kokuhaku nante    shinaide yo tsukiai kata mo    shiranai kuse douyatte    watashi mamoru no yo konkyo mo nan mo nai kuse ni

Don’t you dare confess your love for me When you don’t know the first thing about going out How in the world are you going to “protect” me When you haven’t got a solid foundation or anything¹

otona buru no yamete majime kao mo yamete tomodachi ga kimi no koto suki da to    shitteru no yo    watashi

Stop acting like you’re an adult Stop it with that earnest face I know for a fact that My friend likes you

kyoushitsu ni wa    nani mo nai wa sonna tsuyoku    semaranaide onna doushi    yuujou tte konna koto de    hakanaku kudakeru no koi no jubaku

There’s nothing in this classroom Don’t pressure me so insistently Friendship between women Is easily broken over something like this Love’s spell

kokuhaku nante    shinaide yo onnagokoro mo    shiranai no ni ima nara    zenbu wasureru wa nanni mo iwazu    kaette yo

Don’t you dare confess to me Despite not knowing a thing about a girl’s heart If you stop now, we can still forget everything Don’t say another word and just go home

akirame kaketa no yuujou toru    tame yo zutto    zutto    suki datta nando datte    namida shita    watashi

I was ready to give up on my feelings for you So I could choose friendship over you I’ve always, always loved you I cried so many times over it

kyoushitsu ni wa    yuuhi ga sasu kimi to watashi    futari dake de tomodachi ni wa    nante iu no yappa koko de    unazukenai    aa koi no jubaku

The sun is setting in the classroom Just you and me together, alone What do I tell my friend? Right, there’s no way I can say yes here, ah Love’s spell

kyoushitsu ni wa    nani mo nai wa sonna tsuyoku    semaranaide onna doushi    yuujou tte konna koto de    hakanaku kudakeru no koi no jubaku

There’s nothing in this classroom Don’t pressure me so insistently Friendship between women Is easily broken over something like this Love’s spell

kyoushitsu ni wa    yuuhi ga sasu kimi to watashi    futari dake de tomodachi ni wa    nante iu no yappa koko de    unazukenai    aa koi no jubaku

The sun is setting in the classroom Just you and me together, alone What do I tell my friend? Right, there’s no way I can say yes here, ah Love’s spell

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kyou ga donna ichinichi datta ka nante kaerimichi    kangaeru yo ne kanashii koto ya tsurai koto mo aru sa tanoshii koto ga kachikoseba ii

You think over what kind of day you had today On the way home, right? There was sad stuff and rough stuff too Hopefully the fun stuff outnumbers them

kazoku ya tomodachi ya mawari no hito ni shinpai wo kaketakunakute muri ni hohoemi    uso ikutsuka tsuite kimi dake ga kakaekomu no wa yamete...

You don’t want to worry Your family, your friends, and everyone around you So you force a smile and lie a little– Stop shouldering it all alone

kisetsu no kaze no muki kanjitari ashimoto no hana ni kidzuitari chiisana deai ni sou kansha dekitara bokura wa shiawase ni narerunda

Feeling the direction that the season’s wind is blowing, Noticing the flowers at your feet— If we can be grateful for Small encounters that way, We can be happy

yuuhi ga shizumu sora wo miteiru ka? toki ga sugiru sono senaka wa utsukushii darou? Yes! sorenari no kyou ga owari subete RISETTO suru yoru ga kuru yo ieji wo isogu kimi wa hitorikiri doushite jibun no koto wo homete agenai no ka nee    chanto mite ageyou yo kimi ga kimi rashiku ikiteru koto

Are you watching the sky as the sun sets? Time passes by Isn’t it beautiful from the back? Yes! The day ends in its own way And a night that resets everything    arrives As you hurry along on the way home all alone Why Don’t you praise yourself? Hey, take a good look up You’re  living life in your own way

ningen kankei wa mendou dakedo hitori de wa ikite yukenai hito wa dare demo    yowai ikimono dakara otagai ni sasaeatte irunda

Social relationships are a pain but We can’t make it through life alone People are all weak creatures so We mutually support one another

toki ni wa kitsui iikata shitari dareka no ashi wo funde shimattari gokai saretari iroiro to atta kedo itsumo kibou ni michiteiru

Sometimes we may use harsh words, Accidentally step on someone’s toes, Be misunderstood, And on and on, but We’re always full of hope

yuuhi ga shizumu sora wo miteiru ka? ima wo ukeireru koto susumu koto oshiete kureru ushinau koto wa nanika wo itsuka kanarazu te ni irerareru koto atari wa sukoshizutsu kuraku nari yoru wo egaku tensen mitai na hoshitachi nee    chanto ashita ga kuru made kimi wa kimi rashiku yume wo miyou

Are you watching the sky as the sun sets? Taking in the present Is what teaches us how to move forward To “lose” something is To gain the ability to grasp something else in your hand someday, for sure As it grows darker little by little around you Stars appear, like dotted lines that draw the night Hey, until tomorrow fully arrives, You should dream in your own way

yuuhi ga shizumu sora wo miteiru ka? toki ga sugiru sono senaka wa utsukushii darou? Yes! sorenari no kyou ga owari subete RISETTO suru yoru ga kuru yo ieji wo isogu kimi wa hitorikiri doushite jibun no koto wo homete agenai no ka nee    chanto mite ageyou yo kimi ga kimi rashiku ikiteru koto

(honto?) (ee~?)

(For real?) (Whaaa?)

Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love

kyou no bokutachi ga otonan natte shimaeba kitto mieteru mono sae mienaku natte shimau

If who we are today     turn into adults, I’m sure we’ll become unable to see    even what we see right now

kyou made bokutachi ga muchuu ni natte sagashita mono wa honto wa ittai nandattan darou

The thing we searched like crazy for, up until today— I seriously wonder what the heck it was

dareka ga itta 「shiawase ni naru tame umare, soshite dareka wo shiawase ni suru tame ikiteikunda」

Someone once said “We’re born to be happy, And we go on living to make someone else happy”

dore kurai    mune ippai no ai wo dore kurai    mune ippai no ai wo kakaetara    bokura    tsutaerarerun darou

How much of a heart full of love How much of a heart full of love Do we need to carry    before we’re able to tell each other?

kore kurai    mune ippai no ai de kore kurai    mune ippai no ai de kimi wo dakishimeta sono toki ni futari kanjita SHIAWASE

With a heart that’s this full of love With a heart that’s this full of love I hugged you, and at that moment The two of us felt HAPPY

Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love (nande?) Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love

Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love (How come?) Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love

hitori ja mienai kedo futari nara mieteita mono ga konna ni takusan aru tte shiranakattanda

The things I couldn’t see alone But that I was able to see when we were together— I didn’t know there were so many of them

te to te wo tsunageba    kanjirareru nanika soba ni ireba zutto kienai mono ga hoshii

That “something” that I’m able to feel    when we hold hands If you’re by my side, I want it to be something that never disappears

TANPOPO no hana mitai ni fukeba tondeiku ryuusei no you ni yozora e isshun de kieteiku

Like a dandelion, it scatters to the wind Like a shooting star, it vanishes into the night sky in the blink of an eye

dore kurai    yume ippai no hibi wo dore kurai    yume ippai no hibi wo ano hi    bokutachi wa    hashirinuketan darou

How many days full of dreams How many days full of dreams Did we    run through back then?

are kurai    yume ippai no hibi ni are kurai    yume ippai no hibi ni kimi wo dakishimeta hazu nano ni futari nakushita SHIAWASE

In those days so full of dreams In those days so full of dreams I should have hugged you, and yet We lost our HAPPINESS

dareka ga itta 「shiawase ni naru tame umare, soshite dareka wo shiawase ni suru tame ikiteikunda」

Someone once said “We’re born to be happy, And we go on living to make someone else happy”

dore kurai    mune ippai no ai wo dore kurai    mune ippai no ai wo kakaetara    bokura    tsutaerarerun darou

How much of a heart full of love How much of a heart full of love Do we need to carry    before we’re able to tell each other?

kore kurai    mune ippai no ai de kore kurai    mune ippai no ai de kimi wo dakishimeta sono toki ni futari kanjita SHIAWASE

With a heart that’s this full of love With a heart that’s this full of love I hugged you, and at that moment The two of us felt HAPPY

Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love (nande?) Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love

Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love (How come?) Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love

Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love (honto?) Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love

Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love (For real?) Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love

Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love Lotta love, Lotta love, Lotta love… (fuu…)

konna    watashi wo marugoto    aishite (FAITO!)

Love all of me, just as I am (Fight!)

kimi wa itsumo 「ganbaree!」 tte iu dakara watashi funbatte koreta honto iu to fuan na no yo    nanka shoujiki kowai wa (FAITO!)

You always tell me, “Do your best!” That’s why I’ve been able to hang on and make it this far To be honest, I’m anxious, kind of? Actually, I’m terrified (Fight!)

watashi watashi konna fuu ni zenkai hisshi nante ima made nakatta 「douse watashi nante」 sonna kanji SUNEte ikiteta (FAITO!)

I, I’ve never tried this Desperately, full-throttle, at anything before “Oh well—figures, I’m me, after all” 
I used to live sulkishly like that (Fight!)

Ah~ watashi no koibito

Ah, my sweetheart

danjo kagirazu shiriai no ooi hito na no ni    MOTEru no ni doushite doshite watashi nante eranda no? (Yeah!)

You’re friendly with boys and girls alike, And yet…you’re so popular, and yet…. Why, why did you pick Someone like me? (Yeah!)

kimi ga ireba harikicchau    harikicchau ganbacchau    ganbacchau koishiteru    onna tte    sugoku tsuyoinda

If you’re there, I wind up getting hyper, getting hyper I wind up trying my best, trying my best A woman in love is incredibly strong!

kimi ga ireba tanoshikute    harikicchau tanoshikute    ganbacchau sukisugite    nakidashichau koto mo aru kedo

If you’re there, I have so much fun I wind up getting hyper I have so much fun I wind up trying my best There are also times that I end up bursting into tears Because I love you too much, but

nante    chokusetsu kao mite    ienai (FAITO!)

Somehow, I can’t look you in the face and directly just say it (Fight!)

kimi wa itsumo nattoku suru made donna koto mo hanashite kureru wa wakaru you ni chanto kantan na tatoebanashi de (FAITO!)

You always talk things over with me—no matter what it is, You explain it until I’m satisfied Using easy, just-right examples So I can understand it (Fight!)

dakedo kimi ga ochikonderu toki nani wo sureba ii ka wakaranai watashi bakari hagemasaretetanda~... sontoki kidzuita (FAITO!)

But when you’re the one that’s down I don’t know what to do That’s when I realized It’s always only been me receiving the encouragement (Fight!)

Ah~ watashi no koibito

Ah, my sweetheart

otoko tomodachi to atsui hanashi shiteru toki    betsujin ne yokoccho suwatte nantonaku kiku no suki! (Yeah!)

When you’re talking passionately with Your guy friends, you’re a different person I love sitting to the side and Just listening! (Yeah!)

kimi ga ireba harikicchau    harikicchau norikicchau    norikicchau kore kara wa    otagai ni    ouen shiaou

If you’re there I wind up getting hyper, getting hyper I end up pulling through, I end up pulling through From now on, let’s cheer each other on    mutually!

kimi ga ireba nande darou    harikicchau nande darou    norikicchau yarisugite    DOJI shichau toki mo aru kedo

If you’re there, I wind up getting hyper, I wonder why I end up pulling through, I wonder why There are also times when I overdo it and wind up Messing it all up, but

konna    watashi wo marugoto    aishite

Love all of me, just as I am (Fight!)

kimi ga ireba harikicchau    harikicchau ganbacchau    ganbacchau koishiteru    onna tte    sugoku tsuyoinda

If you’re there, I wind up getting hyper, getting hyper I wind up trying my best, trying my best A woman in love is incredibly strong!

kimi ga ireba tanoshikute    harikicchau tanoshikute    ganbacchau sukisugite    nakidashichau koto mo aru kedo

If you’re there, I have so much fun I end up getting hyper I have so much fun I end up trying my best There are also times that I end up bursting into tears Because I love you too much, but

nante    chokusetsu kao mite    ienai (FAITO!)

Somehow, I can’t look you in the face and directly just say it (Fight!)

konna    watashi wo marugoto    aishite

Love all of me, just as I am

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Okay I said no notes, but two things:

1) The twirling and arm-straight hand motions (along with the pin-straight jumps and punching) in the original choreography are 100% based off actual typical cheer squad choreography.

doutara    koutara iiwake shiteru IRA    IRA    kuru naa

You say this and that, Just making excuses I’m getting ticked off!

ano ko ga ii nara socchi    yukeba ii jan

If that girl’s so great, Then why don’t you go over there?

CHARACHARA    CHARACHARA SHIRUBAA tsukete FURA    FURA    shiteru dare ni APItteru no?

You totter around Wearing jingly, jangly Silver– Who exactly are you trying to impress?

yosomi nante yurusanai wa yo suki to    suki to    suki to suki to    iinasai sou    kono ba de

I won’t allow Any straying eyes Tell me you love me You love me, you love me, you love me That’s right, say it right here

SUPPESHARU    JENEREESHON    LOVE unmei wo shinjitai hyakumannen sugitatte kono ai wa    yu・ru・gi・nai

Special generation love I wanna believe in destiny Even after a gazillion years, This love won’t waver

SUPPESHARU    JENEREESHON    LOVE kirai ni mo narenai wa chikatetsu no naka datte kako yori mo   a・i・shi・te!

Special generation love I can’t hate you Even when we’re riding on the subway, Love me even more than you did before!

attara    atta de doko ni yuku demo DARA    DARA    shiteru

If and where we meet, You drag your feet Wherever we go

watashi ga kimenakya nan mo    hajimannai

If I didn’t take it upon myself to decide things Nothing would ever get done

oshitari    hiitari nante kiyou ni suru    koto    dekinai massugu yuku dake yo

Pushing, pulling, I can’t pull that off Smoothly I’ll just tackle this head-on

dare mo    kare mo odoroku you na atsui   ai de watashi    watashi dakishimete An! Hold on my love

Hold Me, hold me With a passionate love That would shock Anyone An! Hold on my love

SUPPESHARU    JENEREESHON    LOVE kodoku nado kanjinai ikebukuro    sugitatte kono ai wa    e・i・e・n

Special generation love I don’t feel the slightest bit lonely Even after we pass through Ikebukuro Station, This love is forever

SUPPESHARU    JENEREESHON    LOVE hanarenai    hanasanai kinou yori mo    ima yori mo mata asu mo    a・i・shi・te!

Special generation love We won’t leave each other, we won’t separate Love me all over again tomorrow Even more than you did yesterday and today

SUPPESHARU    JENEREESHON    LOVE kodoku nado kanjinai ikebukuro    sugitatte kono ai wa    e・i・e・n

Special generation love I don’t feel the slightest bit lonely Even after we pass through Ikebukuro Station, This love is forever

SUPPESHARU    JENEREESHON    LOVE hanarenai    hanasanai kinou yori mo    ima yori mo mata asu mo    a・i・shi・te!

namida    nuredasu    hitomi    yasashiku TOUCH CATCH TOUCH CATCH COME ON TOGETHER yubi ni    KISU shite    mimi ni    yasashiku TOUCH CATCH TOUCH CATCH COME ON TOGETHER

Eyes that start    becoming wet    with tears,    tenderly TOUCH CATCH TOUCH CATCH COME ON TOGETHER Kiss my    fingers,    ear,    tenderly TOUCH CATCH TOUCH CATCH COME ON TOGETHER

ushiromuki nara    kao mienu DESIRE yokubari na no    watashi tte

If I turn my back, you won’t see my face, DESIRE I’m greedy, I am

aisatsu desho    KISU kurai wa jouzu ni dekiru desho? moeru you ni    ESUCOOTO shite yo koibito ni wa    hayai kedo    daiji ni shite ageru SABO tte naide    ai wo sasayaite SOME BOYS

Hey, it’s a way of saying hello, you can at least handle Kissing well, can’t you? Take the lead and guide me into it so I can burn with passion¹ It’s too soon to be lovers, but I’ll cherish you Don’t slack off, whisper love to me SOME BOYS

chibusa    yuredasu    kodou    hageshiku TOUCH CATCH TOUCH CATCH COME ON TOGETHER mabuta    KISU shite    kami ni    hageshiku TOUCH CATCH TOUCH CATCH COME ON TOGETHER

My breasts start shaking, my heart beats violently TOUCH CATCH TOUCH CATCH COME ON TOGETHER 
Kiss my     eyelids,    my hair    intensely
 TOUCH CATCH TOUCH CATCH COME ON TOGETHER

kaori ga suru wa    noboritsumeru FIRE kaiwa suru nara ato de ii

The scent fills the air    Our fire reaches its peak Save the talking for later

joushiki da wa    SORE kurai wa torekechau kurai ni odoru you ni    ESUKOOTO shite yo chotto yasashiku    toki ni GYUtto kowasanaide ageru tsuyogatte    koboshichau　SOME BOYS SOME BOYS

This much should be basic common sense Take the lead and guide me as if we were dancing Until I melt. A little tenderly, sometimes forcefully– I won’t break you I act tough and my feelings slip through, SOME BOYS SOME BOYS

joushiki da wa    SORE kurai wa torekechau kurai ni odoru you ni    ESUKOOTO shite yo chotto yasashiku    toki ni GYUtto kowasanaide ageru tsuyogatte    koboshichau　SOME BOYS SOME BOYS

This much should be basic common sense Take the lead and guide me as if we were dancing Until I melt A little tenderly, sometimes forcefully– I won’t break you I act tough and my feelings slip through, SOME BOYS SOME BOYS

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¹ It’s literally “escort me as if dancing” but escorting as a verb sounded so awkward that I figured I’d translate the nuances of it instead.

kotae nante dokoka ni aru tte omottecha dame sa kotae nante JIBUN no naka dake ni arunda

You shouldn’t think the “answer” can be found somewhere “Answers” are only found inside yourself

kakkoii jan ari no mama    sunao na kimochi    zenbu yappa    ai jan ima no mama    afureta kimochi    zenbu

You’re cool! Just as you are, with your honest feelings, all of them Yes, it’s love alright The present you, with these overflowing feelings, all of them

seiippai    hi ni mukatte     butsukete miyou yo mae muite    kao agete    naiteru HIMA wa nai yo

Let’s face the sun with all our might and tackle things head-on! Eyes looking forward, raise your head, there’s no time for crying

jounetsu no KISU! kono "seishun" ni KISU! ima GANBAtteru    kimi ga daisuki SAIKOO no KISU! sono "zenryoku" ni KISU! mune ippai no omoi    tsutaetainda yo A・I・SHI・TE・RU

A kiss of passion! A kiss to this “youth”! I love the you that’s doing your best right now The ultimate kiss! A kiss to your “all-out effort”! I want to convey my full heart’s worth of feelings I l.o.v.e. y.o.u.

riyuu nante doko ni mo mitsukaranakutatte ii sa kidzuita toki wa mou hashiridashiterunda

Even if you can’t find a “motive” for it anywhere, it’s okay Because by the time you realize it, you’ll have already started running

datte    ima jan tsukinukete    HADASHI no mama de    zutto sonde    ai jan tsuranuite    akiramenaide    zutto

After all, the time is now! Break through, barefoot as you are, keep on going forever And it’s love! Persist, don’t give up, ever!

kanashii hi wa onaka ippai tabereba ii tama ni HEKOndara hiru made netereba ii

On sad days, go ahead and eat until your stomach’s full If you’re feeling down occasionally, go ahead and sleep until noon

kandou no KISU! kono "shunkan" ni KISU! ima GANBAtteru    kimi ni agetai DONMAI no KISU! sono "yancha" ni KISU! mune ippai no omoi    kanjitainda yo DA・KI・SHI・ME・TE

A heart-stirring kiss! A kiss in this “moment”! I want to give you one for doing your best right now A “don’t stress!” kiss, a kiss to your mischievousness! I want you to feel my full heart’s worth of feelings H.o.l.d. m.e.

kanashii hi wa onaka ippai tabereba ii tama ni HEKOndara hiru made netereba ii

On sad days, go ahead and eat until your stomach’s full If you’re feeling down occasionally, go ahead and sleep until noon

jounetsu no KISU! kono "seishun" ni KISU! ima GANBAtteru    kimi ga daisuki SAIKOO no KISU! sono "zenryoku" ni KISU! mune ippai no omoi    tsutaetainda yo A・I・SHI・TE・RU

awatezu ni saki wo isogou kirihiraku no sa dareka ga suru no wo matazu ni

Let’s hurry on ahead Without panicking— Without waiting for Someone else To open up the path

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) mada    ma ni au ze saa    norikome sekai wa 「ONE for ALL!」

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) We can still make it Come on, get on board The world is “one for all!”

ima kara sa (GO!) mirai wo tsukamou furuki ni manabi kenkyuu shita bun koujou suru kara

From here on out (GO!) Let’s seize the future Let’s learn from the old Because we’ll only progress Just as much as what we’ve studied

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) mada    ma ni au ze saa    norikome sekai wa 「ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!」

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) We can still make it Come on, get on board The world = “all for one and one for all!”

yume wo idake dare ni mo iu na

Hold onto your dreams And don’t tell them to anyone

kuchi ni sureba kanawanu rashii sore ga yume nanda

If you say them out loud It seems like they won’t come true Because that’s what dreams are

mokuhyou kakage kakujitsu ni susumou!

Fly your goals proudly, like a flag And let’s move ahead With certainty!

Nihon nya    kirei na kawa ga aru sa sono utsukushisa wo KEEP ON KEEP ON mamorou!

Japan has clear, pure rivers— That beauty, let’s KEEP ON, KEEP ON Protecting it!

ima kara sa (GO!) mirai wo tsukamou furuki ni manabi kenkyuu shita bun koujou suru kara

From here on out (GO!) Let’s seize the future Let’s learn from the old Because we’ll only progress Just as much as what we’ve studied

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) mada    ma ni au ze saa    norikome sekai wa 「ONE for ALL!」

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) We can still make it Come on, get on board The world is “one for all!”

katare    katare minna de katarou

Talk, talk Let’s all talk together

honki naraba tsutawaru hazu sa kotoba chigaedo

If we put our all into it, It’ll definitely be communicated Even if our words are different

mokuhyou aeba minna shite HERE WE GO!

If we unite our goals All together, HERE WE GO!

jakuten ja nakute    kosei dakara tataeaimashou sungoi    sungoi    ii bubun

It’s not “weakness”, it’s individuality So let’s praise that about each other It’s a super, super great part of you

awatezu ni (GO!) saki wo isogou kirihiraku no sa dareka ga suru no wo matazu ni

Let’s hurry on ahead Without panicking— Without waiting for Someone else To open up the path

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) mada    ma ni au ze saa    norikome sekai wa 「ALL for ONE!」

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) We can still make it Come on, get on board The world is “all for one!”

awatezu ni (GO!) saki wo isogou kirihiraku no sa dareka ga suru no wo matazu ni

Let’s hurry on ahead Without panicking— Without waiting for Someone else To open up the path

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) mada    ma ni au ze saa    norikome sekai wa 「ONE for ALL!」

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) We can still make it Come on, get on board The world is “one for all!”

ima kara sa (GO!) mirai wo tsukamou furuki ni manabi kenkyuu shita bun koujou suru kara

From here on out (GO!) Let’s seize the future Let’s learn from the old Because we’ll only progress Just as much as what we’ve studied

EVERYBODY GO! (GO!) mada    ma ni au ze saa    norikome sekai wa 「ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!」