Learn Japanese N5 and N4 Vocabulary with "Bouken Desho Desho" from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"

Let's study Japanese at the N5 and N4 levels with the theme song "Bouken Desho Desho" from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya."

This is the opening theme of the anime that became a major sensation produced by Kyoto Animation.

A Guide to the Japanese Anime Song "Bouken Desho Desho" from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" is a Japanese television anime series based on the light novel series "Haruhi Suzumiya" by Nagaru Tanigawa. It follows the story of Kyon, an ordinary high school student who, despite losing faith in the existence of aliens and other supernatural beings, encounters the eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya upon entering North High School.

The song "Bouken Desho Desho" became legendary in Japan during the 2000s as part of the anime's soundtrack. Enjoy listening to it while improving your Japanese skills!

The Japanese Lyrics of "Bouken Desho Desho" from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"

答えはいつも私の胸に…
kotae wa itsumo watashi no mune ni…

なんでだろあなたを選んだ私です　もうとまらない運命様から決められたけど　I believe 真似だけじゃつまらないの　You'll be right!　感じるまま感じることだけをするよ
nandedaro anata o eranda watashi desu　motto tomaranai unmeisama kara kimeraremashita kedo　I believe mane dake ja tsumaranai no　You'll be right! kanjiru mama kanjiru koto dake suru yo

冒険でしょでしょ!? ホントが嘘に変わる世界で　夢があるから強くなるのよ誰の為じゃない
bouken desho desho!? honto ga uso ni kawaru sekai de　yume ga aru kara tsuyoku naru no dare no tame janai

一緒に来てくださいっ　どこまでも自由な私を見てよね　明日過去になった今日のいまが奇跡　I
issho ni kite kudasai! doko made mo jiyuu na watashi o mite yon　asu kako ni natta kyou no ima ga kiseki　I believe you…

戻れないとこまで行かなきゃつまんない　さあ教えて秘めてる願いを鏡に投げた　My delight 身体ごと受けとめたら　Your mind fly!　驚かせて驚いて笑顔になろう
modorenai toko made ikanai ka tomaranai　saa oshiete himeteru negai o kagami ni nageta　My delight karadagotouke aketometara　Your mind fly! odoroki sasete odorite egao ni narou

始まりでしょでしょ!? キレイが闇を照らすみたいに　私のちからあなたの涙どっちも正しいの
hajimari desho desho!? kirei ga yami o terasu mitai ni　watashi no chikara anata no namida docchi mo tadashii no

現実にゆれる繊細な心が　傷つくのはイヤ　思いましたいつもいつも胸の奥に　答えが…
genjitsu ni yureru sensibil na kokoro ga　kizutsuku no wa iya　omoimashita itsumo itsumo mune no oku ni　kotae ga…

普通じゃないのが当然なら　答える私は何ができる?　普通でも普通じゃなくて　感じるまま感じることだけをするよ
futsuu ja nai no ga touzen nara　kotaeru watashi wa nani ga dekiru?　futsuu demo futsuu ja nakute　kanjiru mama kanjiru koto dake suru yo

冒険でしょでしょ!? ホントが嘘に変わる世界で　夢があるから強くなるのよ誰の為じゃない　始まりでしょ始まりなんでしょ!?　キレイが闇を照らすみたいに　私とあなた冒険の途中
bouken desho desho!? honto ga uso ni kawaru sekai de　yume ga aru kara tsuyoku naru no dare no tame janai　hajimari desho hajimari nandesho!?　kirei ga yami o terasu mitai ni　watashi to anata bouken no tochuu

一緒に進んでくどこまでも自由に　現実を超えて　明日過去になった今日のいまが奇跡　確かな未来を　つかもう未来を　I believe you…
issho ni susundeku doko made mo jiyuu ni　genjitsu o koete　asu kako ni natta kyou no ima ga kiseki　kakukane mirai o　tsukamu yo mirai o　I believe you…

The English Translation of "Bouken Desho Desho" from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"

The answer is always in my heart…

I wonder why I chose you, I can't stop anymore. It was decided by fate, but I believe that it's not interesting to just imitate. You'll be right! I'll do what I feel, just as I feel.

It's an adventure, right? In a world where truth turns into lies, I become stronger because I have dreams. Not for anyone else.

Come with me to wherever, and see the free me. Today, which will become the past tomorrow, is a miracle. I believe in you…

If you don't go to places you can't return from, it's boring. Now, tell me the wish I've kept secret. My delight, when I threw it into the mirror and accepted it with my whole body, Your mind flies! Let's surprise each other, be surprised, and smile.

It's a beginning, right? Like beauty illuminates darkness, my strength is like your tears. Both are right.

A delicate heart that sways in reality doesn't want to get hurt. I always, always thought in my heart, the answer is…

If being unusual is natural, what can I, who answers, do? Whether normal or not, I'll do what I feel, just as I feel.

It's an adventure, right? In a world where truth turns into lies, I become stronger because I have dreams. Not for anyone else. It's a beginning, right? Like beauty illuminates darkness, you and I are in the middle of an adventure.

Let's move forward together, freely to wherever, beyond reality. Today, which will become the past tomorrow, is a miracle. Let's grasp the certain future, let's seize the future. I believe in you…

A Step-by-Step Guide to Learning Japanese N5 and N4 Vocabulary with "Bouken Desho Desho" from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"

0:04~
答えはいつも私の胸に...

The answer is always in my heart...

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
答え	こたえ	kotae	answer	noun
いつも	いつも	itsumo	always	adv
私	わたし	watashi	I, me	pronoun
胸	むね	mune	chest, heart	noun

0:18~
なんでだろあなたを選んだ私です　もうとまらない運命様から決められたけど　I believe 真似だけじゃつまらないの　You'll be right!　感じるまま感じることだけをするよ

I wonder why I chose you, I can't stop anymore. It was decided by fate, but I believe that it's not interesting to just imitate. You'll be right! I'll do what I feel, just as I feel.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
なんで	なんで	nande	why	adv
選ぶ	えらぶ	erabu	to choose	1 verb
です	です	desu	is, am, are	copula
止まる	とまる	tomaru	to stop	1 verb
決める	きめる	kimeru	to decide	2 verb
真似	まね	mane	imitation	noun
つまらない	つまらない	tsumaranai	boring	adj
感じる	かんじる	kanjiru	to feel	2 verb
だけ	だけ	dake	only	particle

0:46~
冒険でしょでしょ!? ホントが嘘に変わる世界で　夢があるから強くなるのよ誰の為じゃない

It's an adventure, right? In a world where truth turns into lies, I become stronger because I have dreams. Not for anyone else.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
冒険	ぼうけん	bouken	adventure	noun
本当	ほんとう	hontou	true, real	noun
嘘	うそ	uso	lie	noun
変わる	かわる	kawaru	to change	1 verb
世界	せかい	sekai	world	noun
夢	ゆめ	yume	dream	noun
ある	ある	aru	to exist	2 verb
強く	つよく	tsuyoku	strongly	adv
誰	だれ	dare	who	pronoun
ため	ため	tame	for, sake	noun

1:00~
一緒に来てくださいっ　どこまでも自由な私を見てよね　明日過去になった今日のいまが奇跡　I believe you...

Come with me to wherever, and see the free me. Today, which will become the past tomorrow, is a miracle. I believe in you...

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
一緒	いっしょ	issho	together	adj
来る	くる	kuru	to come	3 verb
ください	ください	kudasai	please (request)	expression
どこ	どこ	doko	where	pronoun
まで	まで	made	until	particle
自由	じゆう	jiyuu	freedom	noun
見る	みる	miru	to see	2 verb
明日	あした	ashita	tomorrow	noun
過去	かこ	kako	past	noun
なる	なる	naru	to become	1 verb
今日	きょう	kyou	today	noun
今	いま	ima	now	noun
奇跡	きせき	kiseki	miracle	noun

1:23~
戻れないとこまで行かなきゃつまんない　さあ教えて秘めてる願いを鏡に投げた　My delight 身体ごと受けとめたら　Your mind fly!　驚かせて驚いて笑顔になろう

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
戻る	もどる	modoru	to return	1 verb
行く	いく	iku	to go	1 verb
教える	おしえる	oshieru	to teach	2 verb
お願い	おねがい	onegai	request, favor	noun
鏡	かがみ	kagami	mirror	noun
投げる	なげる	nageru	to throw	2 verb
体	からだ	karada	body	noun
受ける	うける	ukeru	to receive	2 verb
驚く	おどろく	odoroku	to be surprised	1 verb
笑顔	えがお	egao	smile	noun

Related Word to 驚く

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
驚く	おどろく	odoroku	to be surprised	1 verb
びっくり	びっくり	bikkuri	surprise	noun

Related Word to 笑顔

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
笑顔	えがお	egao	smiling face, smile	noun
笑う	わらう	warau	to laugh, to smile	1 verb

1:51~
始まりでしょでしょ!? キレイが闇を照らすみたいに　私のちからあなたの涙どっちも正しいの

It's a beginning, right? Like beauty illuminates darkness, my strength is like your tears. Both are right.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
始まる	はじまる	hajimaru	to begin	1 verb
きれい	きれい	kirei	beautiful, clean	adjective
照らす	てらす	terasu	to illuminate	1 verb
力	ちから	chikara	strength, power	noun
涙	なみだ	namida	tears	noun
どっち	どっち	docchi	which (between two)	pronoun
正しい	ただしい	tadashii	correct, right	adjective

Related Word to 正しい

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
正しい	ただしい	tadashii	correct, right	adjective
間違い	まちがい	machigai	mistake, error	noun

2:04~
現実にゆれる繊細な心が　傷つくのはイヤ　思いましたいつもいつも胸の奥に　答えが...

A delicate heart that sways in reality doesn't want to get hurt. I always, always thought in my heart, the answer is...

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
繊細	せんさい	sensai	delicate, sensitive	adjective
心	こころ	kokoro	heart, mind	noun
傷	きず	kizu	wound, injury	noun
嫌	いや	iya	dislike, hate	adjective
思う	おもう	omou	to think, feel	1 verb
いつも	いつも	itsumo	always	adverb
奥	おく	oku	interior, inner part	noun

Related Word to 繊細、「細」

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
繊細	せんさい	sensai	delicate, sensitive	adjective
細い	ほそい	hosoi	thin, slender	adjective
太い	ふとい	futoi	thick, fat	adjective

Related Word to 奥

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
奥	おく	oku	interior, inner part	noun
奥さん	おくさん	okusan	one's wife	noun
旦那さん	だんなさん	dannasan	one's husband	noun
妻	つま	tsuma	wife	noun
夫	おっと	otto	husband	noun

2:46~
普通じゃないのが当然なら　答える私は何ができる?　普通でも普通じゃなくて　感じるまま感じることだけをするよ

If being unusual is natural, what can I, who answers, do? Whether normal or not, I'll do what I feel, just as I feel.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
普通	ふつう	futsuu	normal, usual	na-adjective
当然	とうぜん	touzen	natural, as a matter of course	na-adjective
できる	できる	dekiru	to be able to do	2 verb

Related Word to 当然

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
当然	とうぜん	touzen	natural, as a matter of course	na-adjective
当たり前	あたりまえ	atarimae	common, natural	na-adjective

3:37~
一緒に進んでくどこまでも自由に　現実を超えて　明日過去になった今日のいまが奇跡　確かな未来を　つかもう未来を　I believe you...

Let's move forward together, freely to wherever, beyond reality. Today, which will become the past tomorrow, is a miracle. Let's grasp the certain future, let's seize the future. I believe in you...