Yokan No Tochuu Lyrics English (Translation): Himika Akaneya | Taku Takahashi
Himika Akaneya brings her gentle voice to ‘Yokan no Tochuu,’ a song that blends sweet melodies with honest emotions. Araki writes the lyrics, while Taku Takahashi collaborates with Kira Takeo and Kenichi Fukuhara to create the music. The track captures the nervous excitement of love in its early stages.
Yokan no Tochuu
Himika Akaneya | Taku Takahashi
Lyricist
Araki, Taku Takahashi
Composer
Araki, Taku Takahashi, Kira Takeo, Kenichi Fukuhara
The songwriter shares a quiet moment: ‘I was just watching the moon, but because you sat beside me, something inside me starts to flutter.’ The narrator struggles to name their feelings, caught between hope and fear. The lyrics describe sleepless nights and stolen glances, painting a vivid picture of love’s uncertainty.
Koko kara tsuki o mite ita dakeI was just watching the moon from here,
Sore dake no hazu datta noniand that’s all it was supposed to be,
Kimi ga soba ni suwaru karabut because you sat down beside me,
Nanika sukoshi, sawagidasusomething inside me starts to flutter.
Yasashisa dake janai,It’s not just your kindness,
Kanchigai to omoenakuteand I can’t convince myself it’s just a misunderstanding.
Demo fumidasu ni wa mada chottoBut to take a step forward,
Yuuki ga tarinai mitaiit feels like I’m still lacking the courage.
Kore wa koi? Soretomo chigau no?Is this love, or is it something else?
Jibun no kiouchi sura mada aimai deEven my own feelings are still so unclear,
Demo ne, kimi no kotobut you know, my thoughts of you
Kangaete yoru wa sugite yukukeep me awake as the night passes by.
Soba ni itai dakedo futariI want to be by your side, but as the two of us
Itsumo no kyorii ga chidomu tabi niclose our usual distance,
Ureshii noni tomadou noI feel both happy and completely lost.
Yokan no tochuu de tachidomaruI stand still, caught in the middle of this premonition.
San-byou damatta atoAfter three seconds of silence,
“Oyasumi” no hitokoto demoeven your simple “Goodnight”
Kitai shicha ikenai ttemakes me feel like I shouldn’t get my hopes up,
Omotte mo, tomerarenaibut no matter how hard I try, I can’t stop myself.
“Tomodachi da yo ne?” tte“You’re just friends, right?”
Dareka ni kikareta sono shunkanthe moment someone asked me that,
Nazeka sukoshi dakefor some reason, just for a second,
Mune ga kurushiku nattan damy chest tightened with a painful ache.
Kore wa koi? Soretomo ki no sei?Is this love, or just my imagination?
Nanika o kimeru ni wa mada hayasugiteIt’s still too early to decide what this is,
Demo ne, kimi no koebut you know, your voice
Kinou yori mo chikaku kanjirufeels much closer than it did yesterday.
Mitsumeatte sugu sorashiteOur eyes meet and I quickly look away,
Demo hontou wa mitsumete itaibut the truth is, I just want to keep looking at you.
Shiranakatta konna jibunI never knew this side of myself,
Yokan ga tochuu de yurete irutrembling right in the middle of this premonition.
Ameagari demo kasa ni kakushiteEven after the rain stops, I hide under my umbrella
Waratte gomakasu kedoand try to laugh it all off,
Itsuka wa kitto kimi no tonari debut surely, someday by your side,
Shojiki ni nareru kana…I wonder if I can finally be honest with you…
Kore wa koi? Kitto sou da yo neIs this love? I’m sure it must be,
Kotae wa mada kowai kedo, nigetaku naiand even though the answer is scary, I don’t want to run away.
Datte, kimi no kotoBecause honestly,
Konna ni mo daiji ni omotteruyou mean so much to me now.
Susumitai yo ippo zutsu de iiI want to move forward, even if it’s just one step at a time,
Kono kimochi ga uso janai narabecause I know these feelings aren’t a lie.
Tomodai goto dakishimeteI’ll embrace all this confusion,
Yokan ni namae ga tsuku hi madeuntil the day this premonition finally gets a name.
‘Yokan no Tochuu’ lyrics are about the confusion of growing feelings. Himika Akaneya sings in Japanese, creating a song that resonates with anyone who’s ever felt unsure about love.
