Intro

Today, I tried the December 2019 N1 test. Accidentally passed! That instantly sparked my desire to write articles about learning Japanese – thus, this series was born.

Picking a song was a bit of a pain. Lately, I’ve been jamming to music (I usually call stuff with vocals ‘songs’ and instrumental tracks ‘music’), and you can’t really write about just music, right?

I tried checking YouTube Music for my most-played tracks each season, but nothing quite hit the ’loop forever’ spot (good for a single listen, but not that good). Digging through my history, I found this song.

Speaking of this track, it’s probably the first song where I understood most of it without looking at the lyrics (yeah, a bit contradictory, but whatever). I looped it countless times. Honestly, it’s what got me into Uruha Rushia (even though she’s no longer active). How can a song be this sweet? Absolutely love it!

Song Video

Lyrics

夢の中で君と過ごしても

Even if I spend time with you in my dreams

また覚めるたび君が離れないの

Every time I wake up, you’re still on my mind

退屈なベッドで1人きり

Alone in this boring bed

あぁ 迎えに来てよ王子様

Ah~, come pick me up, my prince

君を知りたい 気持ちもどかしい

I want to know you, this feeling is so frustrating

いっそシャボン玉になって弾けたい

I wish I could just turn into a bubble and burst

あぁ 君が好き なんて言えない

Ah~, I like you, but I can’t say it

たまに冷たい 君がわかんない

Sometimes you’re cold, I just don’t get you

君の場所びゅーんと飛んでって

Zooming right to your place

アニメみたいに2人恋に落ちて

Like in an anime, we both fall in love

くすぐったいくらいに君のこと

Just thinking about you makes me tingly

考える1人の夜がいいの

Those nights alone, just thinking of you, are nice

ふわふわと浮かぶ甘い心

This sweet, fluffy heart, floating around

頭離れない君は悪い男？

You’re stuck in my head, are you a bad guy?

わからないことにもやもやして

Getting fuzzy over things I don’t understand

夢でも君のことを考えて

Even in dreams, I’m thinking of you

あぁ いじけちゃって嫌になっても 考えちゃう

Ah~, even when I’m sulking and hating it, I can’t help but think of you

ねぇ 優しかったり冷たくなったり 迷路みたい

Hey, you’re sometimes kind, sometimes cold, like a maze

あぁ 攻略サイトも見当たらないから やり直しばかり

Ah~, can’t even find a walkthrough, so it’s just restarts, over and over

もー知らないもんって強がり

“Ugh, I don’t care anymore!” I bluff

でも嫌いになんてなれるわけもない

But there’s no way I could actually hate you

そう思うほど胸も痛くなる愛

The more I think that, the more my chest aches with this love

私の恋のキュービットは

My love’s Cupid

いつになったら現れるの

When will they finally show up?

夢の中で君と過ごしても

Even if I spend time with you in my dreams

また覚めるたび君が離れないの

Every time I wake up, you’re still on my mind

退屈なベッドで1人きり

Alone in this boring bed

あぁ 迎えに来てよ王子様

Ah~, come pick me up, my prince

君を知りたい 気持ちもどかしい

I want to know you, this feeling is so frustrating

いっそシャボン玉になって弾けたい

I wish I could just turn into a bubble and burst

あぁ 君が好き なんて言えない

Ah~, I like you, but I can’t say it

たまに冷たい 君がわかんない

Sometimes you’re cold, I just don’t get you

ひいふうみいよ 数えて

One, two, three, four, counting

君につぎ 会える日を楽しみに眠るの

I fall asleep, looking forward to the next day I see you

いつでも会えるよう

So you’ll be smitten every time we meet

昨日よりもかわいくなるために生きるよ

I live to become cuter than yesterday

気付いてくれるかな

Will you notice me?

君の好きなメイクにしてみたとか (どうかな？)

Like, I tried your favorite makeup look (How’s it look?)

少し重すぎかな

Is it a bit too much?

優柔不断で何も決まんないや (もう)

So indecisive, can’t decide anything (Ugh)

可愛くなれるかな

Can I become cuter?

君の前だとチークはいらないか (ねえ ねえ)

When I’m with you, maybe I don’t need blush (Hey, hey)

私と同じかな

Are you the same as me?

この気持ち君も同じだといいな

I hope you feel the same way

夢の中で君と過ごしても

Even if I spend time with you in my dreams

また覚めるたび君が離れないの

Every time I wake up, you’re still on my mind

退屈なベッドで1人きり

Alone in this boring bed

あぁ 迎えに来てよ王子様

Ah~, come pick me up, my prince

君を知りたい 気持ちもどかしい

I want to know you, this feeling is so frustrating

いっそシャボン玉になって弾けたい

I wish I could just turn into a bubble and burst

あぁ 君が好き なんて言えない

Ah~, I like you, but I can’t say it

たまに冷たい 君がわかんない

Sometimes you’re cold, I just don’t get you

ふわふわな気持ちを隠しても

Even if I try to hide these fluffy feelings

君の眼を見るとまた零こぼれるちゃうよ

When I look into your eyes, they just spillout again

味のないケーキも君となら

Even a tasteless cake, with you

大好きな時間に変わってく

Turns into my favorite time

君を知りたい もっと知りたい

I want to know you, know you more

好きの2文字が口から出せない

I can’t get those two words (“I like you”) out of my mouth

あぁ 君が好き を隠した日々

Ah~, the days I hid “I like you”

たまに冷たい 君も愛いとおしい

Sometimes cold, even that side of you is adorableいと