Learn Japanese N5 Vocabulary with "Kimiiro Signal" from "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend"

Let's study Japanese with "Kimiiro Signal" from "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend".

A Guide to the Japanese Anime Song "Kimiiro Signal" from "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend"

"Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" is a Japanese light novel series written by Fumiaki Maruto. During spring break, a high school student named Tomoya Aki earns money by working part-time to buy anime goods. One day, while walking down a slope covered in cherry blossoms, he becomes interested in a girl he meets and decides to base the main heroine of a doujin game he's creating on her. A month later, Tomoya learns that the girl is none other than his classmate, Megumi Kato, whom he doesn't even know by name.

"Kimiiro Signal" was used as the opening theme for the first season of the anime adaptation.

The Japanese Lyrics of "Kimiiro Signal" from "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend"

放課後二人で過ごした教室机の上夢中ではずむ君の声鈍感な君のその態度がいつも私を意地悪にさせるの
Houkago futari de sugoshita kyoushitsu Tsukue no ue muchuu de hazumu kimi no koe Dunkan na kimi no sono taido ga Itsumo watashi wo ijiwaru ni saseru no

ひとりぼっちだと思う時もある涙止められない日もある本当の私を見つめてほしいのきっと伝わると信じているよ
Hitoribocchi da to omou toki mo aru Namida tomerarenai hi mo aru Hontou no watashi wo mitsumete hoshii no Kitto tsutawaru to shinjite iru yo

君はいつだっていつだって変わらないから私が何回も何回もシグナル送ってあげる夢見たあの丘目指してくじけそうな時も頑張れそうだよ君がいるから
Kimi wa itsudatte itsudatte kawaranai kara Watashi ga nankai mo nankai mo shigunaru okutte ageru Yume mita ano oka mezashite Kujikesou na toki mo ganbaresou da yo kimi ga iru kara

二人歩くいつもの帰り道名前のない気持ちが芽生えはじめてるだけど踏み出すための勇気はすこしだけまだ遠くにある
Futari aruku itsumo no kaerimichi Namae no nai kimochi ga mebaehajimeteru Dakedo fumidasu tame no yuuki wa sukoshi dake Mada tooku ni aru

何も持っていなかった私に君がくれた心の鍵は胸の奥で眠っていたつぼみに春の日差しを届けてくれる
Nani mo motte inakatta watashi ni Kimi ga kureta kokoro no kagi wa Mune no oku de nemutteita tsubomi ni Haru no hizashi wo todokete kureru

君をいつだっていつだって想ってるからきっとねいつの日かいつの日かちゃんとわかってほしい二人で描いた未来をもっと近い距離で見つめられるように夢見てるから
Kimi wo itsudatte itsudatte omotteru kara Kitto ne itsu no hi ka itsu no hi ka Chanto wakatte hoshii Futari de egaita mirai wo Motto chikai kyori de mitsumerareru you ni Yumemiteru kara

あの日触れた君のシグナル始まりの扉が開くよ
Ano hi fureta kimi no shigunaru Hajimari no tobira ga hiraku yo

君はいつだっていつだって変わらないでね私に何回も何回もシグナル送ってほしい輝くあの虹のように涙のあとも軌跡に変えるよ
Kimi wa itsudatte itsudatte kawaranai de ne Watashi ni nankai mo nankai mo shigunaru okutte hoshii Kagayaku ano niji no you ni Namida no ato mo kiseki ni kaeru yo

The English Translation of "Kimiiro Signal" from "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend"

In a fleeting moment reflected in the passing car window, I met your gaze and smiled a little. On a winter day, at a snowy street corner, blaming our mismatched strides on the past, let's decide on our future password, so we won't lose each other.

Even on freezing rainy nights, your tears are warm, so it's okay. Now I understand why people seek comfort in each other.

The day we first met, the day we first laughed, the day we first cried, everything happened because you were there. Ah, words are surprisingly inconvenient. There's never enough time to convey everything. Still, even if just a little, I want to convey my feelings. Today is both so painful and so precious, isn't it? The bell of dawn rings, and I'm glad I could meet you.

We often realize the value of things after we've lost them, even the most ordinary scenery will become a memory someday.

Each time we lose something, we grow a little older and realize that empty hands are meant for holding. I'm sorry for always taking the long way around and making you wait.

The day we first met, the day I wished for an eternal love that never came true, everything happened because you were there. Hey, how many times can I say "I love you" from now on? Just thinking about the limited time we have ahead is scary. Still, even if just a little, I want to convey my feelings. Today is both so painful and so precious, isn't it? Hidden in the dawn's bell, to the most important person, I'm glad I could meet you.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Learning Japanese N5 Vocabulary with "Kimiiro Signal" from "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend"

0:12~
放課後二人で過ごした教室机の上夢中ではずむ君の声鈍感な君のその態度がいつも私を意地悪にさせるの

After school, in the classroom we spent time together, your voice bouncing excitedly on the desk, your insensitive attitude always making me feel mean.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
二人	ふたり	futari	two people, pair	noun
教室	きょうしつ	kyōshitsu	classroom	noun
机	つくえ	tsukue	desk	noun
声	こえ	koe	voice	noun
いつも	いつも	itsumo	always	adv
私	わたし	watashi	I, me	noun

Related Word to 二人

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
二人	ふたり	futari	two people, pair	noun
一人	ひとり	hitori	one person	noun

Related Word to 机

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
机	つくえ	tsukue	desk	noun
椅子	いす	isu	chair	noun

0:34~
ひとりぼっちだと思う時もある涙止められない日もある本当の私を見つめてほしいのきっと伝わると信じているよ

Sometimes I feel like I'm all alone, some days tears just won't stop. I want you to see the real me, I believe you'll understand.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
思う	おもう	omou	to think, to believe	1 verb
とき	とき	toki	time, moment	noun
止める	とめる	tomeru	to stop, to cease	2 verb
日	ひ	hi	day	noun
本当	ほんとう	hontō	true, real	na-adj, noun
きっと	きっと	kitto	surely, certainly	adv
信じる	しんじる	shinjiru	to believe, to trust	2 verb

1:00~
君はいつだっていつだって変わらないから私が何回も何回もシグナル送ってあげる夢見たあの丘目指してくじけそうな時も頑張れそうだよ君がいるから

Because you're always, always the same, I'll keep sending signals to you over and over again. When aiming for that hill we dreamed of, even when I feel like giving up, I can keep going because you're there.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
いつ	いつ	itsu	when	adv
変わる	かわる	kawaru	to change	1 verb
何回も	なんかいも	nankaimo	many times, repeatedly	adv
送る	おくる	okuru	to send, to escort	1 verb
見る	みる	miru	to see, to watch	2 verb
目指す	めざす	mezasu	to aim at, to aspire to	1 verb
いる	いる	iru	to exist (for animate objects)	2 verb

Related Word to 目指す

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
目指す	めざす	mezasu	to aim, to aspire	1 verb
目	め	me	eye	noun
指	ゆび	yubi	finger, toe	noun

Related Word to いる

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
いる	いる	iru	to exist (for animate objects)	2 verb
ある	ある	aru	to exist (for inanimate objects)	2 verb

1:40~
二人歩くいつもの帰り道名前のない気持ちが芽生えはじめてるだけど踏み出すための勇気はすこしだけまだ遠くにある

Walking together on our usual way home, unnamed feelings are starting to sprout. But the courage to take a step forward is still a little far away.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
歩く	あるく	aruku	to walk	1 verb
帰り道	かえりみち	kaerimichi	way back, homeward path	noun
名前	なまえ	namae	name	noun
気持ち	きもち	kimochi	feeling, sensation	noun
少し	すこし	sukoshi	few, a little	adv
まだ	まだ	mada	still, yet	adv
遠い	とおい	tōi	far	i-adj
ある	ある	aru	to exist (for inanimate objects)	2 verb

Related Word to 歩く

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
歩く	あるく	aruku	to walk	1 verb
走る	はしる	hashiru	to run	1 verb

Related Word to 帰り道

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
帰り道	かえりみち	kaerimichi	way back, homeward path	noun
帰る	かえる	kaeru	to return, to go home	1 verb
道	みち	michi	road, path	noun

Related Word to 遠い

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
遠い	とおい	tōi	far	i-adj
近い	ちかい	chikai	near	i-adj

2:03~
何も持っていなかった私に君がくれた心の鍵は胸の奥で眠っていたつぼみに春の日差しを届けてくれる

The key to my heart you gave to me, when I had nothing, will reach the buds sleeping deep inside my chest with the warmth of spring sunshine.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
何	なに	nani	what	interrogative pronoun
持つ	もつ	motsu	to hold, to carry	1 verb
心	こころ	kokoro	heart, mind	noun
眠る	ねむる	neru	to sleep	1 verb
春	はる	haru	spring	noun
届ける	とどける	todokeru	to deliver, to send	2 verb

Related Word to 春

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
春	はる	haru	spring	noun
夏	なつ	natsu	summer	noun
秋	あき	aki	autumn	noun
冬	ふゆ	fuyu	winter	noun
季節	きせつ	kisetsu	season	noun

2:29~
君をいつだっていつだって想ってるからきっとねいつの日かいつの日かちゃんとわかってほしい二人で描いた未来をもっと近い距離で見つめられるように夢見てるから

Because I'm always, always thinking of you, I hope one day, one day, you'll understand the future we painted together. So we can gaze at it from a closer distance, because I'm dreaming.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
きっと	きっと	kitto	surely, definitely	adv
ちゃんと	ちゃんと	chanto	properly, accurately	adv
わかる	わかる	wakaru	to understand	1 verb
未来	みらい	mirai	future	noun