Watabokori – Nogizaka46

ワタボコリ (Watabokori) – Dustballs

from Umarete kara hajimete mita yume album.

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Ahh, what am I
Doing here?
Doing here?
I whisper alone

Ahh, why am I
Alive here?
Alive here?
Someone, tell me

Just why was I
Born into this world?
“Please birth me”
I never wished for that

Dustballs, dustballs
Dance upward softly
Dustballs, dustballs
Blown by the wind, goodbye

Ahh, will I achieve
Something someday?
Something someday?
Will I be noticed?

I have no choice
So I’ve come here
My life
Is so insignificant

Dustballs, dustballs
Don’t become mere trash
Dustballs, dustballs
Drift on without settling
Dustballs, dustballs
This light way of life
Dustballs, dustballs
Nobody will join me

I don’t always see her
But sometimes I do
When the light shines
She’s definitely there
Trash or dustball
Which is worse?

Dustballs, dustballs
Dance upward softly
Dustballs, dustballs
Blown by the wind, goodbye
Dustballs, dustballs
To an important person somewhere
Dustballs, dustballs
I give my life

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Mangetsu ga kieta – Nogizaka46

満月が消えた (Mangetsu ga kieta) – The full moon is gone

from Umarete kara hajimete mita yume album.

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The golden water jumps
From the river beneath the arched bridge…

Look
Suddenly, with a splash
It’s fallen
Is that a fragment of the nightsky?
When I looked up
It’s pitch black
The full moon is gone

Unreachable light
To not have you here…
A world without love
I need to pick it up
It’s the end

The green fragrance of summergrass
We should have been in love, yet…

Hey
Blown by the wind
It flew
The wolf should have howled
Even as I search
It’s nowhere
The full moon is gone

A nightsky without shadow
With just a fragment missing
A time without dreams
I need to find a replacement
What a waste

Look
Floating in the river
A round moon
Shall I scoop it up gently with my hands?
What’s there
Needs to be there
I’ll return the full moon

Life is always
Lacking something
Satisfaction is our enemy
Lingering affection in the grove
Unreachable light
To not have you here
A world without love
I need to pick it up
It’s the end

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Katai kara no you ni dakishimetai – Nogizaka46

硬い殻のように抱きしめたい (Katai kara no you ni dakishimetai) – Want to embrace you like a hard shell

from Umarete kara hajimete mita yume album.

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“I’m just so tired”
You said in an uncharacteristically weak voice
Because you aren’t like your usual self
I keep silent and stay by your side

Aside from asking “What’s wrong?”
There’s nothing else I can do
Even though you’ll feel better
If you just cry…
Ahh…

Even though I can’t think of
Good words to say
I embrace you in my arms
Protecting you against sorrow

Life is full of different things
And not all of them are good
If you keep sighing
You’ll lose energy
Ahh…

You were hurt without my knowledge
That soft spot inside your heart
So that nobody can touch it ever again
I’ll surround you with a hard shell

What I can do
More than anyone else
Is to embrace all of you
With all of my strength
Even though I can’t think of
Good words to say
I’ll become a hard shell for your sake
Protecting you against sorrow

I’ll become a hard shell

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Minikui watashi – Nogizaka46

醜い私 (Minikui watashi) – Ugly me

from Umarete kara hajimete mita yume album.

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Why do we remember sorrow
Even after we’ve tried to forget it?
Yes, because
We always check on the recovery of the wound…

That summer clothing
Is still left at the dry cleaner’s
I mean, no matter how it’s washed
It’s already been dyed with falsehoods

While you’ve never embraced me that strongly
You’ve never shaken me off vigorously either

Even if someone asks me what the biggest regret in my life is
I won’t talk about falling into this romance with you
We’ve crossed a line
Tears can’t erase my foolishness
Or the ugliest me in the world

I’ve always hated myself
I was the worst person that day
Your LINE contact
And phone number, I’ve deleted it all, but

Ah, my friends
Did oppose this immoral romance
It was just my obstinate self
That put a distance between me and them

When I totally couldn’t see the future
Just seeing your side profile was enough

If I can rectify just one mistake I’ve made in my life
I’ll erase the fact that I knew you had a girlfriend
If we continue to love
We’ll hurt someone close to us
My honesty is the ugliest me

Even if someone asks me what the biggest regret in my life is
I won’t think about my meeting with you
If we hadn’t been exposed
You’ll still be crying, smiling, embracing me
This ugliest me in the world

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Gomen ne, smoothie – Nogizaka46

ごめんね、スムージー (Gomen ne, sumuujii) – Sorry, smoothie

from Umarete kara hajimete mita yume album.

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Sorry, smoothie
Yeah! Yeah!
I suddenly met him
And we started talking
Even though I bought you from the train station kiosk
I forgot you as I held you in my hand
You’ll surely melt
I just checked on you through my straw
And you’re like water
I’m a huge failure

When you fall in love with someone
Anything else just
Doesn’t matter

Unable to handle everything flawlessly
Something will be lost along the way

Love
Requires sacrifice
I need to be ready to grasp that
It’ll be over in an instant
This time where I lose myself

Sorry, smoothie
Yeah! Yeah!
Back at home
What I truly treasured
Like that thing, or this rule
Doesn’t matter when with a bang
I met him…
I need to be selfish
Or happiness will escape
Please let me love him

Just a minute ago
I promised myself not to be
Manipulated by guys ever again

I swore to keep to that promise
Yet expectations are not fact

I was
Definitely thirsty
And needed sustenance
It’s my daily habit
But I’ve neglected it…

Sorry, smoothie
Yeah! Yeah!
I suddenly met him
And we started talking
Even though I bought you from the train station kiosk
I forgot you as I held you in my hand
You’ll surely melt
I just checked on you through my straw
And you’re like water
I’m a huge failure

Yeah! Yeah!
After a long while
I tried taking a sip
You’re somehow warm
Somehow not as tasty
The sherbet is melting
It’s love’s legacy
But I need to finish you up
Or it’s a total waste
Yeah! Yeah!
Back at home
What I truly treasured
Like that thing, or this rule
Doesn’t matter when with a bang
I met him…
I need to be selfish
Or happiness will escape
I’m just unpredictable
Smoothie

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Rewind ano hi – Nogizaka46

Rewindあの日 (Rewind ano hi) – Rewind to that day

from Umarete kara hajimete mita yume album.

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Along the Gulf coastline approaching dawn
Flows a red tail
Like a pulse
If you’re heading out
Please bring me along

The car drives
The car rushes
Are you planning to leave me behind?
The car drives
The car escapes
Opening the passenger side window
Just what did we discard?

Love leaves a mark and disappears
It’s not a pretty thing
Growing better at causing hurt
We’ve just returned to before we met
Rewind to that day

The white sky is too brilliant
When the traffic jam starts
The heart attack begins
Is that an excuse
To take another path?

The wind blows
The wind speaks
Of your deep psyche
The wind blows
The wind apologizes
We don’t want to dream
We’re too tired of that

Love always ends abruptly
Not noticing our hearts change
We are conceited in our overconfidence
Suddenly, our heads hurt
Rewind, someday

The car drives
The car rushes
The junction of break-up
The car drives
The car escapes
At full speed

I was an important woman to you
I don’t want the rumors to say that
It’s upsetting
As for the memories
Just preserve them in salt, Good-bye

Love leaves a mark and disappears
It’s not a pretty thing
Growing better at causing hurt
We’ve just returned to before we met
Rewind to that day

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