just a shitty japanese learner

本当はもう分かってたの あなたがどんなに その人が好きなのかも The truth is, I already knew Exactly how much You love that person

となりにいる私じゃ 勝ち目が無いって事も 本当はもう知ってたの あなたが恋に落ちてゆく その横で私は そっとあなたに恋をしていたの 何にも気付かないで笑うあなたの 横顔をずっと見ていました 最初から And how I don’t even have a chance I, who have always been right next to you The truth is, I already knew You’re falling more and more in love And from the sidelines, I was Quietly falling in love with you I was always watching you (your face from the side) As you laughed without noticing a thing From the very beginning Notes: 勝ち目: chance of success

あなたの幸せしか願っていないから それがたとえ私じゃないとしても ちゃんと最後は 隠した想いが見つからないように 横から背中押すから 誰よりも幸せにしてあげて I’ve only ever wished for your happiness, so Even if it’s not with me In the end So that the feelings I hid won’t be found I’ll definitely give you a push from behind (push your back from the side)  I’ll make sure you become the happiest person in the world Notes: I think 最後は connects with 背中押す here. I’m a little uncertain about the meaning of the last line. It’s possible the speaker is telling "your” lover to make "you” happier than anyone else, but I think the speaker has been talking to "you” the entire song, so they wouldn’t switch to speaking directly to "your” lover there. 

あなたが今しているのは 私が一番聞きたくない話なのに それでも聞き続けるのは あなたに会えなくなるよりは まだ少しだけましだから What you’re saying now is The thing I want to hear the least But even so, continuing to listen is Just slightly better than Not being able to see you at all Notes: まし (na-adj): preferable 私が聞きたかったのは 終電の時間でも 好きな人の悪口でもなくて せめて今日のために切った 髪に気付いて 似合ってるよって言ってほしかった 最初から What I wanted to hear was Not the time of the last train Or complaints about the person you like At the very least, notice the haircut I got Just for today I wanted you to say, “It looks great on you” From the very beginning

あなたの幸せしか願っていないから それがたとえ私じゃないとしても ちゃんと最後は 隠した想いが見つからないように 横から背中押すから もう少しここにいて I’ve only ever wished for your happiness, so Even if it’s not with me In the end So that the feelings I hid won’t be found I’ll definitely give you a push from behind (push your back from the side) So please stay just a little longer こんなに好きになる前に どこかで手は打てなかったのかな 私が選んで望んで恋したんだから 叶わなくても 気持ちが伝えられなくても こんな気持ちになれた事を 大切にしたい 本当だよ Before I fell in love with you I don’t think I would have been able to do so much for you This was my choice, my hopes, my love And so even if my wish won’t come true Even if I can’t ever convey my feelings to you I want to cherish the fact That I was able to feel this way at all That’s the truth of it Notes: 手を打つ: 1) to clap your hands  2) to come to an agreement 3) to take measures for anticipated events I’m not completely sure, but I think definition 3 makes the most sense here... Also I think どこか isn’t referring to a physical place here. So lines 1 and 2 probably mean, “before I fell this much in love with you, I probably wouldn’t have been able to do some of the things I’ve done (to help you with your relationship with the person you like)” Line 3 is also a bit hard to interpret, but I did my best. I think 私が is putting emphasis on 私 here.

会いたくて でも ほら横にいても また辛くなってる その人より私の方が先に 好きになったのになぁ I want to see you But see, even if you’re by my side I’ll start feeling heartbroken again You know, I was the one Who fell in love with you first

でも私があなたを好きなくらい あなたも想っているなら 私じゃやっぱりダメだね 最初から But if you love that person As much as I love you Then I’m obviously not the one for you, am I? From the very beginning Notes: I think the only way this stanza makes sense is if the second line is あなたもその人を想っているなら (if you also think of that person this way). 

暗い夜も【fighting】 Even in the dark night [fighting] 怯えずに今【smiling】 Now, unafraid [smiling] 信じた道【running】 (On the) path I believed in [running] 迷わず進もう　黒でもいい【all right】 Without losing our way, let's advance      It's fine (even if I become) black [all right] 白じゃなくても【ok】 Or if (I'm no longer) white [ok] 不条理を壊し I'll destroy absurdity 私は此処に今　生きているから Because, here and now     I am alive 【SHOUT！】 [SHOUT!] Notes: 不条理（ふじょうり）(noun, na-adj): absurdity

【BLACK SHOUT】 [BLACK SHOUT]

【BLACK】不安に溢れた [BLACK] It overflowed with uneasiness 【SHOUT】世の中のイロハ [SHOUT] The ABCs of the world 【BLACK】苛立ちと共に [BLACK] Alongside irritation 自由を奪ってく It snatches away freedom 【BLACK】モノクロの雨が [BLACK] The monochrome rain 【SHOUT】世界を隠して [SHOUT] Conceals the world 【BLACK】空は嘲笑い沈んだ [BLACK] The sky laughs mockingly and sinks Notes: イロハ: ABCs, fundamentals 苛立ち: irritation 奪う: snatch away ... I’m not sure exactly what the first half is talking about. What is overflowing, or snatching away freedom alongside irritation? What are the ABCs of the world...?   嘲（あざ）笑う: to laugh mockingly

邪魔するもの【嫉妬】 Anything that gets in my way [jealousy] 振り落として【衝動】 I'll shake off [impulse] 私の色【本能】 Because I [instinct] 取り戻したいから...！ Want to take back my own color...! Notes: 嫉妬（しっと）: jealousy 振り落とす: shake off (振る = shake) 衝動（しょうどう）: impulse

例え明日が【missing】 Even if tomorrow is [missing] 行き止まりでも【going】 A dead end [going] 自分の手で【breaking】 With my own hands [breaking] 切り開くんだ I'll cut open (a path) すくむ身体【get up】 My cowering body [get up] 強く抱いて【stacking】 I'll embrace it tightly [stacking] 覚悟で踏み出し I'll set forth resolutely 叶えたい夢　勝ち取れ今すぐに！ The dream I want to come true     Make it reality, right now! 【SHOUT！】 [SHOUT!] Notes: 行き止（ど）まり: dead end 切り開（ひら）く: cut open 竦む（すくむ）: to cower, to be paralyzed with fear, etc. 勝ち取る: to exert oneself and win

【BLACK】ありきたりなんて [BLACK] Things like ordinariness 【SHOUT】嫌なの全てが [SHOUT] I hate them. Is everything 【BLACK】いつもと同じに？ [BLACK] The same as usual? そんなのありえない That's impossible 【BLACK】声を高らかに [BLACK] In a ringing voice 【SHOUT】本音に答える [SHOUT] I'll reply to my true self 【BLACK】嘆くよりずっと大事で [BLACK] This is much more important than regret Notes: 在り来たり（ありきたり）(noun, na-adj): ordinary In line 2, I believe the sentence ends with 嫌なの because, if 嫌 modified 全て, it would be 嫌な全て. In line 3, I'm not sure what the verb is after 同じに. 高らか (na-adj): loud, sonorous, ringing 本音（ね）: true intentions/opinions 嘆（なげ）く: to lament, regret Because より is there... ずっと probably means "much more" here.

誘惑には【何度】 I won't be led astray [how many times] 惑わされず【幻想】 By temptation [illusion] Notes: 惑（まど）わす: to bewilder/deceive, to tempt 幻想（げんそう）: illusion

震えた胸【凛と】 (In my) quivering heart (chest) [resounding] 熱く鳴らしたんだ (This black shout) rang out passionately Notes: According to this, if I'm understanding it properly, 凛と can mean tense, resounding, or bitingly cold. I feel like "resounding" fits the most here, but "tense" could also be possible...

しがらみから【hinder】 From (my) bonds [hinder] 解き放つ今【relight】 (I will) be free now [relight] ニセモノには【don't go】 I don't want to become [don't go] なりたくないの A fake 甘え捨てて【begin】 I'll throw away my dependence on others [begin] 強さに変える【wake up】 And change it into strength [wake up] 輝いて姿 Shining form 掴め未来を　決意の手のひらで Seize the future     With determined hands 【SHOUT！】 [SHOUT!] Notes: しがらみ: bonds, ties of obligation 解（と）き放つ: to release 甘え (noun): lack of self-reliance; dependence on others I'm a little confused about why the te-form is used in 輝いて姿. It could mean something like "shine, (my) form" but that seems a little strange... 決意（けつい）: determination, resolution 手の平（ひら）: palm

揺らぐ視線【残像】 (Despite my) wavering gaze [afterimage] 守るように【一層】 I try to protect [more] 固く結び【ギュッと】 (We are) tied together firmly [tightly] 勇気で繋ぐから Because our courage connects us Notes: 揺らぐ: similar to 揺れる (intrans) 残像（ざんぞう）: afterimage 結ぶ: to tie, to conclude, to close tightly I'm not really sure what's going on with this part, so I made some assumptions to make it more coherent.

Japanese: 《攘夷戦争 誰もが国の為に戦った 誰もが英雄だった時代 悪運強くも生き残り、その名を残したのは 白夜叉 坂田銀時 狂乱の貴公子 桂小太郎 鬼兵隊総督 高杉晋助 声のでかい人 坂本辰馬 「いや、おかしい」》 English: The Joui War Everyone fought for the country’s sake A period of time when everyone was a hero Surviving with the devil’s own luck, the names they left behind were Shiroyasha, Sakata Gintoki The Nobleman of Fury, Katsura Kotarou The Commander of the Kiheitai, Takasugi Shinsuke The guy with the loud voice, Sakamoto Tatsuma “Huh, that’s strange” Notes: 悪運が強い: having the luck to escape trouble (your behavior has landed you in) 生き残る: to survive

Japanese: 攘夷 白夜叉 天パの「銀時」 今日もドキドキ松陽先生の講座 幕府 天人 まとめて「天誅！」 さぁさぁ今日からあなたも「攘夷志士だ」 マジで早くも船酔い「坂本」 今はとにかく戦に勝つぞ 幾千 幾万の敵をなぎ倒し はいはい天人切り捨て「鬼兵隊、俺に続けー！」 俺はただ壊すだけだ「おいおい」 ここはどこ 僕は誰「金時ィ〜」 大好きな先生との 交わした約束守る為…！ English: Joui     Shiroyasha     Natural perm     “Gintoki” Today too, with a pounding heart, (living according to) Shouyou-sensei’s lectures Bakufu      Amanto     Round them up      “Divine punishment!” Come, from now on you too are “a Jouishishi” Seriously, already seasick?      “Sakamoto” For now, somehow, we’ll win this battle We cut down thousands, tens of thousands of enemies Yes yes, slaying the Amanto     “Kiheitai, to me!” I simply destroy      “Oi oi” Where am I     Who am I     “Kintoki~” In order to keep the promise I made with my beloved sensei...! Notes: 講座: course (school) まとめる: to collect, to bring together 早くも: already, as early as なぎ倒す: to mow down 切り捨てる: to cut down; to cast away (続く seems to mean “follow” here) 交わす: to exchange, to intersect

Japanese: ハイハイ 幕府 ちょちょそこどきな 攘夷ふぁんくらぶ だんだん俺ら歩んでいく道が違ってく 始まりは同じはず English: Yes yes      Bakufu      Hey hey      Out of the way Joui fan club Gradually, the path we walk diverges In the beginning, we expected it to be the same Notes: ちょ = ちょっと? 退く: to step aside, to resign Could also mean, our beginnings were the same? But why use はず if you know it was the same... hmm

Japanese: 「高杉ぃー！」 「そういうことだー！」 「俺たちゃ、次会ったときは仲間もクソも関係ねぇ！」 「「全力でてめぇ（貴様）をぶった切る！」」 「せいぜい街でばったり合わねぇよう 気をつけるこったぁー！」 「フッフッフッ…」 「あれ？」 English: “Takasugi!” “That’s how it is!” “Next time we meet, we won’t be comrades or any shit like that!” “You bastard, we’ll cut you down with all our strength!” “You’d better try to avoid running into us in the street!” “Fufufu...” “Huh?” Notes: ぶった切る: to chop 精々: at most, as much as possible ばったり: with a thud, unexpectedly, suddenly こった＝ことだ

Japanese: 狂乱の貴公子 ロン毛の「ロン毛じゃない桂だ！」 銀時 再び剣を握らぬか それじゃ 同じ事の繰り返し「銀時 お前は変わってくれるなよ」 マジで止めなきゃダメだ「高杉」 てめぇ 昔の牙をなくしたのか 一億光年の宙も遠くない わしゃぁ星ごとすくいあげるんじゃ すみません おりょうちゃん「結婚しとくれぇー‼︎」 ヤクルコの金返せ「おごりじゃねぇの〜？」 同窓会黒子のタスケ ポカリ缶蹴りで思い出した English: The Nobleman of Fury      Long hair      “It’s not Long Hair, it’s Katsura!” Gintoki      Shall we draw our swords again? And then, the same thing will happen again     “Gintoki, don’t ever change” He absolutely must be stopped      “Takasugi” You bastards, you've lost your fangs, haven't you? Even 100 million light-years is not far away      I’ll scoop up the stars Excuse me     Oryou-chan      “Marry me!!” Pay me back for the Yakult      “You weren’t treating me?” Kurokono Tasuke at the Joui reunion     We remembered him through Pocari and kick the can Notes: 掬い上げる: to scoop up じゃ=だ (Kansai-ben) おごり: luxury, treat (paid by someone else) 同窓会: class reunion 缶蹴り: kick the can

Japanese: ハイハイかぶき ちょちょ大騒ぎ 大事なもん守る為 違った道の仲間止める為に剣を抜く English: Yes yes Kabuki-chou     Huge ruckus In order to protect what is important to me     In order to stop a comrade walking a different path     I draw my sword Notes: It’s possible ちょ=ちょっと here again, but I assumed it was something like 町 and 超

Japanese: 戦って 傷つけあって 同士（なかま）？ 想い？ 何を護れた？ 志 今は違えど いつか果たす誓い English: Fighting     Hurting each other     Comrades? Emotions? What were we able to protect? Though our current motives differ     The oath will be fulfilled one day Notes: 志: will, intention, motive 果たす: to accomplish, to fulfill

Japanese English 離れない…と 指先であなたへ伝えたいの I want to convey to you with my fingertips... that we won’t be apart 夢語る　あなたの中に 消えない情熱感じながら ついて行く私のことを 少しだけ　気にして欲しくなる Describing a dream Inside you While feeling passion that won’t disappear Following you, I start wanting you to pay attention to me Just a little 一緒に時を駆け抜けたい 涙に濡れても　私は悔やまないわ I want to race together through time Even if (my face) grows wet from tears, I won’t regret it 離れない…と 指先であなたへ伝えたいの 恋のように揺れ燃える 同じ星が見たい I want to convey to you with my fingertips... that we won’t be apart In love, I tremble and burn up I want to gaze at the same stars 愛されて　でも寂しくて 優しさ求めるお互いが 生み出せる未来があると 信じてるの　だからもう迷わない I am loved, but I’m lonely Each of us, seeking kindness, Believe that a future we can create exists So we won’t hesitate anymore どんな明日探していても 傷ついた心　包みこんであげたい No matter what kind of tomorrow (you’re) searching for I want to embrace your injured heart 抱きしめたら熱くなる 好きです…と騒ぐ鼓動 黙り込む二人には 細い月の明かり If I hug you tightly, I heat up “I like you”... my heartbeat pounds Inside the two of us, who have lapsed into silence, is the light of a slender moon 涙に濡れても　私は悔やまないわ Even if (my face) grows wet from tears, I won’t regret it 離れない…と 指先であなたへ伝えたいの I want to convey to you with my fingertips... that we won’t be apart 抱きしめたら熱くなる 好きです…と騒ぐ鼓動 恋のように揺れ燃える 同じ星が見たい　同じ場所で二人 If I hug you tightly, I heat up “I like you”... my heartbeat pounds In love, I tremble and burn up I want the two of us, in the same place, to gaze at the same stars いつだって同じ星が　いつだって二人の星 Always, the same stars Always, our stars

世界も涙も強さも忘れて、(僕は)素敵なあなたに歌われたいよ Translation: I forget about the world, tears, and strength, (and) want to be sung to by the lovely you. Notes: According to this, the passive form of 歌う should be 歌われる, the subject (は) should be the one being sung to, and に marks the doer of the verb. Interpretation: Forgetting about the world, tears, and strength, I just want the lovely you to sing to me.

僕の歌の中には、ありふれた嘘つきだけが心を動かそうとしている Translation: Inside my songs, only cliched liars have tried to move hearts. Notes: According to this, volitional form + とする means you're attempting to do the verb (動かす). Questions: Whose heart is being moved here? Interpretation: Inside my songs, only cliched liars have tried to move people's hearts.

だけど知っているんだ Translation: But I know (probably, the sentence below)

魔物は心の中だよ Translation: Two possible interpretations here... 1. The monster is the inside of my heart. 2. There are monsters inside my heart. Interpretation: There are monsters inside my heart.

臆病な自分だけが答え(です)か？ Translation: Is only my cowardly self the answer? Interpretation: Is being cowardly the only answer?

世界も涙も強さも忘れて、素敵なあなたに歌われたいよ (repeat) Forgetting about the world, tears, and strength, I just want the lovely you to sing to me.

僕の歌の中には、(僕は)大人のような子供のような不安をごまかそうとしている Translation: In my songs, (I) have tried to avoid grown-up and childlike uneasiness. Notes: The な makes it seem like the phrase is modifying another noun. I'm not sure if that's the proper way to connect the two ような phrases though... Unless the first one is modifying 子供 in the second one, which is modifying 不安...?

だけど知っているんだ (repeat) But I know (probably, the sentence below)

みんなも同じ穴の中(にいる) Translation: Everyone is inside the same hole.

「一人(では)探せないよ」(は)答えだ Translation: The answer is that (one) can't search alone.

世界も涙も強さも忘れて、素敵なあなたに歌われたいよ (repeat) Forgetting about the world, tears, and strength, I just want the lovely you to sing to me.

世界も涙も強さも忘れて、素敵なあなたに笑われたいよ Translation: (I) forget about the world, tears, and strength, (and) want the lovely you to laugh. Note: According to this, it looks like an intransitive verb in passive form is used to mean that the action of the doer of the verb affected you, often negatively. I'm a little confused because my dictionary says 笑う is an intransitive verb, but I see examples where it is used with を. There is an example here though where に is used to indicate what is being laughed at. Interpretation: Forgetting about the world, tears, and strength, I just want the lovely you to laugh.

世界も涙も強さも忘れて、素敵なあなたに歌われたいよ (repeat) Forgetting about the world, tears, and strength, I just want the lovely you to sing to me.

世界も涙も強さも忘れて、素敵なあなたに笑われたいよ (repeat) Forgetting about the world, tears, and strength, I just want the lovely you to laugh.

メラメラしたいよ Translation: I want to burst into flames. Note: I'm guessing メラメラする means to burst into flames and not to make something burst into flames. Interpretation: I want to flare up with passion.

キラキラしたいよ Translation: I want to shine.

送僕には斧見えないアナタMAGIC Translation: The magic of you is not visible in myself. Note: According to this, ~に見える means to look; to seem; to appear. I don't think "does not look like me" fits here though. Interpretation: The magic of you is something that cannot be seen in myself.

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Overall, a cute and lighthearted anime about school idols. It was nice to watch but not particularly amazing.

Most of the songs sounded all right to me, but a few were catchy. Their dancing was all right, but I wasn't particularly impressed.

Most of the characters were likeable. Except for...

I genuinely liked how Nozomi would give the characters gentle suggestions to bring them together, but I was put off by how often she would (threaten to) grope other characters. It's probably meant to be funny, but it seemed more tasteless than funny to me.

Nico just seemed arrogant and self-absorbed. Her "Nico Nico niiii" screeching was quite annoying, and so were her attempts to draw attention to herself and make herself seem better than the others. It's a little sad, really, how her schemes fall flat and are ignored by the other characters.

Honoka was a great main character. Her enthusiasm, cuteness, and clumsiness made her endearing, and she truly was the heart and soul of the group. (Although, I started the second season and I don't think she would make a good student council president at all) When my friend first told me about the plot of Love Live, it didn't sound like it would be a very good story, but Honoka pulled it off and made the anime better than I expected.

I found myself tearing up at some emotional moments in the story, such as the fight between Honoka and Kotori.