恋愛マニュアル ♥ Ren'ai Manyuaru ♥ Love Manual

偶然立ち寄った書店の片隅で

Gūzen tachiyotta shoten no katasumi de

In a corner of a bookshop where I chanced to stop by

不思議な装丁の本を見つけた

fushigi na sōtei no hon o mitsuketa

I found an unusually bound book.

「この本に書いてあるとおりに行動すれば、

“Kono hon ni kaite aru tōri ni kōdō sureba,

“If you act in accordance with what is written in this book,

叶わない恋はない」綴られていた

kanawanai koi wa nai” tsuzurarete ita

no love will be unrequited,” was inscribed on it.

笑いながら興味本位で僕は

Warainagara kyōmihon'i de boku wa

Laughing, I buy it out of curiosity,

それを買っていつものように家路につく

sore o katte itsumo no yō ni ieji ni tsuku

and make my way home like usual.

憧れのあの人を想いながらペダルをこぐ

Akogare no ano hito o omoinagara pedaru o kogu

I crank the pedals while thinking about the girl I fancy.

カバンの中揺れる　僕の恋愛マニュアル

Kaban no naka yureru boku no ren'ai manyuaru

My love manual rocks about inside my bag.

あれからいくつもの恋を重ねてきた

Are kara ikutsumo no koi o kasanete kita

Since then, one romance followed the other,

マニュアルに従って思いどおりに

manyuaru ni shitagatte omoidōri ni

as planned, in accordance with the manual.

「この本に書いてあるとおりに行動すれば、

“Kono hon ni kaite aru tōri ni kōdō sureba,

“If you act in accordance with what is written in this book,

叶わない恋はない」そう信じてた

kanawanai koi wa nai” sō shinjite'ta

no love will be unrequited”—so I believed.

だけどいつも心満たされなくて

Dakedo itsumo kokoro mitasarenakute

However, my heart remains unfulfilled,

手に入れる度　次の恋を求めてしまうんだ

te ni ireru tabi tsugi no koi o motomete shimau n da

and each time I get hold of one romance, I seek the next one.

そしてあの日　君に出会えた日から

Soshite ano hi kimi ni deata hi kara

Then, starting on that day, the day I first met you,

本当の恋　やっと見つけられた気がした

hontō no koi yatto mitsukerareta ki ga shita

I felt like I finally found true love.

マニュアルに従って心の距離を縮めたら

Manyuaru ni shitagatte kokoro no kyori o chijimetara

Following the manual, if I bring our hearts closer,

満を持して君に気持ちを打ち明ける

man o jishite kimi ni kimochi o uchiakeru

I'll wait for the right moment and let you know how I feel.

完璧な戦略で死角のない告白劇

Kanpeki na sakusen de shikaku no nai kokuhaku geki

It was a perfect strategy, a faultless act of confession.

君からの答えは「他に好きな人が･･･」

Kimi kara no kotae wa “Hoka ni suki na hito ga …”

Your reply, “I have someone else …”

白い君の手には　同じ恋愛マニュアル

Shiroi kimi no te ni wa onaji ren'ai manyuaru

In your fair hands, the same love manual.