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World is Mine · ryo (supercell)
世界でいちばんおひめさま
The iconic opening declaration — the song's entire premise in one line.
the world (sekai)
in / within — location particle
number one / the most (ichiban)
princess (ohimesama) — the fairy-tale title she claims
そういう扱い 心得てよね
that kind of / like that (sou iu)
treatment / handling (atsukai) — how you treat me
keep in mind / know full well (kokoroete) — te-form of 心得る
got it? — assertive よ + confirmation ね
その一 いつもと違う髪形に気が付くこと
Rule one of her numbered list: notice even a small change in her hairstyle.
item one (sono ichi) — she issues numbered rules
always / as usual (itsumo)
compared with — いつもと違う = different from usual
to differ / be different (chigau)
hairstyle (kamigata)
target particle — direct your noticing at it
to notice (ki ga tsuku) — literally 'feeling attaches'
nominalizer — turns the phrase into a rule: 'the act of noticing'
その二 ちゃんと靴まで見ること いいね?
item two (sono ni)
properly / carefully (chanto)
shoes (kutsu)
even / as far as — notice me down to my shoes
to look at (miru)
nominalizer — 'looking' as a rule
good, right? — いい (good) + ね (seeking agreement)
その三 わたしの一言には三つの言葉で返事すること
Rule three: one word from her deserves three words back — she measures devotion in ratios.
item three (sono san)
I / me (watashi) — feminine first person
possessive particle
a single word (hitokoto)
to — に (direction) + は (topic emphasis)
three (mitsu) — general counter
linking particle
words (kotoba)
with / by means of — instrument particle
to reply (henji suru)
nominalizer — replying as a rule
わかったら右手がお留守なのをなんとかして!
Her real demand: his right hand should be holding hers, not sitting idle.
if you understand — 〜たら conditional
right hand (migite)
subject marker particle
left idle / unattended (orusu) — the hand isn't doing its job
na-adjective connector
nominalizer の + object を — 'fix the fact that...'
do something about it! (nanka to shite) — fix it, now
別にわがままなんて言ってないんだから
Classic tsundere logic: 'It's not like I'm being selfish or anything!'
not really / nothing special (betsu ni) — used with negatives
selfish / spoiled (wagamama)
something like — dismissive quotation
I haven't said — ていない negative progressive
because... — explanatory ん + から (reason)
キミに心から思って欲しいの かわいいって
you (kimi) — familiar second person
direction / recipient particle
from the heart (kokoro kara)
feel / think (omotte) — te-form of 思う
I want you to — 〜て欲しい: want someone to do something
feminine explanatory sentence-ending particle
'that I'm cute' — って quotation particle
世界でいちばんおひめさま
the world (sekai)
in / within — location particle
number one / the most (ichiban)
princess (ohimesama) — the fairy-tale title she claims
気が付いて ねえねえ
notice! (ki ga tsuite) — te-form request: pay attention to me
hey, hey — attention-grabbing call
待たせるなんて論外よ
make (me) wait — causative of 待つ: someone makes someone wait
something like — dismissive
out of the question (rongai) — not even worth discussing
assertive sentence-ending particle
わたしを誰だと思ってるの?
me (watashi)
object marker particle
who (dare)
copula — 'who DO you think I am'
quotation particle
you think — contracted 思っている
question particle (feminine)
もう何だか あまいものが食べたい!
now / come on (mou) — impatient sigh
somehow / for some reason (nandaka)
sweet (amai)
thing (mono)
subject marker particle
want to eat — 〜たい desire form
いますぐによ
right now, immediately (ima sugu)
by (a deadline) — time particle
assertive ending particle
イェエー
チエクワンツー
check one two — a playful count-in, like a mic check
欠点? かわいいの間違いでしょ
flaw / shortcoming (ketten)
cute (kawaii)
linking particle — 'of'
mistake (machigai)
right? — contraction of でしょう
文句は許しませんの
complaint (monku)
topic marker particle
I won't forgive — polite negative of 許す
feminine sentence-ending particle
あのね? わたしの話ちゃんと聞いてる? ちょっとぉ
hey, listen — attention-getter あの + ね
my (watashi no)
story / what I'm saying (hanashi)
properly (chanto)
are you listening? — contracted 聞いている
hey! / hold on — elongated for a whiny effect
あ それとね? 白いおうまさん
The fairy-tale image: her prince should come pick her up on a white horse.
and another thing — それと (also) + ね
white (shiroi)
horse (ouma-san) — the fairy-tale white horse
決まってるでしょ? 迎えに来て
it's decided / obviously — contracted 決まっている
right? — でしょ
to come pick (me) up — 迎える + に (purpose)
come! (kite) — te-form request
わかったらかしずいて 手を取って「おひめさま」って
if you understand — 〜たら conditional
wait on me hand and foot (kashizuite) — serve me like royalty
hand (te)
object marker particle
take (my hand) — te-form of 取る
say 'princess' — って quotation: call me princess
べつに わがままなんて言ってないんだから
でもね 少しくらい叱ってくれたっていいのよ?
The tsundere crack in the armor: she wouldn't mind being scolded a little — it would feel like being cared for.
but, you know — でも (but) + ね
a little (sukoshi)
at least — degree particle
scold (shikatte) — te-form of 叱る
even if you do (for me) — くれる (do me the favor) + ったって (even if)
it's fine — いい (fine) + feminine のよ
世界でわたしだけのおうじさま
The mirror of the opening line: the number-one princess deserves the prince who is hers alone.
the world (sekai)
in — location particle
I / me (watashi)
only — limiting particle: mine and no one else's
possessive particle
prince (oujisama)
気がついて ほらほら
notice! (ki ga tsuite)
look, look! (hora hora) — pointing something out
おててが空いてます
Deliberately cute baby-talk: 'my hands are free~' — the obvious hint to hold them.
hands — childish baby-talk for 手
subject marker particle
are free / unoccupied — polite ています of 空く
無口で無愛想なおうじさま
taciturn / a person of few words (mukuchi)
and — conjunctive form of だ
unfriendly / curt (muaisou)
na-adjective connector
prince (oujisama)
もう どうして! 気がついてよ早く
come on! (mou) — frustration
why?! (doushite)
notice already! — te-form + assertive よ
quickly / hurry up (hayaku)
ぜったいキミはわかってない!
absolutely (zettai)
you (kimi)
topic marker particle
don't understand — わかる negative progressive
わかってないわ
you don't understand (wakattenai)
feminine sentence-ending particle
イェエーエー
いちごの乗ったショートケーキ
strawberry (ichigo)
possessive particle
topped with — 乗る (to ride / be on) past form as a modifier
shortcake (shooto keeki) — the classic strawberry cake
こだわりたまごのとろけるプリン
particularity / obsessive attention to quality (kodawari)
egg (tamago)
possessive particle
melty / melt-in-your-mouth (torokeru)
pudding (purin) — Japanese crème caramel
みんな みんな 我慢します
everything / all of it (minna)
I'll hold back — polite ます of 我慢する (to endure)
わがままな子だと思わないで
selfish (wagamama)
na-adjective connector
child (ko)
copula
quotation particle
don't think — negative te-form request
わたしだってやればできるもん
even I / I too — だって = even
if I try — 〜ば conditional of やる
I can do it (dekiru)
childish sentence-ending — a stubborn 'so there!'
あとで後悔するわよ
later / afterward (ato de)
to regret (koukai suru)
feminine わ + warning よ — you'll regret it
当然です! だってわたしは
of course / naturally (touzen)
polite copula
because / after all (datte)
I (watashi) + topic は — 'I am...'
世界で一番おひめさま
the world (sekai)
in — location particle
number one / the most (ichiban)
princess (ohimesama)
ちゃんと見ててよね
properly (chanto)
keep watching — contracted 見ている
you will, right? — よ + ね
どこかに行っちゃうよ?
somewhere (dokoka)
direction particle
I'll go off — てしまう → ちゃう: going away completely
assertive ending particle
ふいに抱きしめられた
suddenly / unexpectedly (fuini)
was hugged tight — passive of 抱きしめる: it happened to her
急に そんな! えっ?
suddenly (kyuuni)
w-wha—! (sonna) — flustered protest
「轢かれる 危ないよ」
The twist: he hugs her only to pull her out of traffic — 'You'd get hit. That was dangerous.'
you'll get run over — passive of 轢く (to run over)
dangerous (abunai)
assertive ending particle
そう言ってそっぽ向くキミ
saying that (sou itte) — te-form
to turn away / look aside (soppo muku) — embarrassed
you (kimi)
こっちのが危ないわよ
'Being near you is more dangerous than that street' — the tsundere confession disguised as a comeback.
this side / being near you (kocchi)
contracted の方が — '(this) is the one that's...'
dangerous (abunai)
feminine ending わ + よ — teasing warning
イェエー
ヘイベイビー
Key Vocabulary Recap
世界
せかい (sekai)
world
お姫様
おひめさま (ohimesama)
princess
一番
いちばん (ichiban)
number one/the best
可愛い
かわいい (kawaii)
cute
わがまま
わがまま (wagamama)
selfish/spoiled