posted in Everyday Japanese on November 3, 2025 by username 0 Comments

Watch the video then study the phrases then learn the vocabulary. Then, watch the video again. How much did you understand the second time. Go through everything again until you can understand all the lyrics. Enjoy!

Learn Japanese by singing along to Japanese songs. These 80’s city pop songs are fun to sing along to and will supplement your study of Japanese very well!

Lyric List:

I love you

Japanese phrase	Romaji transcription	English translation	Literal word-for-word English translation
町に出て行く と風が冷たくて光が町に溢れ	Machi ni dete iku to kaze ga tsumetaku te hikari ga machi ni afure	Going out to town, the wind is cold and light overflows the town	Town to go out and wind cold and light town in overflows
行くもなくて何として	Iku mo nakute nani to shite	Having nowhere to go, somehow	Go also not and what doing
踊りたいわけじゃないけどないとして	Odoritai wake janai kedo nai to shite	It’s not that I want to dance, but if not	Dance want reason not but not if
君に会えたら嬉しい歌を聞いてる愛の歌を聞いてる	Kimi ni aetara ureshii uta o kiiteru ai no uta o kiiteru	If I can meet you, I’m happy, listening to a love song	You meet if happy song listen love song listen
君とエシャロナイトシティで君に会えたら嬉しい	Kimi to Esharo Naito Shiti de kimi ni aetara ureshii	If I can meet you in Esharo Night City, I’m happy	You and Esharo Night City at you meet if happy
劣りたいわけじゃないけどないとして	Otoritai wake janai kedo nai to shite	It’s not that I want to lose, but if not	Inferior want reason not but not if
泣いていて君に会えたら嬉しい	Naite ite kimi ni aetara ureshii	Crying, if I can meet you, I’m happy	Crying you meet if happy

I miss you

Japanese phrase	Romaji transcription	English translation	Literal word-for-word English translation
2人きりの夜が待ちきれなく	Futari kiri no yoru ga machikirenaku	Can’t wait for the night just the two of us	Two people only night waiting can’t wait
君を思うだけで嬉しくなる	Kimi o omou dake de ureshiku naru	Just thinking of you makes me happy	You think just with happy become
あの顔君がいるかな	Ano kao kimi ga iru kana	I wonder if that face is you	That face you there I wonder
2人を照らす月	Futari o terasu tsuki	The moon that lights us two	Two people light moon
綺麗いだね道の真ん中向こう道の真ん中向こうこのまま君と	Kirei da ne michi no mannaka mukou michi no mannaka mukou kono mama kimi to	It’s beautiful, beyond the middle of the road, just like this with you	Beautiful is road middle beyond road middle beyond like this with you
ずっと道の真ん中ある子	Zutto michi no mannaka aru ko	The child always in the middle of the road	Always road middle exist child
のは君は腕の中で夢の中で君のそばで笑って痛いこれからも	No wa kimi wa ude no naka de yume no naka de kimi no soba de waratte itai korekara mo	You are in my arms, laughing beside you in a dream, I want to be with you from now on	Is you arms inside dream inside you beside laugh want this from also
ずっと道の真ん中向こ道の	Zutto michi no mannaka mukou michi no	Always towards the middle of the road	Always road middle toward road
真ん中こま君と	Mannaka koma kimi to	In the middle with you	Middle koma you with
ずっと道の真ん中歩こう	Zutto michi no mannaka arukou	Let’s walk forever in the middle of the road	Always road middle walk let’s
眠れない夜テレビを消して君のことを	Nemurenai yoru terebi o keshite kimi no koto o	On sleepless nights, turn off the TV, thinking of you	Can’t sleep night TV off you about
本君のことを本愛し	Hon kimi no koto o hon aishi	Truly loving you	Real you about real love

I Want to Hold Your Hand

Japanese phrase	Romaji transcription	English translation	Literal word-for-word English translation
てる愛してる愛してる君を	Teru aishiteru aishiteru kimi o	Loving, loving you	Loving loving you
思うの	Omou no	Thinking	Think (nominalizer)
君を思うどの	Kimi o omou dono	Thinking of you, which	You think which
夜君を愛してる愛してる	Yoru kimi o aishiteru aishiteru	At night, loving you, loving you	Night you love love
Loveユ年で余裕年でよる君を思う君を	Love yū nen de yoyū nen de yoru kimi o omou kimi o	Thinking of you at leisure years at night	Love leisure year at ease year at night you think you
君を思う君をもう愛してる	Kimi o omou kimi o mō aishiteru	Thinking of you, I already love you	You think you already love
アイブユ	Aibu yu	I love you	I love you (katakana rendition)
後の夜君を思う君を思う君を思う君を思う	Ato no yoru kimi o omou kimi o omou kimi o omou kimi o omou	Thinking of you after night repeatedly	After night you think you think you think you think
眠れない夜テレビを消して君のことを思う	Nemurenai yoru terebi o keshite kimi no koto o omou	On sleepless nights, turning off TV, thinking of you	Can’t sleep night TV off you about
君のことを思うどちの夜君を思う君を思う後の夜君を思う	Kimi no koto o omou dochi no yoru kimi o omou kimi o omou ato no yoru kimi o omou	Thinking of you, some night, thinking of you, after night thinking of you	You about think which night you think you think after night you think
愛してるしてる	Aishiteru shiteru	Loving, loving	Love doing

Loving You

Japanese phrase	Romaji transcription	English translation	Literal word-for-word English translation
によるテレビを消して 君のことを思う 君のことを思うの	Niyoru terebi o keshite Kimi no koto o omou Kimi no koto o omou no	Turning off the TV at night, thinking of you	Night by TV off You about think You about think (nominalizer)
君の夜君を受ける愛してる	Kimi no yoru kimi o uketeru aishiteru	Loving you receiving your night	You night you receive love
いつかあったら何か変わってたのかな	Itsuka attara nanika kawatteta no kana	I wonder if something would have changed if we met someday	Someday if met something changed (past) question particle
やれない君のせいだよ	Yarenai kimi no sei da yo	It’s your fault that I can’t do it	Can’t do you fault is (emphatic)
君の笑顔に触れた 笑う君を見た 君に出会ってしまった ピオで会ってしまったバイバイ	Kimi no egao ni fureta Warau kimi o mita Kimi ni deatte shimatta Pio de atte shimatta bai bai	I touched your smiling face, saw you laughing, ended up meeting you, met at Pio, bye-bye	You smile to touched Laughing you saw You met ended up Pio at met ended up bye bye

My Tokyo Love

Japanese phrase	Romaji transcription	English translation	Literal word-for-word English translation
イベイバイイバイベイベの時会えてた	Ibeibai ibai beibe no toki aetara	I was able to meet you at the time of Ibeibai Ibai Beibe	Ibei bai ibai babe of time met was
何か変わってたのかなうん	Nanika kawatteta no kana un	I wonder if something had changed, yeah	Something changed (past) question particle yeah
僕は僕はどうかしてる君のせだよ	Boku wa boku wa dōka shiteru kimi no se da yo	I, I am acting strange, it’s your fault	I (topic) I (topic) somehow am your fault is (emphatic)
君の心に触れた笑	Kimi no kokoro ni fureta wara	I touched your heart, lol	You heart to touched laugh
君を見た君に出会ってしまった	Kimi o mita kimi ni deatte shimatta	I saw you, and ended up meeting you	You saw you met ended up
君で会ってしまったバイバイベイビーバイバイベイビー	Kimi de atte shimatta bai bai beibī bai bai beibī	I ended up meeting you, bye-bye baby, bye-bye baby	You at met ended up bye bye baby bye bye baby

Night City

Japanese phrase	Romaji transcription	English translation	Literal word-for-word English translation
汁の穴に星は見えない	Shiru no ana ni hoshi wa mienai	Cannot see stars in the juice hole	Juice hole in star (topic) visible not
あなたの心は今どこにあるの	Anata no kokoro wa ima doko ni aru no	Where is your heart now?	You (polite) heart now where in is (question)
天色のアプ切れてく絵かい	Amairo no apu kirete ku ekai	The sky-blue app is getting cut off, the picture?	Sky color (azure) of app cutting going picture?
世界の目の街置いてかれ	Sekai no me no machi oite kare	Leaving the city of the world’s eyes	World of eye of city leaving
そうあしてああ	Sou ashite aa	Like that, and ah	So and (connective) ah
伝えて	Tsutaete	Tell me / convey	Convey (te-form)
えいてあ	Eite a	(Unclear phrase, possibly filler or typo)	(No clear literal meaning)
するああ伝え	Suru aa tsutae	Do ah tell	Do ah convey
知ってるああ	Shitteru aa	I know, ah	Know (casual) ah
愛してる	Aishiteru	I love you	Love (present continuous)
あはしてる	Ahashiteru	(Possibly a variant or typo of) loving	(No clear literal meaning; possibly variant of 愛してる)

The Road of Love

Japanese phrase	Romaji transcription	English translation	Literal word-for-word English translation
虹き眩しいライトの中で手をつぎながら言う今日は帰りたく	Nijiki mabushii raito no naka de te o tsuginagara iu kyou wa kaeritaku	Saying today I want to go home while holding hands in the dazzling lights of the rainbow	Rainbow dazzling light in inside hand while linking say today want to go home
2人だけの時間誰も邪魔しないで何も考えないでた	Futari dake no jikan dare mo jama shinai de nanimo kangaenai de ta	Just the two of us, no one disturbs, not thinking about anything	Two people only time no one disturb without nothing think (past)
愛してる真中の虹	Aishiteru mannaka no niji	Loving the rainbow in the middle	Love center of rainbow
過ぎ眩しいライトの中で手を	Sugi mabushii raito no naka de te o	Passing through dazzling lights, hands	Pass dazzling light in inside hand
きながら行く今日は帰りたくない	Kinagara iku kyou wa kaeritakunai	Going while holding hands, today I don’t want to go home	While going today want to return not
夜中の虹き眩しいの中で手をつぎながら言う今日は帰りたく	Yonaka no nijiki mabushii no naka de te o tsuginagara iu kyou wa kaeritaku	Saying today I want to go home while holding hands in the dazzling rainbow at midnight	Midnight of rainbow dazzling in inside hand while linking say today want to go home
2人だけの時間誰も邪魔しないで何に考えないでただ愛してる真の時	Futari dake no jikan dare mo jama shinai de nani kangaenai de tada aishiteru shin no toki	Just the two of us, no one disturbs, not thinking about anything, just loving the true time	Two people only time no one disturb without what think just loving true time
眩しいライトの中で手をつぎながら	Mabushii raito no naka de te o tsuginagara	Holding hands while in the dazzling lights	Dazzling light in inside hand while linking

Thinking about you

Japanese phrase	Romaji transcription	English translation	Literal word-for-word English translation
言う今日は帰りたく	Iu kyou wa kaeritaku	Saying today I want to go home	Say today want to go home
2人だけの時間誰も邪魔しないで何も考えないで戦愛いしてる真夜中の虹過ぎ眩しいライトの中で手をつぎながら	Futari dake no jikan dare mo jama shinai de nanimo kangaenai de tatakai aishiteru mayonaka no niji sugi mabushii raito no naka de te o tsuginagara	Just the two of us, no one disturbs, not thinking about anything, fighting, loving, in the middle of the night rainbow, passing through dazzling lights while holding hands	Two people only time no one disturb without nothing think fighting loving midnight rainbow passing dazzling light in inside hand while linking
言う今日は帰りたくない	Iu kyou wa kaeritakunai	Saying today I don’t want to go home	Say today want to return not
まを閉じたまるで昼の続きのようにあなたと私不に目が染めてしまった	Ma o tojita marude hiru no tsuzuki no you ni anata to watashi fu ni me ga somete shimatta	Closing my eyes, as if continuing the daytime, you and I, my eyes were dyed involuntarily	Eye closed as if daytime continuation like you and I involuntarily eye dyed ended
けど町の音はなく多分あなたの夢の中	Kedo machi no oto wa naku tabun anata no yume no naka	But the city sounds are gone, probably inside your dream	But town’s sound not exist probably your dream inside
窓の外の夜だけど心は曇もりそう	Mado no soto no yoru dakedo kokoro wa kumomori sou	It’s night outside the window, but my heart seems to cloud	Window outside night but heart cloud (seems)
余裕にはあなたがいればいい	Yoyuu ni wa anata ga ireba ii	It’s enough if you are here	Composure (leeway) in you if exist good
曖昧な言葉が欲しい	Aimai na kotoba ga hoshii	I want vague words	Ambiguous words want
踊るな日も明日はやってくる不安な夜は	Odoru na hi mo ashita wa yattekuru fuan na yoru wa	Even on restless days, tomorrow will come, on anxious nights	Dance not day also tomorrow will come anxious night (topic)
あなたがいればいい	Anata ga ireba ii	It’s enough if you are here	You if exist good
になれば夢を見たことも忘れる	Ni nareba yume o mita koto mo wasureru	If I can become that, I will forget that I had a dream	Become then dream saw thing also forget
だから今夜はただあなたを感じたいの	Dakara konya wa tada anata o kanjitai no	That’s why tonight, I just want to feel you	Therefore tonight just you (object) feel want
こんな夜にはあなたがいればいい	Konna yoru ni wa anata ga ireba ii	On nights like this, it’s enough if you are here	Such night in you if exist good
どんな日も明日はやってくる不安な夜はあなたがいればいい	Donna hi mo ashita wa yattekuru fuan na yoru wa anata ga ireba ii	Any day, tomorrow will come; on anxious nights, it’s enough if you are here	Any day also tomorrow will come anxious night (topic) you if exist good

Bye bye baby

Japanese phrase	Romaji transcription	English translation	Literal word-for-word English translation
こんな夜にはあなたがいればいい	Konna yoru ni wa anata ga ireba ii	On nights like this, it’s enough if you are here	Such night in you if exist good
曖昧な言葉が欲しい	Aimai na kotoba ga hoshii	I want vague words	Ambiguous words want
そんな日を足ってくる不安な夜はあなたがいればいい	Sonna hi o tatte kuru fuan na yoru wa anata ga ireba ii	On anxious nights when such days come, it’s enough if you are here	Such day (object) step coming anxious night (topic) you if exist good
どんな日も明日はやってくる不安な夜はあなたがいればいい	Donna hi mo ashita wa yattekuru fuan na yoru wa anata ga ireba ii	Any day, tomorrow will come; on anxious nights, it’s enough if you are here	Any day also tomorrow will come anxious night (topic) you if exist good
街の眩しくて君は綺麗いた	Machi no mabushikute kimi wa kirei ita	The city is dazzling, and you were beautiful	Town (of) dazzling and you (topic) beautiful was
夜はこれから夜はこれからどうしよう	Yoru wa korekara yoru wa korekara doushiyou	The night is just beginning, the night is just beginning, what should I do?	Night (topic) from now night (topic) from now what do (casual)
抱きしめて愛してる夢じゃない	Dakishimete aishiteru yume ja nai	Hold me tight, I love you, this is not a dream	Embrace loving dream not
思い出は全て君とあ今も変わらない	Omoide wa subete kimi to a ima mo kawaranai	All memories with you have not changed even now	Memories all you with and now also unchanged
夜はこれから夜はこれからうん	Yoru wa korekara yoru wa korekara un	The night is just beginning, the night is just beginning, yeah	Night (topic) from now night (topic) from now yeah
どうしよう抱きしめて愛してる夢じゃないうん	Doushiyou dakishimete aishiteru yume ja nai un	What should I do? Hold me tight, I love you, this is not a dream, yeah	What do embrace loving dream not yeah

City Love

Japanese Phrase	Romaji Transcription	English Translation	Literal Word-for-Word English Translation
雨上がりの町 賑わう夜	Ameagari no machi nigiyawau yoru	A town after the rain, a bustling night	Rain-stopped of town, bustling night
に探し続けたのはあなた	Ni sagashi tsuzuketa no wa anata	The one I kept searching for was you	(I) kept searching for was you
愛の言葉 も	Ai no kotoba mo	Words of love too	Love’s words also
今泣えるの にね 離れ離れの2人	Ima naeru no ni ne hanarebanare no futari	Now we can cry, separated two people	Now (we) cry but, separated separated two people
戻る素知らず 巡り合えたことさえ奇跡の世の	Modoru su shirazu meguriae ta koto sae kiseki no yo no	Without knowing how to return, even meeting was a miracle in this world	Return unaware, having met even that was a miracle of world
例えこの まま会えなくなってもね	Tatoe kono mama aenaku natte mo ne	Even if we can’t meet like this	Even if like this cannot meet

I don’t want to go home today

Japanese Phrase	Romaji Transcription	English Translation	Literal Word-for-Word English Translation
君は遠い町にいるあいた	Kimi wa tooi machi ni iru aita	You are in a distant town, (I) missed you	You distant town at are missed
時が立っ もっと立って君と手をつぎたいさになれば	Toki ga tatte motto tatte kimi to te o tsugitai sa ni nareba	If time passes and passes more, I want to hold hands with you	Time stands up, more stand up, with you hand want to connect if be
忘れられるその顔の声も夢の中	Wasurerareru sono kao no koe mo yume no naka	Even the face and voice I can forget are in a dream	Forgettable that face and voice also in dream
抱きしめた感性時もきっと	Dakishimeta kansei toki mo kitto	Surely also the times I embraced	Hugged feelings time also surely
歩く夜の 街君と2人	Aruku yoru no machi kimi to futari	Walking city night, the two of us	Walk night’s city you and two persons
待ちはめい て君と2人で	Machi wa meite kimi to futari de	Waiting city, the two of us	Wait town is crowded you and two people
キラキラ 引く夢のような	Kirakira hiku yume no you na	Like a sparkling and fading dream	Sparkling pull dream’s like
町人が すれ違う夜	Machibito ga surechigau yoru	Night when townspeople pass by each other	Townspeople pass each other night
美しい君	Utsukushii kimi	Beautiful you	Beautiful you
僕は恋をしている	Boku wa koi o shite iru	I am in love	I love doing

I Just Need You

Japanese Phrase	Romaji Transcription	English Translation	Literal Word-for-Word English Translation
きっと2人 だけ気づかないふりして手を引くのさ	Kitto futari dake kidzukanai furi shite te o hiku no sa	Surely the two of us pretend not to notice and pull hands	Surely two only unnoticed pretending hand pull do
手を引くのさ	Te o hiku no sa	Pulling hands	Hand pull do
涙は流れない の町が消えても君といれば	Namida wa nagarenai no machi ga kietemo kimi to ireba	Tears won’t flow, even if the town disappears, if I’m with you	Tears flow not town disappears also if with you be
東京馬鹿になれた ならいつか一緒に入れるよだから泣かないて	Tokyo baka ni nareta nara itsuka issho ni ireru yo dakara nakanai te	If I could become a fool in Tokyo, someday we can be together, so don’t cry	Tokyo fool became if someday together enter can so don’t cry