December 27th, 2008
Namida (Tears)
Anime Relations: Skip Beat!
"Namida" by 2BAKKA - Skip Beat Ending theme
No matter how many thousand times we cry, we'll surely get over it again
I put up a dumb act, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
This is the last time, the last chance, I'm not afraid to fail
Because the sadness, the pain, and the love will heal someday
Putting those tearful days behind us, we're going to be strong once again
Acting like a coward, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
Surely even if we're beaten down tens of thousands of times, we'll surely get over it again
Your voice will always reach me, no matter where I am, always... right here...
In those days when things didn't go according to plan
Even though we have the spirit, we felt deceived
As if something were broken, tears begin overflowing
We couldn't be honest with each other
We couldn't be frank with each other
We're only running away
But we can't get anywhere with thoughts alone
I'm going to stand toward the goal that I've drawn
Even if beaten by rain and wind, I'm still going to stand up
Dumbfounded, time is passing
However, anyone can be strong
We can't leave these mixed feelings be, we can't leave these stifling days be,
For once and for all, now we shall climb up the stairs of life
No matter how many thousand times we cry, we'll surely get over it again
I put up a dumb act, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
This is the last time, the last chance, I'm not afraid to fail
Because the sadness, the pain, and the love will heal someday
We're getting there, but can't reach it
We're grabbing on, but can't get it
Always, and many times, cowardice pulls my arms away
Let go, I'm going to go now, and I'm not staying here
It's not too late to go now
Going along with my cheek, I decided that these tears would be my last
It's not over yet, it's not goinig to end, nothing has begun yet
The answer hasn't been revealed yet, I've not given up yet,
I haven't even tasted the happiness and meaning of my existence
I can stand on my own now, and I'm waiting for a tomorrow for me
Wiping away my tears, and face up. From now on I'll look up at the sky
You smiled at me, with your arms out
until that single thought reaches
A wind unlike this season blows
Compared to me who hides my true feelings behind my back,
It's probably better to go to the place you desire
Even though we've cried a thousand times, we'll surely get over it again
I put up a dumb act, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
This is the last time, the last chance, I'm not afraid to fail
Because the sadness, the pain, and the love will heal someday
Putting those tearful days behind us, we're going to be strong once again
Acting like a coward, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
Surely even if we're beaten down tens of thousands of times, we'll surely get over it again
Your voice will always reach me, no matter where I am, always... right here...
No matter how many thousand times we cry, we'll surely get over it again
I put up a dumb act, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
This is the last time, the last chance, I'm not afraid to fail
Because the sadness, the pain, and the love will heal someday
Putting those tearful days behind us, we're going to be strong once again
Acting like a coward, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
Surely even if we're beaten down tens of thousands of times, we'll surely get over it again
Your voice will always reach me, no matter where I am, always... right here...
In those days when things didn't go according to plan
Even though we have the spirit, we felt deceived
As if something were broken, tears begin overflowing
We couldn't be honest with each other
We couldn't be frank with each other
We're only running away
But we can't get anywhere with thoughts alone
I'm going to stand toward the goal that I've drawn
Even if beaten by rain and wind, I'm still going to stand up
Dumbfounded, time is passing
However, anyone can be strong
We can't leave these mixed feelings be, we can't leave these stifling days be,
For once and for all, now we shall climb up the stairs of life
No matter how many thousand times we cry, we'll surely get over it again
I put up a dumb act, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
This is the last time, the last chance, I'm not afraid to fail
Because the sadness, the pain, and the love will heal someday
We're getting there, but can't reach it
We're grabbing on, but can't get it
Always, and many times, cowardice pulls my arms away
Let go, I'm going to go now, and I'm not staying here
It's not too late to go now
Going along with my cheek, I decided that these tears would be my last
It's not over yet, it's not goinig to end, nothing has begun yet
The answer hasn't been revealed yet, I've not given up yet,
I haven't even tasted the happiness and meaning of my existence
I can stand on my own now, and I'm waiting for a tomorrow for me
Wiping away my tears, and face up. From now on I'll look up at the sky
You smiled at me, with your arms out
until that single thought reaches
A wind unlike this season blows
Compared to me who hides my true feelings behind my back,
It's probably better to go to the place you desire
Even though we've cried a thousand times, we'll surely get over it again
I put up a dumb act, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
This is the last time, the last chance, I'm not afraid to fail
Because the sadness, the pain, and the love will heal someday
Putting those tearful days behind us, we're going to be strong once again
Acting like a coward, it's no good running away
I know at least that much
Surely even if we're beaten down tens of thousands of times, we'll surely get over it again
Your voice will always reach me, no matter where I am, always... right here...
Posted by chisaki | Dec 27, 2008 7:13 PM | 0 comments
September 28th, 2008
I hope we meet again
and while I'm at it... here's translations for SEAMO's "Mata aimashou"
At the time, the two were happy
They thought this love would last forever
But you are no longer by my side,
and next to you, neither am I...
While looking at your sad expression that I'd never seen before
I tightly held your hands.
When I let go, I know that I won't see you again.
Because I want to break up with you with a smile on my face,
that's why I say "I hope we meet again"
In front of you, I acted strong and kind,
and wanted to be there for you
I don't like to lose so I put up an act
In the very end, I still couldn't be honest.
I cried from your words
I cheered you up with my words
Soon, the magic in these words will disappear as happy memories
After then, I can't apologize for hurting you
But in the very least, I will say "thank you"
With no destination in mind, I reached your kindness.
But you're not that strong yourself,
are you pushing yourself to hide the pain?
Go ahead and cry, because I'll be crying too
Would God forgive us for just today?
"Time to say good bye"
While looking at your sad expression that I'd never seen before
I tightly held your hands.
When I let go, I know that I won't see you again.
Because I want to break up with you with a smile on my face,
that's why I say "I hope we meet again"
Being loved by many others,
You are bright as you always are
That's why I envied you, fought with you, and cried
But I can't do any of these any more
We both came to fall in love with other people
And walking down different paths in life.
But I was really happy then
"I was really happy too."
Because someday these memories may disappear,
thus I cherish our wonderful history.
I'll be proud of our past down the road,
Facing tomorrow with a smile, yet with tears
But first, here we shall part...
Because I know that we won't see each other again
So I say, "Let's meet again"
And these shall be my words of goodbye
While looking at your sad expression that I'd never seen before
I tightly held your hands.
When I let go, I know that I won't see you again.
Because I want to break up with you with a smile on my face,
that's why I say "I hope we meet again"
I can't let go of these feelings so easily...
but I suppose it's fine to just treasure these feelings
Until I can sort everything out, I'll keep thinking
Even if I can't see you, can't have you by my side
The only everlasting thing would be these memories
The precious days that we've spent together
With you gently holding me in your arms
But from tomorrow on, I won't be seeing you any more
If we are reborn again, I hope I'll see you again.
At the time, the two were happy
They thought this love would last forever
But you are no longer by my side,
and next to you, neither am I...
While looking at your sad expression that I'd never seen before
I tightly held your hands.
When I let go, I know that I won't see you again.
Because I want to break up with you with a smile on my face,
that's why I say "I hope we meet again"
In front of you, I acted strong and kind,
and wanted to be there for you
I don't like to lose so I put up an act
In the very end, I still couldn't be honest.
I cried from your words
I cheered you up with my words
Soon, the magic in these words will disappear as happy memories
After then, I can't apologize for hurting you
But in the very least, I will say "thank you"
With no destination in mind, I reached your kindness.
But you're not that strong yourself,
are you pushing yourself to hide the pain?
Go ahead and cry, because I'll be crying too
Would God forgive us for just today?
"Time to say good bye"
While looking at your sad expression that I'd never seen before
I tightly held your hands.
When I let go, I know that I won't see you again.
Because I want to break up with you with a smile on my face,
that's why I say "I hope we meet again"
Being loved by many others,
You are bright as you always are
That's why I envied you, fought with you, and cried
But I can't do any of these any more
We both came to fall in love with other people
And walking down different paths in life.
But I was really happy then
"I was really happy too."
Because someday these memories may disappear,
thus I cherish our wonderful history.
I'll be proud of our past down the road,
Facing tomorrow with a smile, yet with tears
But first, here we shall part...
Because I know that we won't see each other again
So I say, "Let's meet again"
And these shall be my words of goodbye
While looking at your sad expression that I'd never seen before
I tightly held your hands.
When I let go, I know that I won't see you again.
Because I want to break up with you with a smile on my face,
that's why I say "I hope we meet again"
I can't let go of these feelings so easily...
but I suppose it's fine to just treasure these feelings
Until I can sort everything out, I'll keep thinking
Even if I can't see you, can't have you by my side
The only everlasting thing would be these memories
The precious days that we've spent together
With you gently holding me in your arms
But from tomorrow on, I won't be seeing you any more
If we are reborn again, I hope I'll see you again.
Posted by chisaki | Sep 28, 2008 7:45 PM | 0 comments
Oh time, please stop...
I've seen several versions of the translation for ItaKiss's 2nd OP, but none of them seem quite 'right' too me (I think translations were too literal?). I am absolutely in love with this song by AZU, featuring SEAMO (mostly because I love SEAMO's "Mata Ai Mashou"). So here goes...
"Oh time, please stop"
[rap]
The time I spend with you always goes by at the blink of an eye
When I came to, our date was already over
I don't want to let go, I don't want to go home
Stop the time because I want to be with you forever
I never have enough of
the embarrassing words I want to say
the moments when our eyes meet
the times that we spend together
You held my hand till the last train arrived
Your usual kindness made me happy
If this were a fairytale, then I could fast forward to tomorrow and see you...
Every time, everyday, everything
Even if I can't exactly put it in words
You are that special place for me
If I could only have one wish,
Then I'd wish for God to stop the time for us
[rap]
Oh time, please stop just like this
This is my only selfishness
But even that isn't granted
I want to tell you my frustration
There are only 24 hours in a day
That's not enough
If I could only have 100 hours more,
then I could learn more and more of the good things about you
When will I see you again?
It seems that the more I wonder, the more I think about you
Half of that is anxiety, while half is hope
But my feelings won't change, probably never
I wonder what you think about me?
Every time, everyday, everything
This warmth from my love, and the voices of my heart that I can't put in words
From now on I'll try to tell you from the bottom of my heart
Dear God, would you pause the time when it begins to move?
It's okay to be selfish, tell me that you don't want to go home
If you want me, then don't be afraid to place a flower in my heart
Every time, everyday, everything
Even if I can't exactly put it in words
You are that special place for me
If I could only have one wish,
Then I'd wish for God to stop the time for us
Every time, everyday, everything
Even if we are apart, I'll make sure we are together again
To me, you are that special person
Every time, everyday, everything
I'll believe in you, even if time doesn't stop
If this is fate, then we'll meet again no matter what happens, right?
If this is fate, then we will definitely meet again, right?
"Oh time, please stop"
[rap]
The time I spend with you always goes by at the blink of an eye
When I came to, our date was already over
I don't want to let go, I don't want to go home
Stop the time because I want to be with you forever
I never have enough of
the embarrassing words I want to say
the moments when our eyes meet
the times that we spend together
You held my hand till the last train arrived
Your usual kindness made me happy
If this were a fairytale, then I could fast forward to tomorrow and see you...
Every time, everyday, everything
Even if I can't exactly put it in words
You are that special place for me
If I could only have one wish,
Then I'd wish for God to stop the time for us
[rap]
Oh time, please stop just like this
This is my only selfishness
But even that isn't granted
I want to tell you my frustration
There are only 24 hours in a day
That's not enough
If I could only have 100 hours more,
then I could learn more and more of the good things about you
When will I see you again?
It seems that the more I wonder, the more I think about you
Half of that is anxiety, while half is hope
But my feelings won't change, probably never
I wonder what you think about me?
Every time, everyday, everything
This warmth from my love, and the voices of my heart that I can't put in words
From now on I'll try to tell you from the bottom of my heart
Dear God, would you pause the time when it begins to move?
It's okay to be selfish, tell me that you don't want to go home
If you want me, then don't be afraid to place a flower in my heart
Every time, everyday, everything
Even if I can't exactly put it in words
You are that special place for me
If I could only have one wish,
Then I'd wish for God to stop the time for us
Every time, everyday, everything
Even if we are apart, I'll make sure we are together again
To me, you are that special person
Every time, everyday, everything
I'll believe in you, even if time doesn't stop
If this is fate, then we'll meet again no matter what happens, right?
If this is fate, then we will definitely meet again, right?
Posted by chisaki | Sep 28, 2008 7:12 PM | 0 comments
July 30th, 2008
My dorama list
I watch a lot more dramas than anime, so this entry is just for me to track exactly how many I've seen (in no particular order):
1 Litre of Tears
Ai no Uta
Bara no nai hanaya*
Beach Boys
Beautiful Life
Bloody Monday
Bloody Monday II^
Boku dake no Madonna
Buzzer Beat^
Byaku yakou
Densha Otoko
Galileo
Garasu no Kamen I
Garasu no Kamen II
Gift
Good Luck!!
Great Teacher Onizuka
Haken no Hinkaku
Hana Yori Dango
Hana Yori Dango II
Haruka 17
Hero
Hoshi no Kinka
Hotaru no Hakka
Hotaru no Hikari
Hotaru no Hikari II^
Ienaki Ko
Imouto yo
Itazura na Kiss
Itoushii Kimi e
Jinbei
JOKER~Yurusarezaru Sousakan^
Kiken na Aneki
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo I
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo II
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo III
Koizora*
Koori no Sekai
Kou Kou Kyoushi
Last Christmas
Last Friend
Liar Game
Liter of tears
Long Vacation
Love Generation
Love Revolution
Majo no Jouken
Maou
Minami-kun no Koibito
Mop Girl*
Mukodono
Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku^
Nemuru Mori
Nodame Cantabile
Ohitorisama^
Oni no Sumika
Orange Days
Otomen^
Pride
Proposal Daisakusen
Puzzle
Remote*
Ryusei no Kizuna
Sekai no Chuushin de Ai wo Sakebu
Shinzanmono^
Shiroi Kyouto
Sora kara furu ichioku no Hoshi
Stand UP!!
Strawberry on the Shortcake
Summer Snow
Sunao ni Narenakute^
Tadaima Manshitsu
Taiyou no Uta
Tantei Gakuen Q
Tokumei Kakarichou Tadano Hitoshi
Tokyo Dogs^
Tokyo Friends
Tokyo Love Story
Triangle*
Trick I
Trick II
Trick III
Untouchable^
Voice^
Yamato Nadeshiko
Yonshimai Tanteidan*
Zettai Kareshi
* = new, 7/5/09
^ = new, 10/23/10
1 Litre of Tears
Ai no Uta
Bara no nai hanaya*
Beach Boys
Beautiful Life
Bloody Monday
Bloody Monday II^
Boku dake no Madonna
Buzzer Beat^
Byaku yakou
Densha Otoko
Galileo
Garasu no Kamen I
Garasu no Kamen II
Gift
Good Luck!!
Great Teacher Onizuka
Haken no Hinkaku
Hana Yori Dango
Hana Yori Dango II
Haruka 17
Hero
Hoshi no Kinka
Hotaru no Hakka
Hotaru no Hikari
Hotaru no Hikari II^
Ienaki Ko
Imouto yo
Itazura na Kiss
Itoushii Kimi e
Jinbei
JOKER~Yurusarezaru Sousakan^
Kiken na Aneki
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo I
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo II
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo III
Koizora*
Koori no Sekai
Kou Kou Kyoushi
Last Christmas
Last Friend
Liar Game
Liter of tears
Long Vacation
Love Generation
Love Revolution
Majo no Jouken
Maou
Minami-kun no Koibito
Mop Girl*
Mukodono
Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku^
Nemuru Mori
Nodame Cantabile
Ohitorisama^
Oni no Sumika
Orange Days
Otomen^
Pride
Proposal Daisakusen
Puzzle
Remote*
Ryusei no Kizuna
Sekai no Chuushin de Ai wo Sakebu
Shinzanmono^
Shiroi Kyouto
Sora kara furu ichioku no Hoshi
Stand UP!!
Strawberry on the Shortcake
Summer Snow
Sunao ni Narenakute^
Tadaima Manshitsu
Taiyou no Uta
Tantei Gakuen Q
Tokumei Kakarichou Tadano Hitoshi
Tokyo Dogs^
Tokyo Friends
Tokyo Love Story
Triangle*
Trick I
Trick II
Trick III
Untouchable^
Voice^
Yamato Nadeshiko
Yonshimai Tanteidan*
Zettai Kareshi
* = new, 7/5/09
^ = new, 10/23/10
Posted by chisaki | Jul 30, 2008 12:18 AM | 1 comments
Private Entry
December 21st, 2007
kirameku namida wa hoshi ni
translating for fun... it does not have 100% accuracy (at best, I say 80%)
Kirameku Namida wa Hoshi ni - Fate/Stay Night - OP 2
The glittering tears are sent to the stars
riding the wind and embellishing the sky
Even if the moonlight were obstructed by the cloud,
it would still shed light upon me
I don't like the straight rails so I
ran off recklessly
I changed my mind to not give up
as I'm proud of my worn heel
The road continues, westward and eastward
even if the sun downs
The glittering tears are sent to the stars
riding the wind and embellishing the sky
Even if the moonlight were obstructed by the cloud,
it would still shed light upon me
Even if I'm beaten down, or
shaken by resentment
I can just take off my burnt shirt,
to see the radiance of my naked self
and hear a song echoing across the ocean,
with a hoarse voice
The glittering tears are sent to the rainbows
to build a brilliant bridge
Even if I remain lost in a dark forest
It would point me in the direction of the future
The glittering tears are sent to the stars
to carry the flowing wishes
As if to give my halted self
the hope to move forward again
The glittering tears are sent to the stars
riding the wind and embellishing the sky
Even if the moonlight were obstructed by the cloud,
it would still shed light upon me
Posted by chisaki | Dec 21, 2007 12:53 PM | 0 comments