Kimi ja nai dareka to – Ueno Yuuka

君じゃない誰かと (Kimi ja nai dareka to) – With someone other than you

from Tomodachi gokko single.

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“It’s not about whose fault it is
Let’s just end this” The final line
You won’t meet my gaze, yet you said “sorry”
I see… I’m unable to reply

It’s ok if you don’t chase after me, it’s ok if it’s not you
Kind people can be found anywhere

Tell me that, in those days when you forced your smiles
That you wanted to be loved

I still love you now
Want to be with you
I leave these thoughts unsaid
Burying my loneliness
With someone other than you

It was a first, when I held your hand
I felt the distance between us turn to 0
It wasn’t anything special, but
Really… It must have been destiny

If only I could be honest, if only I could cry
If only I could hold you back, but that’s all impossible

That I’m a selfish girl who’s reluctant to let go
I don’t want you to think that of me

A single shadow stretching
Searching for you
Even as night falls
Your unreachable warmth
Shared with someone other than me

Embrace me once more, don’t let go
I wish, but I know it won’t come true
Yet my tears fell
‘I love you, I really love you’

Same as on that day
Show me your smile
My heart to you

I still love you now
Want to be with you
Remembering your voice
I buried my loneliness
With someone other than you

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Tomodachi gokko – Ueno Yuuka

友達ごっこ (Tomodachi gokko) – Pretense at friendship

from Tomodachi gokko single.

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“You must keep this a secret.”
While waiting for the bus, we did a pinky-promise
Stories of our crushes, when we got piercings
Everyday was a sparkling time

If it’s bad, you’ll say it’s bad
You are never able to bend
Always, always, a friend I’m proud of
And I thought we’d run on together

Pretending to reveal the bottom of your heart
Did you secretly shed tears alone?
Torn and tattered, your true feelings
I wasn’t able to notice them

Uneasy about whether I know the back of your heart
Which part of you did I see?
Sorry for this pretense at friendship
If I can destroy it, it’ll be easier for us

Everyone is gossiping
About your profile, unknown to me

‘I trust you’, ‘We’ll be alright’
The more I thought it
The more pain I feel. Why is that?
I write you a letter, then erase it again

Your heart lies and hides without my knowledge
Where can I find the real you?
I’ll surely go in search, so wait for me there
Let’s start from the beginning

Smiling innocently, the swings on the way home
The sunset seemed to shine on our future
Sorry for that pretense at friendship
Even so, you’re precious to me

Thank you for always encouraging me
Please rely on me sometimes too

Your heart lies and hides without my knowledge
Let’s hold hands

Pretending to reveal the bottom of your heart
Did you secretly shed tears alone?
Torn and tattered, your true feelings
I wasn’t able to notice them

The heart is always weak and lonely
But the real me is right here
Sorry for this pretense at friendship
I’ll run to where you are right now

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Atarashii asa ni fuku kaze wa – SUPER☆GiRLS

新しい朝に吹く風は (Atarashii asa ni fuku kaze wa) – The wind on a new morning

from Sweet☆Smile single.

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Hey, the present we are living through now
Is amid the irreplaceable dream we saw that day

Even though flowers will wilt someday
If we take good care of them, then there’s meaning in that

In the hecticness of passing days
There are times when we feel like we’ve lost
But rather than stop, our tears become nourishment
Strongly… Strongly…

The wind on this new morning is an ark called hope
Moving the trees, it goes everywhere
Riding on the dreams in the sky, crossing to them
Someday, we’ll be proud of the selves we are today
Believe in that time, let’s go, let’s go

Hey, we’re still not so confident, but
We want you to notice our love’s form

No words can express it
And it’s hard to share it too
But don’t be afraid of mistakes
Forward… Forward…

Even on nights without visible stars, there’s no need to worry
They’re always on the other side of the clouds
Shining on our destination, sparkling
So let’s live on from now on as ourselves, without doubt
More tomorrow than today, progress, progress

Hey… We’re not mistaken, are we?
The future lies beyond the reality we’ve accepted
With these trembling, unreliable legs
We step towards faraway, step by step

The wind on the new morning is an ark called hope
Moving the trees, it goes everywhere
Riding on the dreams in the sky, crossing to them
Even when we can’t see the stars, there’s no need to worry
They’re always on the other side of the clouds
Shining on our destination, sparkling
Someday, we’ll be extremely proud of the selves we are today
Believe in that time, let’s go, let’s go

Facing forward like this, progress, progress

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Sweet☆Smile – SUPER☆GiRLS

スイート☆スマイル (Suiito☆Sumairu) – Sweet☆Smile

from Sweet☆Smile single.

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Something miserable happened, didn’t it?
To the yesterday when we cried out loud
Bye Bye Bye
Sunny sky
Let’s just go outside

A weekday ended on a bland note
Compromised happiness
One By One
Let’s remember
The forgotten beginning

The city’s hustle and bustle
The days change as time doesn’t wait, but
The past we can’t return to quietly
Reflects the future

Smile!
I love your smile
Even the tears you shed
But your smile still
Sweet Smile
Suits you best
That’s right
Life’s spicy and sweet
Still unknown to us
Let’s taste it all

Even when we put on a brave face
We slowly get used to it
Day By Day
Smiles are
Not lies, but premonition

Along the way
We hurry and pass people by
From now on, meetings
May exceed expectations

Smile!
I love your strength
Your hidden weakness too
Everyone is irreplaceable
Sweet Smile
Only you
Like this
Everyday has ups and downs
We find and lose love
Dreams and hopes too

If everything goes according to plan
Then we’ll never become kind

“From now till forever…”

Smile!
I love your smile
Even the tears you shed
But your smile still
Sweet Smile
Suits you best
That’s right
Life is unpredictable
So I want to enjoy it with you
Let’s walk out to tomorrow

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LA LA LOVE – Sonar Pocket

from Isshou isshun single.

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Always Don’t worry
Together with you
The scenery we see won’t fade away
I promise you, our voices together
Lalalala
So Don’t you see
No matter what happens
It’s alright, love will win
Let’s believe and come together
Lalalala

Too much happiness makes anxiety
Too much luxury brings trouble
Always happiness
Let’s stay like this, unchanging

1 + 1 does not equal 2
Multiplying day by day, I know
It can become 100
Because I’m with you

Always Don’t worry
Together with you
The scenery we see won’t fade away
I promise you, our voices together
Lalalala
So Don’t you see
No matter what happens
It’s alright, love will win
Let’s believe and come together
Lalalala

Uptempo or slow, bad or fine weather
My heart is comfortable, GOOD DAY
“Breathe in and out” and repeat again
It’s just like photosynthesis
You are the sun and I’m the water, no matter the mistake, the seedling will grow
Finally blooming multicolored flowers

Like a rainbow road, a chord made from do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do
A harmony played by you and I, an endless repertoire

Always Don’t worry
Together with you
The scenery we see won’t fade away
I promise you, our voices together
Lalalala
So Don’t you see
No matter what happens
It’s alright, love will win
Let’s believe and come together
Lalalala

There’s no scientific evidence
Nor is there a form to be seen
But this feeling won’t change
I want to believe that
So let me tell you this
“Will you marry me?”

Always Don’t worry
Together with you
The scenery we see won’t fade away
I promise you, our voices together
Lalalala

Always Don’t worry
Together with you
The scenery we see won’t fade away
I promise you, our voices together
Lalalala
So Don’t you see
No matter what happens
It’s alright, love will win
Let’s believe and come together
Lalalala

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Isshou isshun – Sonar Pocket

一生一瞬 (Isshou isshun) – Once in a lifetime

from Isshou isshun single.

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You’re once in a lifetime
So I want to treasure you

Days when I was hurt, times when I was depressed
Because you were there, I could hang on
My uncool side, my true weak side
It was my first time exposing it all

What I can do
Is to accept all of you and make you smile
Always embracing you

You’re once in a lifetime
So I want to treasure you
Memories multiply each time we blink
I want to collect them and turn them into joy
Doing this and that
Even when we go there someday, let’s go together
So that there is never an end
Let’s promise
The beginning of the end

Surely, the definition of love cannot be defined
It’s not something that can be searched for and found
Only the people you meet can give it to you, that’s the challenge
The correct answer depends on you that day
Even the truly ambiguous nuances, I’ll deal with them well
I’ll show you how extremely thorough I can be

The gaze you threw to me, I focus on it well
So that it won’t blur, let our hearts’ distances overlap
From now on till forever

You’re once in a lifetime
So I want to treasure you
So that there is never an end to forever
Let’s promise
The beginning of the end

Just because you’re alive
Makes me want to live too
My heart is happy, so
All that you wish for
I want to fulfill them all
Always always always

You’re once in a lifetime
So I want to treasure you
Memories multiply each time we blink
I want to collect them and turn them into joy
Doing this and that
Even when we go there someday, let’s go together
So that there is never an end
Let’s promise
The beginning of the end

Let’s promise
The beginning of the end

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Setouchi no koe – STU48

瀬戸内の声 (Setouchi no koe) – Setouchi’s voice

from Negaigoto no mochigusare single.

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I always spoke about coming here with you
My dreams flow ceaselessly, it’s so vexing

The passing days of youth
Just what do I want to left behind?

The blue sea next to me
Is always so gentle and serene
Under the pale sunlight
I shout my wish to the winds
Setouchi’s voice, reach out

If you are gonna cry, I’ll pass you an umbrella
Today’s sorrow will make tomorrow sunny

Life reaches so far out
Covered by clouds, we can’t see it all

My sea next to me
Watches over me like a mother
This land where I was born and raised
Just nods, pushing me towards the future
Setouchi’s sky, so bright

Someday (someday)
When I close my eyes
I’ll remember (remember)
My hometown
The nostalgic sound of waves
I can hear it, wherever I go

The blue sea next to me
Is always so gentle and serene
Under the pale sunlight
I shout my wish to the winds
The sea is always next to me
Teaching me what’s eternal
Even when time passes
This nature is a sign of happiness
Setouchi’s love, thank you

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Ano koro no gohyakuen dama – AKB48

あの頃の五百円玉 (Ano koro no gohyakuen dama) – The 500yen coin back then

from Negaigoto no mochigusare single.

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A 500yen coin
With just a single coin
I thought that I could buy anything
Back then, I was still a child

In the back of that drawer
I found it by chance
I’d received it from grandma a long time ago
Probably as a reward

It was a waste to break it into smaller coins
So I hid in at the bottom of the pencil case with the broken lid
Until the time someday when I had something I really wanted
Then I would use it

The 500yen coin
Was my treasure
I didn’t tell family nor friends of its location
It was a secret that only I knew
On the palm of my hand
A silver coin, ah
Gripping it tightly, if I could be strong
I believed any dream would come true

On sorrowful nights, without a sound
I checked on it at the back of the drawer by moonlight
If things get worse, I’d take that coin out
And escape to an unknown city

The 500yen coin
Was my ally
I continued to treasure it into adulthood
No matter when, it gave my anxious self some courage
‘It’s just a small sum’
Someone said to me, ah
Even now, it is a priceless cost to me
A saving of memory I’ll never spend

The 500yen coin
Was my treasure
I didn’t tell family nor friends of its location
It was a secret that only I knew
On the palm of my hand
A silver coin, ah
Gripping it tightly, if I could be strong
I believed any dream would come true

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Tenmetsu pheromone – AKB48

点滅フェロモン (Tenmetsu feromon) – Flickering pheromone

from Negaigoto no mochigusare single.

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Don’t blink
Look only at me
The moment you close your eyes
You’ll miss
The way
My lips move?

Don’t even breathe
Focus harder
Come, strain your ears
My quietly
Emitting
Words, hear them well…

The cheap loves you’ve had so far
Don’t put me in that category, it’s bothersome
If you want to embrace me
Then do as I say

Flickering
Desire and morals
Let’s do something better
Flickering
Devil or angel
Why are you hesitating?
Flicking
Love hazard
Can’t avoid the risks
Pheromones
Flickering

Your desire in honesty
Strip it all away
Don’t hide away any longer
Come here…
My bare skin
Stroked by trailing sweat

I’ll give you the best pleasure
That you’ve never experienced
I don’t know about you, but
I can’t deny you

Prickling
Rules and taboos
Let’s do more forbidden things
Prickling
Lies or truth
That’s just a foolish illusion
Prickling
Sinful Blinking
Don’t give excuses
Regrets are
Flickering

Flickering
Desire and morals
Let’s do something better
Flickering
Devil or angel
Why are you hesitating?
Flicking
Love hazard
Can’t avoid the risks
Pheromones
Flickering

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Maebure – AKB48

前触れ (Maebure) – Herald

from Negaigoto no mochigusare single.

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We’ve been friends (we’ve been friends)
Since a long time ago (since a long time ago)
We were so close, we couldn’t see each other romantically
You had a boyfriend (you had a boyfriend)
I had a girlfriend (I had a girlfriend)
We both had lovers
Everyone was happy then

Where and what started to change?
We can’t go back to that time…

Love’s (love’s) herald (herald)
Looks like a blue sky without clouds
Forever (seemed to) stretch on forever (as expected)
It’s a sunny day, but a sprinkling (of raindrops)
Why did I fall for you?

It was coincidence (it was coincidence)
That we touched (that we touched)
That instant when we felt pain in our hands
A current passed (a current passed)
Sparks flew (sparks flew)
As if something
Had awakened in a corner of our hearts…

If only we hadn’t noticed
That slumbering feeling

Regretful (regretful) herald (herald)
I experienced and knew it for the first time
Amongst all (so many) of my friends (why only you?)
Why do you make me nervous? I’ve wondered (many times)
Why did I sin?

Love’s (love’s) herald (herald)
If it really exists, I didn’t sense it
Surely (such a thing) is impossible (I repeated)
Yet we were pulled together by the power (of belief)
That was love

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