On this page, you can learn Japanese words you can use in a daily conversation with the song BOHBO No.5 by サザンオールスターズ (Southern All Stars).
Official Music Video
The learning focus on this page is the expressions below.
- 人は誰もがステージに立っている
- 輝く星になれ
- 一人一人の命にゃ意味がある
- 生きてくわけがある
You can find them in the video. Go to 3:24.
せんせい
Let’s have a look at the expressions more carefully. Scroll down please.
人は誰もがステージに立っている
- 人(ひと/hi to)means ‘person’.
- は (wa) is a topic marking particle which doesn’t mean anything.
- 誰もが(だれ・もが/da re mo ga)means ‘everyone’.
- ステージ (su te e ji) means ‘stage’.
- に (ni) is a location marking particle which means ‘in/on/at’.
- 立っている(た・っている/ta t te i ru)means ‘is/am/are standing’.
輝く星になれ
- 輝く(かがや・く/ka ga ya ku)means ‘to shine’.
- 星(ほし/ho shi)means ‘star’.
できる子
A relative clause comes after a noun described in English, but it comes before a noun in Japanese.
- に (ni) is an object marking particle which doesn’t mean anything.
- なれ (na re) is Imperative Form of なる (na ru) which means ‘to become’.
一人一人の命にゃ意味がある
- 一人一人(ひとりひとり/hi to ri hi to ri)means ‘every single person’.
- の (no) is a particle which means ‘of’ or ‘s.
- 命(いのち/i no chi)means ‘life’ or ‘soul’.
- にゃ (nya) should be には (ni wa).
- 意味(い・み/i mi)means ‘meaning’.
- が (ga) is a topic marking particle which doesn’t mean anything.
- ある (a ru) means ‘to exist’ or ‘there is’.
生きてくわけがある
- 生きてく(い・きてく/i ki te ku)means ‘to live’.
- わけ (wa ke) means ‘reason’.
- が (ga) is a topic marking particle which doesn’t mean anything.
- ある (a ru) means ‘to exist’ or ‘there is’.