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FreeFree　日々hibiのno風kazeはwa秒針byoushinとto共にtomo ni溶けゆきtokeyuki

Free — the daily breeze dissolves along with the second hand

人々hitobitoはwa色彩shikisaiをwo名付けるnazukeru

People give names to colors

FreeFree　忙しisogashiのnoないnai雑踏zattouにni少しsukoshi疲れてtsukarete

Free — a little tired of the laid-back crowd

路地rojiテラスterasuのno良さげなyosage na椅子isu　伸びnobiをwoしたshita

I settled into a nice-looking chair on the alley terrace and stretched

自転車jitensha配達員haitatsuinはwa急ぐisogu　ブレーキbureekiのno音otoにni猫nekoがga跳ぶtobu

A bicycle delivery rider rushes past — the sound of brakes makes a cat leap

転がってkorogatte汚れたyogoreta毛並みkenamiのno不可思議なfukashigi na模様moyouにniclose upclose upするsuru

I close up on the mysterious pattern of the cat's rolled, muddied fur

嘘usoみたいなmitai na本当hontouのno話hanashi　あれareはwa異世界isekaiのnoエントランスentoransu

A story that sounds made-up but is true — that's the entrance to another world

そこsokoまでmadeにniしてshite視線shisenをwo戻しmodoshi　木漏れ日komorebiとto共にtomo niぼんやりbonyariしてるshiteru

I stop myself there, turn my gaze back, and drift off in the dappled light

かじりかけkajirikakeのnoビスケットbisuketto　紅茶kouchaにniちょっとchotto浸してhitashite

A half-bitten biscuit, dipped briefly in tea

時計tokeiはwaそろそろsorosoro13時juusan jiをwo指すsasu

The clock is just about to point to 1 PM

人生jinseiのno意味imiがgaちょっとchottoだけdakeわかったwakattaようなyou na

I feel like I almost understood the meaning of life a little

気になったki ni nattaけれどkeredoまだmada置いておくoite oku

It caught my attention, but I'll leave it there for now

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どこdokoかkaでdeカラメルkarameru焦げたkogeta様なyou na匂いnioiにni紛れてmagirete思い出すomoidasu

Mixed in with the smell of something caramel-scorched somewhere, I remember

仕事帰りshigoto gaeriにni待ち合わせてmachiawasete　7割nanawariのno歩幅hohabaでde帰ったkaettaことkoto

Meeting up after work and walking home at 70% stride

多分tabunあの子ano koはwa元気なgenki naはずhazu　都合tsugouのno良さyosaでdeまとめさせてmatome sasete

That person is probably fine — let me wrap it up with something convenient

あのano映画eigaみたいなmitai na恋koiだったdattaよyo　ってtte薄目usumeのnoままmamaでdeぼんやりbonyariしてるshiteru

"It was a romance like that movie" — I drift off with half-closed eyes

かじりかけkajirikakeのnoビスケットbisuketto　紅茶kouchaにniちょっとchotto浸してhitashite

A half-bitten biscuit, dipped briefly in tea

時計tokeiはwaそろそろsorosoro13時juusan jiをwo指すsasu

The clock is just about to point to 1 PM

心kokoroのnoドミノdominoをwo押したoshitaのnoもmoきっとkitto僕bokuだったdattaよyo

I'm pretty sure I was the one who toppled the domino in my heart too

心kokoroのnoフシギfushigiはwa僕bokuのnoせいseiじゃないja naiけどkedo

But the mysteries of the heart aren't my fault

掛け違えたkakechigaetaボタンbotanのnoズレzureからkara

From the slight gap of a misbuttoned button

心地良さkokochiyosaがgaたまにtama ni生まれるumareru　それsoreをwo知らないshiranaiままmama大人otonaにniなんかnankaならないでnaranaide

A sense of ease sometimes emerges — don't go growing up without knowing that

物語monogatariはwaスローsurooスローsurooペースpeesu　そんなsonna時tokiがgaあってatteもmoいいiiよねyo ne

The story moves at a slow, slow pace — it's okay to have moments like this

だからこそdakara koso今日kyouもmo歌utaがga生まれたumaretaしshi

That's exactly why a song was born again today

人生jinseiのno意味imiがgaちょっとchottoだけdake変わったkawatta感じkanjiもmo　ちゃんとchanto僕bokuはwa受け止められるuketomerareruよyo

And the feeling that the meaning of life has shifted a little — I can properly accept that

かじりかけkajirikakeのnoビスケットbisuketto　紅茶kouchaにniちょっとchotto浸してhitashite

A half-bitten biscuit, dipped briefly in tea

時計tokeiはwaそろそろsorosoro13時juusan jiをwo指すsasu

The clock is just about to point to 1 PM

人生jinseiのno意味imiがgaちょっとchottoだけdakeわかったwakattaようなyou na

I feel like I almost understood the meaning of life a little

気になったki ni nattaけれどkeredoまだmada置いておくoite oku

It caught my attention, but I'll leave it there for now

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