As was foretold, here’s my sub of Ota Yuuri’s final NMB song, her graduation solo “Acting tough”. Both the A-side from that single and this MV are available on NMB’s YouTube channel.

The A-side MV leads directly into this one, and even more so than the title track, Acting tough’s melancholy tones, lyrics, and MV seemed aimed directly at Yuuri and her fans. It’s straightforward and feels very personal in a way grad songs should, I suppose. But it’s also tinged with a bit more regret.

On the positive side, Yuuri hasn’t disappeared since graduating. She has her agency jobs and social media, and it’s comforting to see her being active. Hopefully she’s finding what she went looking for.


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太田夢莉 (Ota Yuuri)
Acting tough

Translation by SaitoWinterStar



サヨナラの言葉くらいで終われやしない私たち
SAYONARA no kotoba kurai de owareyashinai watashitachi
What we have doesn't just end with some words of farewell

何も言わずに目を見て 今日までの日々に微笑む
nani mo iwazu ni me wo mite    kyou made no hibi ni hohoemu
Without speaking I look into your eyes, and smile for all those days we've had



思い出の一つ一つ 浮かんでは消えて行く
omoide no hitotsu hitotsu    ukande wa kiete yuku
The memories come back to me one by one, and then they're gone away

過ぎてしまえば すべては輝いて見える
sugite shimaeba    subete wa kagayaite mieru
When that's past, it all seems crystal clear



自分の道が見えずに 迷子になってしまったり
jibun no michi ga miezu ni    maigo ni natte shimattari
I was just a lost child, unable to find my own way

どうすればいいかわからず しゃがみこんでしまった
dou sureba ii ka wakarazu    shagamikonde shimatta
Not knowing what to do, I shrunk down to the ground

一人で生きるつもりで 喧嘩したこともあったね
hitori de ikiru tsumori de    kenka shita koto mo atta ne
We even had a fight about my plans to live on my own

だけど あなたがいた
da kedo    anata ga ita
But in the end, you were there



できるなら いつまでも このまま一緒にいたい
dekiru nara    itsu made mo    kono mama issho ni itai
If I can, I want to stay with you like this, forever

甘えてしまったら 大人になれないし
amaete shimattara    otona ni narenaishi
If I act like a spoiled child, I can't become an adult

絶対に頑張って いつかはちゃんと認めて欲しいから
zettai ni ganbatte    itsuka wa chanto mitomete hoshii kara
I'll do everything I can, because I want you to truly approve of me someday

今日だけ 強がりを言わせて
kyou dake    tsuyougari wo iwasete
Let me sound tough, just for today



どれだけの涙流せば忘れられると言うのだろう
dore dake no namida nagaseba wasurerareru to iu no darou
I wonder how much I have to cry to be able to forget 

胸に残った痛みは 青春の証
mune ni nokotta itami wa    seishun no akashi
The pain left over in my chest is a sign of my youth



誰かと比べてみても 意味はないってわかったし
dare ka to kurabete mite mo    imi wa nai tte wakattashi
I've found it doesn't make sense to try and compare myself to someone else

かと言って"我が道を行く"強さなんかないけど
ka to itte "waga michi wo iku" tsuyousa nanka nai kedo
But that said, I don't have the strength to "go my own way"

遠回りでもいいから 信じた未来探そう
toomawari de mo ii kara    shinjita mirai sagasou
It's ok to take a detour, and so I'll search for the future I believed in

だから 別れの時
da kara    wakare no toki
And so, it's time to part



できるなら どこまでも一緒に歩きたかった
dekiru nara    doko made mo issho ni arukitakatta
If it could have been, I wanted to walk with you through thick and thin

カッコなんかつけずに涙を流せたら…
KAKKO nanka tsukezu ni namida wo nagasetara...
Will I be able to cry without your presence here...

一人でも頑張って あなたをがっかりさせたくないよ
hitori de mo ganbatte    anata wo gakkari sasetaku nai yo
I'll work hard by myself, because I don't want to let you down

明日も見守っていて欲しい
ashita mo mimamotte ite hoshii
I want you to keep watch over me tomorrow too



できるなら いつの日か あなたに褒められたくて
dekiru nara    itsu no hi ka    anata ni homeraretakute
If it's possible, I want you to be able to praise me someday

どんなに辛くても諦めはしないよ
donna ni tsurakute mo akirame wa shinai yo
No matter how tough it gets, I won't give up



できるなら いつまでも このまま一緒にいたい
dekiru nara    itsu made mo    kono mama issho ni itai
If I can, I want to stay with you like this, forever

甘えてしまったら 大人になれないし
amaete shimattara    otona ni narenaishi
If I act like a spoiled child, I can't become an adult

絶対に頑張って いつかはちゃんと認めて欲しいから
zettai ni ganbatte    itsuka wa chanto mitomete hoshii kara
I'll do everything I can, because I want you to truly approve of me someday

今日だけ 強がりを言わせて
kyou dake    tsuyougari wo iwasete
Let me sound tough, just for today



強がってごめんね
tsugatte gomenne
Sorry for acting tough
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