In today's article we translate the opening of the anime Eromanga Sensei, sung by ClariS. The name of the song is Hitorigoto, which means talking to oneself or a monologue. The title is written in katakana as ใใใชใดใ, but the everyday word is ็ฌใ่จ.
ClariS is the duo Clara and Karen. They released the single on April 26, 2017 on Sacra Music, with lyrics by Kelly and music by Yoichiro Nomura. A-1 Pictures animated the series that spring, from the light novel by Tsukasa Fushimi. If you already know ClariS from irony in Oreimo, they also show up in our list of favorite anime openings.
Anime songs are a solid way to learn Japanese with manga and anime, because the same lines come back every episode. Hitorigoto is built around feelings that stall right before they become words, which is why it works so well as a study text.
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Song Lyrics - Hitorigoto - ClariS
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ใใใชใดใใ ใใๆฅใฏใใใใใใจ่ใใใชใใงใใญ
ใญใใฎใใจใ ใใใงใใใฎๅ
ใใใฏ่จใใใชใใใฉใญ
ๆใใ้ใกใใใฆใใใฟใณใฟใใใชใใฉใใใใ
ใปใฉใใชใใพใพใใพใ้ฃใใใใใใใใใจใใฆใ
ไผใคใใใใๆฐๆใใใกใฏไปๆฅใใใใใ่จ่ใใจใฐใซใชใ็ดๅใกใใใใใซใๅคๆใธใใใใในใฎ้ฃ็ถใใใใใง
ใใๆฏใใใจไธ็ทใใฃใใใซ้ฃฒใฎใฟ่พผใใใงใฏใใปใ่ฆใซใใ
ใตใจใใใจใใซๆขใใใใฆใใใ
ใญใใฎ็ฌ้กใใใใๆขใใใใฆใใใ
็กๆ่ญใใใใใฎไธญใชใใใฎ็็ฑใใใใฏใพใ ่จใใใชใใใฉ
ไธใฒใจไบบใใงใใใจไผใใใใใชใใ
่ชฐใ ใใจใใใฃใฆไผใใใใใชใใ
ใใฃใไธ่จใฒใจใใจใญใใฉใใใฆใ่จใใใชใใใฎ่จ่ใใจใฐใ่จใใใชใใใฎๆฐๆใใใก
ๆฉใฏใใๆฐใใฅใใฆๆฌฒใปใใใฎใซ
1000ใใผในใใใใบใซใฟใใใช้ธๆ่ขใใใใใใจ
ๆณๅใใใใๅใใใใๅคๆญใฏใใ ใๅใใใใฎ้ช้ญใใใพใใใกใใ
ใคใใใชใๆฐๆใใใกใฏไปๆฅใใใใใๅฏๆใใใใใชใ้กใใใฟใใฆ
่ชๅทฑใใๅซๆชใใใ๏ผๅพๆใใใใใง
ๆบใใ่พผใใใ ใใใใญใๅใฏใๅบใ ใใซใฏใใปใฉ้ ใจใใ
่ณใฟใฟใใใพใใฐ่ใใใใฆใใใ
ใญใใฎๅฃฐใใใ ใ่ใใใใฆใใใ
้่ธใใฃใจใใฎไธญใชใๆฐใใฅใใชใใใชใใฆใใใใฉ
้ฃใจใชใใซใใใจๅฌใใใใใชใใ
้ ใจใใใซใใใจๅฏใใณใใใชใใ
ๅ็ดใใใใ
ใใชใใจใงใใฉใใใฆใ่จใใใชใใใฎ่จ่ใใจใฐใ่จใใใชใใใฎๆฐๆใใใก
ใใฃใจ็ด ็ดใใชใใซใชใใใ
ๆณฃใชใๅบใ ใใใใช็ฉบๆจกๆงใใใใใใ้ ฌใปใใซไธใฒใจ็ฒใคใถ้จใใใใช?
ไธๅฎๅฎใตใใใฆใใชๅฟใใใ้ใใใญ้ ใใใใใใใใชใดใใซๅ
จ้จใใใถ้ ใใใใฆ
ใญใใฎใใจใใณใใฏใใฃใจ
ใตใจใใใจใใซๆขใใใใฆใใใ
ใญใใฎ็ฌ้กใใใใๆขใใใใฆใใใ
็กๆ่ญใใใใใฎไธญใชใใใฎ็็ฑใใใใฏใพใ ่จใใใชใใใฉ
ไธใฒใจไบบใใงใใใจไผใใใใใชใใ
่ชฐใ ใใจใใใฃใฆไผใใใใใชใใ
ใใฃใไธ่จใฒใจใใจใญใใฉใใใฆใ่จใใใชใใใฎ่จ่ใใจใฐใ่จใใใชใใใฎๆฐๆใใใก
ๆฉใฏใใๆฐใใฅใใฆๆฌฒใปใใใฎใซ
Romanized Lyrics
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Hitorigoto da yo hazukashii koto kikanaide yo ne
kimi no koto da yo demo sono saki wa iwanai kedo ne
kakechigaeteru botan mitai na modokashisa o
hodokenai mama mata muzukashiku shiyou to shiteru
tsutaetai kimochi wa kyou mo kotoba ni naru chokuzen ni henkan misu no renzoku de
tameiki to issho ni nomikonde wa horonigai
futoshita toki ni sagashite iru yo
kimi no egao o sagashite iru yo
muishiki no naka sono riyuu wa mada ienai kedo
hitori de iru to aitaku naru yo
dare to itatte aitaku naru yo
tatta hitokoto nee doushite ienai sono kotoba ienai kono kimochi
hayaku kizuite hoshii noni
sen piisu aru pazuru mitai na sentakushi to
souzouryoku ga handanryoku no jama o shichau
tsukamenai kimochi wa kyou mo kawaikunai kao misete
jiko ken'o purasu koukai de
tamekonda gomen ne o hakidasu ni wa hodotooi
mimi o sumaseba kikoete kuru yo
kimi no koe dake kikoete kuru yo
zattou no naka kizukanai furi shite ii kedo
tonari ni iru to ureshiku naru yo
tooku ni iru to sabishiku naru yo
tanjun na koto demo doushite ienai sono kotoba ienai kono kimochi
motto sunao ni naritai
nakidashisou na soramoyou hoo ni hitotsubu ame ka na?
fuantei na kokoro kasane kakushita hitorigoto ni zenbu kakushite
kimi no koto honto wa zutto
futoshita toki ni sagashite iru yo
kimi no egao o sagashite iru yo
muishiki no naka sono riyuu wa mada ienai kedo
hitori de iru to aitaku naru yo
dare to itatte aitaku naru yo
tatta hitokoto nee doushite ienai sono kotoba ienai kono kimochi
hayaku kizuite hoshii noni
Translation of the Song
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I'm talking to myself, don't ask, it's embarrassing!
It's about you! But I won't say anything beyond that.
I'm so frustrated, like my buttons are done up on the wrong holes.
It stays tangled, and I'm just making things harder again.
The feelings I want to express, today as well, hit a string of conversion mistakes right before they become words.
Swallowing them along with a sigh is bittersweet.
At odd moments I'm searching, I'm searching for your smile.
It happens inside the unconscious; I still can't say what the reason is.
When I'm alone I start wanting to see you. No matter who I'm with, I want to see you.
It's just a single word, why? I can't say those words.
I can't express these feelings. I wish you would hurry up and notice.
The choices I have are like a 1000-piece puzzle.
Combined with my imagination, they get in the way of deciding.
This feeling I can't quite grasp, today as well,
shows an un-cute face.
With self-hatred plus regrets,
I'm still far from spitting out the "sorry" I've been holding in.
If I listen closely, I can hear it.
I hear nothing but your voice.
In the middle of the crowd I can pretend not to notice.
When I'm by your side, I feel so happy.
When you're far away, I feel so lonely.
It's such a simple thing, so why?
I can't say the words.
I can't tell you this feeling.
I want to be more honest.
The sky looks about to cry.
A drop on my cheek... is it rain?
I hid my unsteady heart in layers, and hid everything inside that hitorigoto.
The truth about you is that, all this time...
At odd moments I'm searching,
I'm searching for your smile.
It happens inside the unconscious, so I still can't tell you why.
When I'm alone I start wanting to see you.
No matter who I'm with, I start wanting to see you.
It's just a single phrase, so why?
I can't say the words.
I can't tell you this feeling.
I just wish you would notice soon.
Breaking Down the Song
Now let's study Japanese by breaking down the song, line by line.
ใใใชใดใใ ใใๆฅใใใใใใจ่ใใชใใงใใญ Hitorigoto da yo hazukashii koto kikanaide yo ne
I'm talking to myself, don't ask me, it's embarrassing!
- ใใใชใดใ - monologue, talking to yourself
- ใ ใ - confirms, like a casual ใงใ
- ๆฅใใใใ - embarrassing, shameful
- ใใจ - thing
- ่ใใชใใง - don't ask / don't listen
ใญใใฎใใจใ ใใใงใใใฎๅ ใฏ่จใใชใใใฉใญ Kimi no koto da yo demo sono saki wa iwanai kedo ne
It's about you! But I won't say anything beyond that.
- ใญใ - you
- ใใจ - thing, matter
- ใงใ - but
- ใใฎๅ - beyond this, any further
- ่จใใชใ - not saying
- ใใฉ - though, still
ๆใ้ใใฆใใใฟใณใฟใใใชใใฉใใใใ kakechigaeteru botan mitai na modokashisa o
I'm so frustrated, like my buttons are done up on the wrong holes.
- ๆใ้ใ - to mismatch, to fasten on the wrong side
- ใใฟใณ - button
- ใฟใใ - like, as if
- ใใฉใใใ - that impatient, stuck feeling
ใปใฉใใชใใพใพใใพใ้ฃใใใใใใจใใฆใ Hodokenai mama mata muzukashiku shiyou to shiteru
It stays tangled, and I'm just making things harder again.
- ใปใฉใใชใ - won't come undone
- ใพใพ - left as is
- ใพใ - again
- ้ฃใใ - difficult
- ใใฆใ - doing
ใปใฉใใ is the verb for a knot or a button coming undone. The earlier ่งฃ with the reading ใจใฉ was a conversion error; ๅฑใใ (todokeru, to deliver) does not belong here.
ไผใใใๆฐๆใกใฏไปๆฅใใ่จ่ใซใชใ็ดๅใซใๅคๆใในใฎ้ฃ็ถใง Tsutaetai kimochi wa kyou mo kotoba ni naru chokuzen ni henkan misu no renzoku de
The feelings I want to express, today as well, hit a string of conversion mistakes right before they become words.
- ไผใใใ - want to tell, want to get across
- ๆฐๆใก - feelings
- ไปๆฅใ - today as well
- ่จ่ - word
- ใชใ - become
- ็ดๅ - just before
- ๅคๆ - IME conversion, turning kana into kanji
- ใใน - miss, error
- ้ฃ็ถ - a run, one after another
ๅคๆใใน is the exact slip you get on a Japanese phone: you type the reading, pick the wrong kanji, and the sentence goes sideways. The song uses that as a picture of feelings that never quite become speech.
ใใๆฏใจไธ็ทใซ้ฃฒใฟ่พผใใงใฏใใปใ่ฆใ Tameiki to issho ni nomikonde wa horonigai
Swallowing them along with a sigh is bittersweet.
- ใใๆฏ - a sigh
- ไธ็ท - together, along with
- ้ฃฒใฟ่พผใใง - swallow, hold down
- ใปใ่ฆใ - bittersweet, slightly bitter
ใตใจใใใจใใซๆขใใฆใใใ ใญใใฎ็ฌ้กใๆขใใฆใใใ Futoshita toki ni sagashite iru yo kimi no egao o sagashite iru yo
At odd moments I'm searching, I'm searching for your smile.
- ใตใจใใใจใ - a casual, unplanned moment
- ใตใจใใ - unexpected, offhand
- ใจใ - time, moment
- ๆขใใฆใใ - searching
- ใญใ - you, your
- ็ฌ้ก - smile
็กๆ่ญใฎไธญใใฎ็็ฑใฏใพใ ่จใใชใใใฉ Muishiki no naka sono riyuu wa mada ienai kedo
- ็กๆ่ญ - the unconscious
- ไธญ - inside
- ็็ฑ - reason
- ใพใ - still
- ่จใใชใ - cannot say
- ใใฉ - but
It happens inside the unconscious; I still can't say what the reason is.
ไธไบบใงใใใจไผใใใใชใใ ่ชฐใจใใใฃใฆไผใใใใชใใ Hitori de iru to aitaku naru yo dare to itatte aitaku naru yo
When I'm alone I start wanting to see you. No matter who I'm with, I want to see you.
- ไธไบบ - alone
- ใใ - to be there
- ไผใใใ - want to meet, want to see
- ใชใใ - it turns into that, it happens
- ่ชฐใจใใใฃใฆ - no matter who I'm with
ใใฃใไธ่จใญใใฉใใใฆใ่จใใชใใใฎ่จ่ Tatta hitokoto nee doushite ienai sono kotoba
It's just a single word, why? I can't say those words.
- ใใฃใ - just, no more than
- ไธ่จ - a single word, a short phrase
- ใฉใใใฆ - why?
- ่จใใชใ - cannot say
- ่จ่ - words
่จใใชใใใฎๆฐๆใก ๆฉใๆฐใฅใใฆๆฌฒใใใฎใซ Ienai kono kimochi hayaku kizuite hoshii noni
I can't express these feelings. I wish you would hurry up and notice.
- ่จใใชใ - cannot say
- ใใฎ - this
- ๆฐๆใก - feeling
- ๆฉใ - quickly
- ๆฐใฅใใฆ - notice, catch on
- ๆฌฒใใ - I want you to
- ใฎใซ - even though, and yet
1000ใใผในใใใใบใซใฟใใใช้ธๆ่ขใจ Sen piisu aru pazuru mitai na sentakushi to
The choices I have are like a 1000-piece puzzle.
- 1000ใใผใน - a thousand pieces
- ใใบใซ - puzzle
- ใฟใใใช - like
- ้ธๆ่ข - options, choices
ๆณๅๅใๅคๆญๅใฎ้ช้ญใใใกใใ Souzouryoku ga handanryoku no jama o shichau
Combined with my imagination, they get in the way of deciding.
- ๆณๅๅ - imagination
- ๅคๆญๅ - judgment, the ability to decide
- ้ช้ญ - obstruction, getting in the way
- ใใกใใ - ends up doing, unfortunately does
ใคใใใชใๆฐๆใกใฏไปๆฅใใๅฏๆใใชใ้กใฟใใฆ Tsukamenai kimochi wa kyou mo kawaikunai kao misete
This feeling I can't quite grasp, today as well, shows an un-cute face.
- ใคใใใชใ - can't grab, can't get hold of
- ๅฏๆใใชใ้ก - a face that isn't cute
- ใฟใใฆ - showing
่ชๅทฑๅซๆช๏ผๅพๆใง Jiko ken'o purasu koukai de
With self-hatred plus regrets.
- ่ชๅทฑๅซๆช - self-loathing
- ๏ผ - plus, written that way in the lyric
- ๅพๆ - regret
ใใ่พผใใ ใใใใญใๅใๅบใใซใฏใใปใฉ้ ใ Tamekonda gomen ne o hakidasu ni wa hodotooi
I'm still far from spitting out the "sorry" I've been holding in.
- ใใ่พผใใ - stored up, bottled
- ใใใใญ - sorry
- ๅใๅบใ - spit out, finally say
- ใปใฉ้ ใ - a long way off
่ณใใใพใใฐ่ใใใฆใใใใใญใใฎๅฃฐใ ใ่ใใใฆใใใ Mimi o sumaseba kikoete kuru yo kimi no koe dake kikoete kuru yo
If I listen closely, I can hear it. I hear nothing but your voice.
- ่ณใใใพใใฐ - if I strain my ears
- ่ใใใฆใใ - it comes into hearing
- ๅฃฐ - voice
- ใ ใ - only
้่ธใฎไธญๆฐใฅใใชใใใชใใฆใใใใฉ Zattou no naka kizukanai furi shite ii kedo
In the middle of the crowd I can pretend not to notice.
- ้่ธ - a crush of people
- ใใชใใฆ - putting on an act
- ใใใใฉ - it's fine, though
้ฃใซใใใจๅฌใใใชใใใ้ ใใซใใใจๅฏใใใชใใ Tonari ni iru to ureshiku naru yo tooku ni iru to sabishiku naru yo
When I'm by your side, I feel so happy. When you're far away, I feel so lonely.
- ้ฃ - beside someone
- ๅฌใใใชใ - become happy
- ้ ใ - far away
- ๅฏใใใชใ - become lonely
ๅ็ดใชใใจใงใใฉใใใฆ Tanjun na koto demo doushite
It's such a simple thing, so why?
- ๅ็ด - simple
- ใงใ - even so
- ใฉใใใฆ - why
ใใฃใจ็ด ็ดใซใชใใใ Motto sunao ni naritai
I want to be more honest.
- ใใฃใจ - more
- ็ด ็ด - straightforward, without dodging
- ใชใใใ - I want to become
ๆณฃใๅบใใใใช็ฉบๆจกๆงใ้ ฌใซไธ็ฒ้จใใช? Nakidashisou na soramoyou hoo ni hitotsubu ame ka na?
The sky looks about to cry. A drop on my cheek, is it rain?
- ๆณฃใๅบใใใ - on the verge of bursting into tears
- ็ฉบๆจกๆง - the look of the sky, the weather
- ้ ฌ - cheek
- ไธ็ฒ - one drop, one grain
- ใใช - I wonder
ไธๅฎๅฎใชๅฟ้ใญ้ ใใใใใใชใดใใซๅ จ้จ้ ใใฆ Fuantei na kokoro kasane kakushita hitorigoto ni zenbu kakushite
I hid my unsteady heart in layers, and hid everything inside that hitorigoto.
- ไธๅฎๅฎ - unsteady, unstable
- ๅฟ - heart
- ้ใญใฆ้ ใใ - hidden in layers
- ๅ จ้จ้ ใใฆ - hiding all of it in there
ใญใใฎใใจใใณใใฏใใฃใจ Kimi no koto honto wa zutto
The truth about you is that, all this time...
- ใใณใ - the truth
- ใใฃใจ - all along, the whole time
The chorus comes back unchanged after that: searching, being alone, not saying that one word. That loop is the whole point of Hitorigoto, and it is why the opening sits so well on Eromanga Sensei. Feelings stay behind a bedroom door and behind drawings. For a slower song broken down the same way, start with Amefurashi no Uta. If you want the Japanese source text next time, how to find the lyrics of songs in Japanese walks through the search.
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