, exclusion

hitoribocchi no mainichi
Every day spent all alone

  • ひとりぼっち /hitoribocchi/:
    all alone, lonely
  • 毎日まいにち /mainichi/:
    every day

sonna
Then, before

  • そんな /sonna/:
    that kind of, such

watashi no mae ni
me

  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I, me
  • 前まえ /mae/:
    front, presence

arawareta kimi wa
you appeared

  • 現あらわれた /arawareta/:
    appeared; past form of 現れる
  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you; a familiar form of address

onnaji samishisa wo
The same loneliness

  • 同おんなじ /onnaji/:
    the same; sung here with the reading onnaji
  • 寂さみしさ /samishisa/:
    loneliness; 寂しい nominalized with さ

kakaete iru
You carry within you

  • 抱かかえている /kakaete iru/:
    is carrying, is burdened with; dictionary form: 抱える

totemo totemo
A very, very

  • とても /totemo/:
    very

yasashii hito
kind person

  • 優やさしい /yasashii/:
    kind, gentle
  • 人ひと /hito/:
    person

ima mo
Even now

  • 今いま /ima/:
    now

shinpaigoto wa ooi kedo
There are still many things to worry about

  • 心配しんぱい事ごと /shinpaigoto/:
    worry, cause for concern
  • 多おおい /ooi/:
    many, numerous
  • けど /kedo/:
    though, but; a conversational contrast marker

mou watashi mo
But now neither I

  • もう /mou/:
    already, any longer; here indicates the situation has reached a point
  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I, me

kimi mo
nor you

  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you; a familiar form of address

hitori ja nai
is alone anymore

  • ひとり /hitori/:
    alone, one person
  • じゃない /ja nai/:
    is not; conversational form of ではない

sawagashikute itoshii
These lively, precious

  • 騒さわがしくて /sawagashikute/:
    lively and noisy; the て-form of 騒がしい, linking to what follows
  • 愛いとしい /itoshii/:
    dear, beloved

kono hibi ga
days of ours

  • 日々ひび /hibi/:
    days, day-to-day life

zutto
May they

  • ずっと /zutto/:
    always, all along

tsuzukimasu you ni
continue forever

  • 続つづきます /tsuzukimasu/:
    will continue; polite form of 続く
  • ように /you ni/:
    may it…; sentence-final ますように expresses a wish or prayer

tobase
Send it flying

  • 飛とばせ /tobase/:
    send it flying, let it loose; imperative form of 飛ばす

happy na imeeji
A happy image

  • イメージ /imeeji/:
    image, mental picture

tobikiri no
The most extraordinary

  • とびきり /tobikiri/:
    exceptionally, especially

fancy na majikku
fancy magic

  • マジック /majikku/:
    magic, magic trick

mata kimi ni
Once again, by you

  • また /mata/:
    again
  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you; a familiar form of address

kudokudo iwaresou da keredo
It looks like I will get another long lecture, but

  • 言いわれそう /iwaresou/:
    looks likely to be told off; 言われる is the passive of 言う, and そう means “seems likely to…”
  • けれど /keredo/:
    though, but; marks a contrast

sonna
This kind of

  • そんな /sonna/:
    that kind of, such

Day by day ga ii
Day-by-day life is what I want

  • いい /ii/:
    good, fine, okay

ano hi kara
Ever since that day

  • 日ひ /hi/:
    day

Falling in love with you
Falling in love with you

kizuite hoshii no
I want you to notice

  • 気付きづいて欲ほしい /kizuite hoshii/:
    I want you to notice; て欲しい expresses wanting someone else to do something; dictionary form: 気付く

Loving you
Loving you

dakara koso
Precisely because of that

  • だからこそ /dakara koso/:
    precisely because of that; こそ emphasizes the reason

udauda shiteru
This is no time to keep dithering

  • してる /shiteru/:
    is doing; conversational contraction of している, here forming the expression “is dithering” with the preceding word

baai ja nai no
around

  • 場合ばあいじゃない /baai ja nai/:
    this is no time for…; じゃない is the conversational form of ではない

tsugi wa
Next time

  • 次つぎ /tsugi/:
    next, next time

donna puranningu
what kind of planning will it be?

  • どんな /donna/:
    what kind of
  • プランニング /puranningu/:
    planning

soshite mata
And once again

  • そして /soshite/:
    and then, moreover
  • また /mata/:
    again

kyou mo hapuningu
today brings another unexpected incident

  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today
  • ハプニング /hapuningu/:
    unexpected incident, happening

ashita wa donna
What kind of

  • 明日あした /ashita/:
    tomorrow
  • どんな /donna/:
    what kind of

okashi na koto ga okoru kana
strange thing will happen tomorrow, I wonder?

  • おかしな /okashi na/:
    strange, funny; an attributive form equivalent to おかしい
  • こと /koto/:
    thing, event
  • 起おこる /okoru/:
    to happen, to occur
  • かな /kana/:
    I wonder; expresses uncertainty or anticipation

zutto
Always

  • ずっと /zutto/:
    always, all along

tonari de
by my side

  • 隣となり /tonari/:
    beside, next to

mitete ne
keep watching me, okay?

  • 見みててね /mitete ne/:
    keep watching, okay; conversational contraction of 見ていてね, with ね seeking agreement