クリスマスイブに泣かないように (Kurisumasu ibu ni nakanai you ni) – So that we won’t cry on Christmas Eve

Performed by Miyawaki Sakura and Watanabe Mayu.

from 0 to 1 no aida album.

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The seemingly stationary
Cargo ships faraway
We gazed upon them
In the public parking lot

Winter’s pressure pattern
Under the thick clouds
Inside the old wagon car
We could hear the waves

“I want to go out to sea”
You suddenly exclaimed
Now, I realized that
It wasn’t just a selfish request

So that we won’t cry
During this year’s Eve
You wanted to return
To how we were, right?
If the future is sad
You’d rather shed tears
Way before that
So you planned to be the one to say goodbye

A lone surfer
Wearing a wet suit
Chasing the ideal wave
Is left waiting

In order to obtain
What we really want
What is it we currently possess
That we must first lose?

Every time summer came
We’d come to this sea
I won’t be unable to see you
With your ponytail anymore

So that we can spend
Eve alone
It doesn’t matter
How lonely we feel now…
Your kindness and love
When you smile
Makes me want to stay
So there is nothing you can do but whisper sorry

So that we won’t cry
During this year’s Eve
You surely wished
To become strong
Changing the sadness
Of parting into memories
For your life from now on
I wish you’ll be happier than you are now

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美しい狩り (Utsukushii kari) – Beautiful hunt

from Team Surprise – Utsukushii kari single.

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Drawing the cruel bow
Against the beautiful white horse
Letting romance learn
That compassion brings fatality
Drawing the cruel bow
Against the beautiful white horse
Yes, even if you hesitate
For just a moment
It will become someone else’s

The girls dressed in
Armored uniforms
Have readied their swords and are attacking

The first battle
Not knowing the ways of love
Dreams become the eye of the storm
Always watching from afar
I can hear your breathing
Love is an invisible presence
That escapes
Once it senses danger
In the wind

Setting down the bow against
The shadow of that fluttering mane
Fate has shown
Us her back
Setting down the bow against
The shadow of that fluttering mane
In our memories
We have chosen
To survive

The school is one army
Under the same flag
Forming ranks and progressing forward
Ripping romance apart
If someone hurts us, we will surely
Mount a counterattack

When I pass you at the intersection
You don’t realize our meeting
As you sit on the guard rail
Playing with your smartphone
A cute pony
To make someone fall

Drawing the cruel bow
Against the beautiful white horse
Letting romance learn
That compassion brings fatality
Drawing the cruel bow
Against the beautiful white horse
Yes, even if you hesitate
For just a moment
It will become someone else’s

Setting down the bow against
The shadow of that fluttering mane
Fate has shown
Us her back
Setting down the bow against
The shadow of that fluttering mane
In our memories
We have chosen
To survive

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M.T.に捧ぐ (M.T. ni sasagu) – A gift for M.T.

from Kimi wa melody single.

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The girl I’ve seen at that faraway place that day
Did she really climb such a slope?
A steep incline, unable to see ahead
Days of tough walking over stones…

Ah, carrying a burden
Heavier than anyone else
In order to encourage
Comrades that are in danger of straying

Ah, I can’t be you
Too late, I think of that
If it’s just an admirable dream
It’ll definitely be easier if I just give it up
But, when such times come
I always remember that tiny back
Choosing not to speak through your tears
A shadow earnestly walking on

If she can see the person I am now
She’ll probably scold and say “Don’t whine
We won’t leave anyone behind
And I’ll surely show you the best scenery”…

Ah, standing at the forefront
Is always lonely
Without a single person around
To hold a discussion with

Ah, I can’t be you
I lose confidence in myself
How can you be so sure
Living as you face tomorrow?
Yes, I remember your sweat
They weren’t shed in comfort
There is no shortcut
As you faced straight forward

No matter the pain
Because you are watching from somewhere
I need to progress, can’t back down
Aiming for ever higher mountains
I’ll walk on

Ah, I can’t be you
Too late, I think of that
If it’s just an admirable dream
It’ll definitely be easier if I just give it up
But, when such times come
I always remember that tiny back
Choosing not to speak through your tears
A shadow earnestly walking on

I hope that someday, you will praise me

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Performed by AKB48 Next Generation Senbatsu.

LALALAメッセージ (LALALA messeeji) – LALALA message

from Kimi wa melody single.

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LA LA LA LA LA LA…
Let’s sing
LA LA LA LA LA LA…
Comrades

The world is large, but
If you call out, you’ll be heard
Because the wind can
Cross borders
When we learn of sad events
Via the news
What can we do?

Rather than shed tears from afar
Let’s stand up together

LALALA is a message
Let’s all sing it together
Surely all hearts will become one
LALALA is a message
Even if we speak different languages
Its meaning will be understood
A love song

LA LA LA LA LA LA…
With a smile
LA LA LA LA LA LA…
To the future

Silence always
Deepens sorrow
I remember that
I am not alone
Being alive is not just
About myself
It’s to do something for someone

Rather than extend a hand that can’t reach
Let us step out from here

LALALA is the password
If everyone sings it
People will definitely get our energy someday
LALALA is the password
You can sing from where you are
It’ll become warm feelings
This love song

From here and there
Lots of songs gather
That hope is as large as the world
Everyone will realize it

LALALA is a message
Let’s all sing it together
Surely all hearts will become one
LALALA is a message
Even if we speak different languages
Its meaning will be understood
A love song

LALALA is the password
If everyone sings it
People will definitely get our energy someday
LALALA is the password
You can sing from where you are
It’ll become warm feelings
This love song

LA LA LA LA LA LA…
Let’s sing
LA LA LA LA LA LA…
Comrades

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君は今までどこにいた？ (Kimi wa imamade doko ni ita?) – Where have you been thus far?

from Migiashi evidence single.

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In this world, there are still many
Wonderful people we haven’t met
Yes, until that door opened by chance
I couldn’t discover where love was hiding

Because you were so different from my ideal person
I’d always looked past your real charm

Where have you been thus far?
Appearing suddenly before me
My heart (my heart) is totally (totally) not ready
Love lurks in the corners
Disappearing amongst the crowd
Just what (just what) had I been looking (looking) at thus far?
In the midst of never-changing ordinary days
I finally found you
If we had met sooner
I might have said it…

The one smiling before my eyes now
Had they just been hiding in a forest of memories?
Why do I suddenly feel this nostalgia
Had I met them before in my dreams?

Affection is always like a jigsaw puzzle
A constant obsession with the anticipated form

Where have you been thus far?
Under a sky I don’t know
I totally (totally) wasn’t paying attention
I want to turn back time
And be the first to find you
Romance (romance) was actually (actually) so near
Within these mostly blank memories
I started to search for you
If the future exists there
Maybe it’s not too late…

Where have you been thus far?
Appearing suddenly before me
My heart (my heart) is totally (totally) not ready
Love lurks in the corners
Disappearing amongst the crowd
Just what (just what) had I been looking (looking) at thus far?
In the midst of neverchanging ordinary days
I finally found you
If we had met sooner
I might have said it…

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なんか、ちょっと、急に… (Nanka, chotto, kyuu ni…) – Well, maybe, suddenly…

Performed by Team 4.

from Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby single.

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Well, maybe I’m a little in love with you
Suddenly thinking of you, it’s strange
I mean, I’ve always known you
This is definitely not like me

Probably, it was the romance movie we watched yesterday
Maybe I’ve been slightly influenced
I’ve never taken note that you were of the opposite gender
You were just a friend

uh~!
Of course I won’t confess
It’s embarrassing, just a delusion
Even if I spoke true of this feeling now
You’ll just burst out in laughter at me

Let’s leave it unnoticed
Be how we’ve always been
Purposely teasing you…
Let’s leave it unnoticed
Yes, this is not love
Keeping these lost thoughts all in my heart

It can’t be, that I’ve become like this
I never would have imagined it, how weird
Just like how elementary kids making passes
I attracted your attention in different ways

To fall so in love without my knowledge
That’s right, it’s an unexpected development
If you learn of this feeling
How will your expression be like?

uh~!
Even I know what’s the truth
Though I pretend to be bewildered
Pushing down these feelings, staying right by you
It’s not something that developed suddenly

This can’t be serious
Can’t carry any personal interest
Our relationship up till yesterday is good
This can’t be serious
Look, it’s a misunderstanding
Because you’re the only girl close to me

“What’s wrong?” your expression says as you peek at me
And I panicked

Of course I won’t confess
It’s embarrassing, just a delusion
Even if I spoke true of this feeling now
You’ll just burst out in laughter at me

Just what is love?
I don’t have any experience
I want to know you more
Just what is love?
I don’t really understand it
Just that I want to be with you tomorrow

Let’s leave it unnoticed
Be how we’ve always been

Let’s leave it unnoticed
Yes, this is not love

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背中言葉 (Senaka kotoba) – Words on the back

Performed as Takahashi Minami’s Graduation Song.

from Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby single.

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We have aimed to reach this place where we are standing at now
But this is not the finish line
The time up till today, the time from tomorrow
How will they be different?

Taking the first step out, I realized for the first time
That nobody is by my side
I’m left alone, taking a different path from everyone else
My turn to go on a journey has come

How should I say the things I need to say?
If I stand still and turn back, I’ll want to be by them
Wishing to believe that my own dreams will come true
Yes, I’ll continue to speak of the words on my back

We’ve always been following behind you
Sorry for always relying on you
When actually, even you
Just wanted to cry too, right?

The remaining members will gather our strength
The bonds you taught us
With only a map of memories, the anxiety comes
This gaping hole can’t be filled

Yes, there are so many things we want to ask, but
We know it is a journey we cannot hold you back from
Even if the ends of our paths separate, we’ll watch from afar
Yes, your way of life are the words on our backs

Hey, will hard work be rewarded?
I believe so
What if there is no reward?
Even so, hang on till the very end

Want to talk, want to tell you, want to be with you
The days up till today are still not enough
Everyone waves and parts, but after that
Our hearts continue to speak of the words on our backs

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