メルト
Melt · ryo (supercell)
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la, ah
朝 目がさめて
morning (asa)
eye (me)
subject marker particle
wake up / awaken (samete) — te-form of 覚める
真っ先に思い浮かぶ 君のこと
The confession she'd never say out loud: he's the first thing on her mind every morning.
first thing / before anything else (massaki ni)
comes to mind (omoi ukabu) — a thought floats up
you (kimi)
'about you' — こと turns the person into the thing thought about
思い切って 前髪を切った
She cut her bangs on purpose — hoping he'd notice and ask about it.
taking the plunge / finally deciding (omoikitte)
bangs / front hair (maegami)
object marker particle
cut (kitta) — past of 切る
「どうしたの?」って 聞かれたくて
'what's wrong? / what happened?' — past question + explanatory の
saying... — quotation particle って
I want to be asked — passive of 聞く + たい (want): she wants HIM to ask
ピンクのスカート お花の髪飾り
pink (pinku)
possessive particle
skirt (sukaato)
flower (ohana) — cute/polite prefix
possessive particle
hair ornament (kamikazari)
さして出かけるの
wearing (in the hair) — 差す: to stick in / put on an accessory
go out / head out (dekakeru)
feminine sentence-ending particle
今日の私は かわいいのよ!
today (kyou)
possessive particle
I / me (watashi)
topic marker particle
cute (kawaii)
feminine emphasis — explanatory の + assertive よ
メルト 溶けてしまいそう
The title drop: 'melt' — she's so flustered she might dissolve.
melt (meruto) — katakana loanword
melting (tokete) — te-form of 溶ける
looks like I'll end up... — てしまう + そう (seems)
好きだなんて 絶対にいえない
like / love (suki)
copula
something like... — dismissive quotation
absolutely (zettai ni)
can't say — potential negative of 言う
だけど
but / and yet (dakedo) — the pivot: she can't say it... but
メルト 目も合わせられない
eyes (me)
even — can't even meet his eyes
can't make (eye contact) — potential negative of 合わせる
恋に恋なんてしないわ わたし
Tsundere denial: 'I'm not the type to fall for love itself' — she is, of course.
romantic love (koi)
direction particle — fall INTO love
love (koi) — 恋に恋する = falling in love with the idea of love
something like — dismissing it
I won't do — plain negative of する
feminine sentence-ending particle
me (watashi)
だって 君のことが 好きなの
because / I mean (datte)
you (kimi)
'the whole of you' — 君のことが好き is THE standard way to confess feelings
like / love (suki)
explanatory の after a na-adjective — soft, earnest
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la, ah
天気予報が ウソをついた
weather forecast (tenki yohou)
subject marker particle
lie (uso)
object marker particle
told — 嘘をつく is the set phrase for 'to tell a lie'
土砂降りの雨が降る
pouring rain / downpour (doshaburi)
linking particle
rain (ame)
subject marker particle
to fall (of rain) (furu)
カバンに入れたままの
bag (kaban)
location particle — into
put in (ireta) — past of 入れる
left as-is — たまま: still sitting there, forgotten
possessive particle
オリタタミ傘 うれしくない
folding umbrella (oritatami kasa) — she brought it, and is annoyed she did
not happy at all — negative of うれしい. Sarcastic: carrying it means she can't share HIS umbrella
ためいきをついた
sigh (tameiki)
object marker particle
let out — same つく as 嘘をつく: to give off a sigh
そんなとき
such / at that (sonna)
moment / time (toki)
「しょうがないから入ってやる」なんて
He teases: 'Fine, I guess I'll let you in' — pretending to do her a favor, when he's the one who wanted to share.
can't be helped / no choice (shou ga nai)
because (kara)
get in — te-form of 入る: under the umbrella
I'll do (you the favor) — condescending/playful 'do for you' form of やる
saying such a thing as — she quotes his teasing line, flustered
隣にいる きみが笑う
beside / next to (tonari)
location particle
is / exists — animate existence verb
you (kimi)
subject marker particle
smiles / laughs (warau)
恋に落ちる音がした
The moment it happens — she can literally hear herself falling in love.
love (koi)
direction particle — fall into
falls — 恋に落ちる is the set phrase 'to fall in love'
sound (oto)
subject marker particle
was heard — する: to perceive a sound
メルト 息がつまりそう
breath (iki)
subject marker particle
about to be stopped up — 詰まる + そう (seems)
君に触れてる右手が 震える
you (kimi)
touching target particle
is touching — contracted 触れている
right hand (migite)
subject marker particle
trembles (furueru)
高鳴る胸 はんぶんこの傘
Pounding heart, half an umbrella — the closeness is unbearable.
pounds / races — of a heart; modifies 胸
chest / heart (mune)
half (hanbun)
this (kono)
umbrella (kasa) — only half is hers
手を伸ばせば届く距離 どうしよう!
hand (te)
object marker particle
if I reach out — ば conditional of 伸ばす
would reach (todoku)
distance (kyori)
what do I do! (dou shiyou)
想いよ届け 君に
feelings (omoi)
direct-address particle — 'O feelings!' she speaks to her own heart
reach! (todoke) — imperative of 届く
you (kimi)
to — direction particle
お願い時間を止めて 泣きそうなの
please / I beg you (onegai)
time (jikan)
object marker particle
stop (it) — te-form request of 止める
about to cry — 泣く + そう (seems)
explanatory の + feminine な
でも嬉しくて 死んでしまうわ!
but (demo)
happy, and... — く-adjective te-form linking
I'll die (of it) — てしまう as exaggeration: dying of happiness
feminine sentence-ending particle
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la, ah
メルト 駅に着いてしまう
The umbrella walk ends too soon — てしまう here means regret: the station arrived.
station (eki)
arrival point particle
we've arrived (too soon) — てしまう: it happened, regrettably
もう会えない 近くて 遠いよ だから
Standing next to him at the station, about to part — so near, yet so far.
no longer (mou)
can't meet — potential negative of 会う
close, and... — く-adjective te-form linking
far (tooi)
assertive ending particle
that's why (dakara)
メルト 手をつないで歩きたい!
hand (te)
object marker particle
holding (hands) — te-form of つなぐ (to join/link)
want to walk — たい desire form of 歩く
もうバイバイしなくちゃいけないの?
already / do we really have to (mou)
bye-bye (baibai) — childishly cute farewell
have to do — contraction of しなくてはいけない
question particle (soft, feminine)
今すぐ わたしを抱きしめて!
right now, this instant (ima sugu)
me (watashi)
object marker particle
hold me tight! — te-form request of 抱きしめる
なんてね
She instantly takes it back — she could never actually say it. The tsundere signature.
'just kidding' — なんて (such a thing) + ね: retracting what she just blurted out
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la, ah
Key Vocabulary Recap
溶ける
とける (tokeru)
to melt
恋
こい (koi)
love/romance
好き
すき (suki)
like/love
ドキドキ
ドキドキ (dokidoki)
heart pounding
気持ち
きもち (kimochi)
feelings