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Alumina

Nightmare · Death Note · Death Note ED

N3intermediate

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Verse 1

誰(だれ)にも見れない(みれない)ユメを見て(みて)

dare ni mo mirenai yume wo mite

Seeing a dream that no one else can see,

Word-by-word breakdown

誰だれ = dare= anyone

にni= by

もmo= even (no one)

見れないみれない = mirenai= cannot see

ユメゆめ = yume= dream

をwo= object marker

見てみて = mite= seeing; having seen

anyone + by + even + cannot-see + dream + object + seeing

Verse 2

要らない(いらない)ものは全て(すべて)捨てた(すてた)

iranai mono wa subete suteta

I threw away everything I didn't need.

Word-by-word breakdown

要らないいらない = iranai= not needed

ものmono= things

はwa= topic marker

全てすべて = subete= everything

捨てたすてた = suteta= threw away

not-needed + things + topic + everything + threw-away

Verse 3

ゆずれない想い(おもい)この胸(むね)に宿して(やどして)

yuzurenai omoi kono mune ni yadoshite

Harboring unyielding feelings in this chest,

Word-by-word breakdown

ゆずれないyuzurenai= unyielding; won't give in

想いおもい = omoi= feelings; thoughts

このkono= this

胸むね = mune= chest; heart

にni= in

宿してやどして = yadoshite= harboring; dwelling

unyielding + feelings + this + chest + in + harboring

Verse 4

犠牲(ぎせい)の枷(かせ)に足(あし)をとられても

gisei no kase ni ashi wo torarete mo

even if my feet are caught by the shackles of sacrifice.

Word-by-word breakdown

犠牲ぎせい = gisei= sacrifice

のno= of

枷かせ = kase= shackles; chains

にni= by

足あし = ashi= feet; legs

をwo= object marker

とられてtorarete= caught; trapped

もmo= even

sacrifice + of + shackles + by + feet + object + caught + even

Verse 5

溢れる(あふれる)衝動(しょうどう)押さえきれない(おさえきれない)

afureru shoudou osaekirenai

I can't hold back this overflowing impulse.

Word-by-word breakdown

溢れるあふれる = afureru= overflowing

衝動しょうどう = shoudou= impulse

押さえきれないおさえきれない = osaekirenai= can't hold back

overflowing + impulse + can't-hold-back

Verse 6

強く(つよく)求める(もとめる)心(こころ)があるから

tsuyoku motomeru kokoro ga aru kara

Because there is a heart that strongly desires.

Word-by-word breakdown

強くつよく = tsuyoku= strongly

求めるもとめる = motomeru= to seek; to desire

心こころ = kokoro= heart; mind

がga= subject marker

あるaru= exists

からkara= because

strongly + seek + heart + subject + exists + because

Verse 7

偽り(いつわり)恐れ(おそれ)虚飾(きょしょく)憂い(うれい)様々(さまざま)なネガティブに

itsuwari osore kyoshoku urei samazama na negatibu ni

By various negativities — falsehood, fear, vanity, sorrow —

Word-by-word breakdown

偽りいつわり = itsuwari= falsehood

恐れおそれ = osore= fear

虚飾きょしょく = kyoshoku= vanity; pretense

憂いうれい = urei= grief; sorrow

様々さまざま = samazama= various

なna= attributive

ネガティブnegatibu= negativity

にni= by

falsehood + fear + vanity + sorrow + various + attributive + negativity + by

Verse 8

とらわれるほど弱く(よわく)はない

torawareru hodo yowaku wa nai

I'm not so weak as to be captured by them.

Word-by-word breakdown

とらわれるtorawareru= to be captured; to be bound

ほどhodo= to the extent of

弱くよわく = yowaku= weakly

はwa= topic (contrastive)

ないnai= not

captured + to-the-extent + weak + contrastive + not

Verse 9

孤独(こどく)も知らぬ(しらぬ)Trickster

kodoku mo shiranu torikkusutaa

A trickster who doesn't even know loneliness.

Word-by-word breakdown

孤独こどく = kodoku= solitude; loneliness

もmo= even

知らぬしらぬ = shiranu= not knowing (archaic)

Tricksterトリックスター = torikkusutaa= trickster

solitude + even + not-knowing + trickster

見れるみれる · mireruto be able to see (ra-nuki variant of 見られる)N4

ユメゆめ · yumedreamN5

見るみる · miruto see; to look at; to watchN5

要るいる · iruto need; to be necessaryN4

全てすべて · subeteall; everythingN3

捨てるすてる · suteruto throw away; to discard; to abandonN4

譲れるゆずれる · yuzureruto be able to yield; to be able to give up (potential of 譲る)N2

想いおもい · omoifeelings; thoughts; heartfelt emotionN3

胸むね · munechest; breast; heartN3

宿すやどす · yadosuto carry within; to harbor; to give lodging toN1

犠牲ぎせい · giseisacrifice; victimN2

枷かせ · kaseshackle; fetter; burdenN1

足あし · ashifoot; legN5

取るとる · toruto take; to grab; to seizeN5

溢れるあふれる · afureruto overflow; to brim overN2

衝動しょうどう · shōdōimpulse; urgeN1

押さえるおさえる · osaeruto hold down; to suppress; to restrainN3

強いつよい · tsuyoistrong; powerfulN5

求めるもとめる · motomeruto seek; to desire; to requestN3

心こころ · kokoroheart; mind; spiritN4

あるある · aruto be (inanimate); to exist; to haveN5

偽りいつわり · itsuwarilie; falsehood; deceptionN1

恐れおそれ · osorefear; dread; apprehensionN2

虚飾きょしょく · kyoshokuostentation; vain show; empty pretensionN1

憂いうれい · ureigrief; sorrow; anxietyN1

様々さまざま · samazamavarious; diverse; all kinds ofN3

ネガティブネガティブ · negatibunegative; negativityN2

捕らわれるとらわれる · torawareruto be caught; to be bound by; to be obsessed withN2

弱いよわい · yowaiweak; fragileN5

ないない · nainot existing; not having; noN5

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Alumina

Nightmare · Death Note · Death Note ED

N3intermediate

0/9 verses

Listen, read, then shift into practice

Tap words in the lyrics for meaning, then use Practice when the verse is in your ears.

Synced lyrics

Verse 1

誰(だれ)にも見れない(みれない)ユメを見て(みて)

dare ni mo mirenai yume wo mite

Seeing a dream that no one else can see,

Word-by-word breakdown

誰だれ = dare= anyone

にni= by

もmo= even (no one)

見れないみれない = mirenai= cannot see

ユメゆめ = yume= dream

をwo= object marker

見てみて = mite= seeing; having seen

anyone + by + even + cannot-see + dream + object + seeing

Verse 2

要らない(いらない)ものは全て(すべて)捨てた(すてた)

iranai mono wa subete suteta

I threw away everything I didn't need.

Word-by-word breakdown

要らないいらない = iranai= not needed

ものmono= things

はwa= topic marker

全てすべて = subete= everything

捨てたすてた = suteta= threw away

not-needed + things + topic + everything + threw-away

Verse 3

ゆずれない想い(おもい)この胸(むね)に宿して(やどして)

yuzurenai omoi kono mune ni yadoshite

Harboring unyielding feelings in this chest,

Word-by-word breakdown

ゆずれないyuzurenai= unyielding; won't give in

想いおもい = omoi= feelings; thoughts

このkono= this

胸むね = mune= chest; heart

にni= in

宿してやどして = yadoshite= harboring; dwelling

unyielding + feelings + this + chest + in + harboring

Verse 4

犠牲(ぎせい)の枷(かせ)に足(あし)をとられても

gisei no kase ni ashi wo torarete mo

even if my feet are caught by the shackles of sacrifice.

Word-by-word breakdown

犠牲ぎせい = gisei= sacrifice

のno= of

枷かせ = kase= shackles; chains

にni= by

足あし = ashi= feet; legs

をwo= object marker

とられてtorarete= caught; trapped

もmo= even

sacrifice + of + shackles + by + feet + object + caught + even

Verse 5

溢れる(あふれる)衝動(しょうどう)押さえきれない(おさえきれない)

afureru shoudou osaekirenai

I can't hold back this overflowing impulse.

Word-by-word breakdown

溢れるあふれる = afureru= overflowing

衝動しょうどう = shoudou= impulse

押さえきれないおさえきれない = osaekirenai= can't hold back

overflowing + impulse + can't-hold-back

Verse 6

強く(つよく)求める(もとめる)心(こころ)があるから

tsuyoku motomeru kokoro ga aru kara

Because there is a heart that strongly desires.

Word-by-word breakdown

強くつよく = tsuyoku= strongly

求めるもとめる = motomeru= to seek; to desire

心こころ = kokoro= heart; mind

がga= subject marker

あるaru= exists

からkara= because

strongly + seek + heart + subject + exists + because

Verse 7

偽り(いつわり)恐れ(おそれ)虚飾(きょしょく)憂い(うれい)様々(さまざま)なネガティブに

itsuwari osore kyoshoku urei samazama na negatibu ni

By various negativities — falsehood, fear, vanity, sorrow —

Word-by-word breakdown

偽りいつわり = itsuwari= falsehood

恐れおそれ = osore= fear

虚飾きょしょく = kyoshoku= vanity; pretense

憂いうれい = urei= grief; sorrow

様々さまざま = samazama= various

なna= attributive

ネガティブnegatibu= negativity

にni= by

falsehood + fear + vanity + sorrow + various + attributive + negativity + by

Verse 8

とらわれるほど弱く(よわく)はない

torawareru hodo yowaku wa nai

I'm not so weak as to be captured by them.

Word-by-word breakdown

とらわれるtorawareru= to be captured; to be bound

ほどhodo= to the extent of

弱くよわく = yowaku= weakly

はwa= topic (contrastive)

ないnai= not

captured + to-the-extent + weak + contrastive + not

Verse 9

孤独(こどく)も知らぬ(しらぬ)Trickster

kodoku mo shiranu torikkusutaa

A trickster who doesn't even know loneliness.

Word-by-word breakdown

孤独こどく = kodoku= solitude; loneliness

もmo= even

知らぬしらぬ = shiranu= not knowing (archaic)

Tricksterトリックスター = torikkusutaa= trickster

solitude + even + not-knowing + trickster

見れるみれる · mireruto be able to see (ra-nuki variant of 見られる)N4

ユメゆめ · yumedreamN5

見るみる · miruto see; to look at; to watchN5

要るいる · iruto need; to be necessaryN4

全てすべて · subeteall; everythingN3

捨てるすてる · suteruto throw away; to discard; to abandonN4

譲れるゆずれる · yuzureruto be able to yield; to be able to give up (potential of 譲る)N2

想いおもい · omoifeelings; thoughts; heartfelt emotionN3

胸むね · munechest; breast; heartN3

宿すやどす · yadosuto carry within; to harbor; to give lodging toN1

犠牲ぎせい · giseisacrifice; victimN2

枷かせ · kaseshackle; fetter; burdenN1

足あし · ashifoot; legN5

取るとる · toruto take; to grab; to seizeN5

溢れるあふれる · afureruto overflow; to brim overN2

衝動しょうどう · shōdōimpulse; urgeN1

押さえるおさえる · osaeruto hold down; to suppress; to restrainN3

強いつよい · tsuyoistrong; powerfulN5

求めるもとめる · motomeruto seek; to desire; to requestN3

心こころ · kokoroheart; mind; spiritN4

あるある · aruto be (inanimate); to exist; to haveN5

偽りいつわり · itsuwarilie; falsehood; deceptionN1

恐れおそれ · osorefear; dread; apprehensionN2

虚飾きょしょく · kyoshokuostentation; vain show; empty pretensionN1

憂いうれい · ureigrief; sorrow; anxietyN1

様々さまざま · samazamavarious; diverse; all kinds ofN3

ネガティブネガティブ · negatibunegative; negativityN2

捕らわれるとらわれる · torawareruto be caught; to be bound by; to be obsessed withN2

弱いよわい · yowaiweak; fragileN5

ないない · nainot existing; not having; noN5