Monday, October 25, 2010

Yuzu - Aitai 逢いたい / ゆず




Yuzu - Aitai

If you are granted a wish
What kind of wish will you make?
I probably can answer without any doubt
That I want to see you once again

In the season which the outside is
colored with flower petals
The flowers are vividly in full bloom
again this year
Under this scenery which you love
I am walking by myself

Due to misunderstanding, we hurt
each other
Even back in those days when we
were stil young
We knew that we were embraced by true love

¬**
I want to see you
I want to see you
I wont forget
Even now, you are still inside my heart
Thank you Thank you
I cant express enough
My thought, somehow, I want it to reach you

The morning sun shines on me
and I squint my eyes
A brand new day has started
Once I realise, I have been looking
here and there for you,
whom is no longer here

Without saying anything, you smile
That gentle smile of yours
has teach me the joy and pain of living
many, many times

Overflowing overflowing
It cannot be described by words
Staring at the sky
I think about you
We cried, we laughed, we walked together
The footprints will never disappear

Ah round and round,
the destiny of reuniting

If I am granted a wish
please once again, let me..

Repeat ¬**

Your voice, your warmth,
your gentle smile
They are all still in my heart
I want to see you

Romani

Lyrics:
moshimo negai ga kanau nara
donna negai o kanae masu ka ?
boku wa mayowa zu kotaeru daro
mouichido. . . anata ni ai tai

soto ha hanabira shoku tsuku kisetsu
kotoshi mo azayaka ni sakihokoru
anata ga suki datta kono keshiki o
ima wa. . . hitori arui teru

wakari ae zu ni kizutsuke ta
osana sugi ta ano hibi mo
tashika na ai ni tsutsuma re te
i ta koto o shiri mashi ta

ai tai ai tai
wasure wa shi nai
anata ha ima mo koko ni iru kara
arigatou arigatou
tsutae kire nai
kono omoi o douka todoi te hoshii

asa no hikari ni te o some te
atarashii nichijou ga hajimaru kedo
kizuke ba doko ka ni sagashi te shimau
mou i nai anata no sugata o

nani mo iwa zu ni hohoen da
yasashikatta ano egao
ikiru kurushimi yorokobi mo
nan do mo oshie te kure ta

afure te afure te
koe ni nara nai
anata o sora ni omoiegai ta
aitai tari warattari
tomoni ayun da
ashiato to ha ii kie ha shi nai sa


Ah Ah Ah hateshinau mata meguri
a ui no ki

moshimo negai ga kanau no nara
mouichido.

ai tai ai tai
wasure wa shi nai
anata ha ima mo koko ni iru kara
arigatou arigatou
tsutae kire nai
kono omoi o douka todoi te hoshii

koe mo nukumori mo yasashii bi emi mo
koko ni iru kara
ai tai

逢いたい / ゆず

もしも 願いが 叶うなら
どんな 願いを 叶えますか?
僕は 迷わず 答えるだろ
もう一度。。。あなたに逢いたい

外は 花びら 色つく 季節
今年も 鮮やかに さきほこる
あなたが 好きだった この 景色を
今は。。。一人 歩いてる

分かり合えずに 傷つけた
幼すぎた あの日々も
確かな 愛に 包まれて
いたことを 知りました

逢いたい 逢いたい
忘れはしない
あなたは 今も ここにいるから
ありがとう ありがとう
伝えきれない
この思いを どうか 届いて欲しい

朝の 光に 手を染めて
新しい 日常が 始まるけど
きずけば どこかに 探してしまう
もういない あなたの 姿を

何も 言わずに 微笑んだ
優しかった あの 笑顔
生きる 苦しみ 喜びも
何度も 教えてくれた

溢れて 溢れて
声に ならない
あなたを 空に 思い描いた
泣くいたり 笑ったり
ともに歩んだ
足跡とはいい 消えは しないさ

Ah Ah Ah 果てしなう また 巡り
あういのき

もしも 願いが 叶うのなら
もう一度。。

逢いたい 逢いたい
忘れはしない
あなたは 今も ここにいるから
ありがとう ありがとう
伝えきれない
この思いを どうか 届いて欲しい

声も 温もりも 優しい 微笑みも
ここに いるから
逢いたい

Via

Monday, June 28, 2010

Time

The suffix for hours or o'clock is -ji. Note that 4 o'clock is pronounced as yoji, not yonji.
1 o'clock ichiji
2 o'clock niji
3 o'clock sanji
4 o'clock yoji *
5 o'clock goji
6 o'clock rokuji
7 o'clock shichiji
8 o'clock hachiji
9 o'clock kuji
10 o'clock juuji
11 o'clock juuichiji
12 o'clock juuniji
For minutes attach -fun to the standard set of numbers.
:01 ippun :16 juuroppun :31 sanjuuippun :46 yonjuuroppun
:02 nifun :17 juunanafun :32 sanjuunifun :47 yonjuunanafun
:03 sanpun :18 juuhappun :33 sanjuusanpun :48 yonjuuhappun
:04 yonpun :19 juukyuufun :34 sanjuuyonpun :49 yonjuukyuufun
:05 gofun :20 nijuppun :35 sanjuugofun :50 gojuppun
:06 roppun :21 nijuuippun :36 sanjuuroppun :51 gojuuippun
:07 nanafun :22 nijuunifun :37 sanjuunanafun :52 gojuunifun
:08 happun :23 nijuusanpun :38 sanjuuhappun :53 gojuusanpun
:09 kyuufun :24 nijuuyonpun :39 sanjuukyuufun :54 gojuuyonpun
:10 juppun :25 nijuugofun :40 yonjuppun :55 gojuugofun
:11 juuippun :26 nijuuroppun :41 yonjuuippun :56 gojuuroppun
:12 juunifun :27 nijuunanafun :42 yonjuunifun :57 gojuunanafun
:13 juusanpun :28 nijuuhappun :43 yonjuusanpun :58 gojuuhappun
:14 juuyonpun :29 nijuukyuufun :44 yonjuuyonpun :59 gojuukyuufun
:15 juugofun :30 sanjuppun :45 yonjuugofun

To make a time of day combine the hour from above with the minute.
Examples:
yoji sanjunifun - 4:32
goji gojuuhappun - 5:58
One can also use the term han for half past the hour. Han literally means half.
Example:
hachiji han - 8:30
To distinguish between A.M. and P.M. use the terms gozen and gogo. A.M. is gozen and P.M. is gogo. Note that gozen and gogo should appear before the time, not after.

gogo sanji - 3 P.M.
gozen niji juuippun - 2:11 A.M.
To ask what time it is now, the phrase Ima, nanji desu ka. can be used.
Via

Monday, March 22, 2010

Introduce Yourself - 名前

Simple introduction for meeting people for the first time.

Dialogue in Romaji
Namiko: Hajimemashite, Namiko desu.

Douzo yoroshiku.
Paul: Hajimemashite, Paul desu.

Douzo yoroshiku.
Dialogue in Japanese
奈美子: はじめまして、奈美子です。

どうぞよろしく。
ポール: はじめまして、ポールです。

どうぞよろしく。
Wa (は) is a particle which is like English prepositions, but always comes after nouns. Desu(です) is a topic marker and can be translated as "is" or "are".  It also acts as an equal sign.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Hiragana - ひらがな Combinations

Hiragana Combinations. Chart from here.
きゃ
kya
きゅ
kyu
きょ
kyo
ぎゃ
gya
ぎゅ
gyu
ぎょ
gyo
しゃ
sha
しゅ
shu
しょ
sho
じゃ
ja
じゅ
ju
じょ
jo
ちゃ
cha
ちゅ
chu
ちょ
cho
にゃ
nya
にゅ
nyu
にょ
nyo
ひゃ
hya
ひゅ
hyu
ひょ
hyo
びゃ
bya
びゅ
byu
びょ
byo
ぴゃ
pya
ぴゅ
pyu
ぴょ
pyo
みゃ
mya
みゅ
myu
みょ
myo
りゃ
rya
りゅ
ryu
りょ
ryo

Hiragana - ひらがな

First step to learning Japanese is to learn Hiragana. Chart from here.


a

i

u

e

o

ka

ki

ku

ke

ko

ga

gi

gu

ge

go

sa

shi

su

se

so

za

ji

zu

ze

zo

ta

chi

tsu

te

to

da

ji

zu

de

do

na

ni

nu

ne

no

ha

hi

fu

he

ho

ba

bi

bu

be

bo

pa

pi

pu

pe

po

ma

mi

mu

me

mo

ya


yu


yo

ra

ri

ru

re

ro

wa

wo

n/m