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ใใฎใพใพ็ตใใฃใใใใธใง็งใๅใๅใใชใใใ่ฉฑใ่ใใฆใปใใใฟใใใชใใใฎไบบใใใ็ตถๅฏพใซๆญใใชใ่จใๆนใใใใฎใง้ป่ฉฑใใฆใใใใใจใซใชใฃใใใใใใใใฃใ่จใฃใใใจ็งใๆใฃใฆใใใจใๆฌๅฝใซๅ จ้จไผใใฆใใใใญใใกใใใกใ็ฑๅผใใฆใ็งใฎใใฎไบบใซๅฏพใใๆฐๆใกใ่จใฃใใใ็งใฏใพใ ่ซฆใใใใชใใฃใฆ่จใฃใใใ ใใฉใใใฃใกใฎๅ็ญใฏใใๅคใใใใๅฅใใไธๆใ ใฃใใใใชใใใใไปใใใชใใใใ็งใใฉใใจใใใใใใฎใใใชใใฆใใใใใฃใกใฎ้ธๆ่ขใซใฏไปๆๆใใใใฃใฆใใใฎใใใใชใใฃใใใ ใใญใๅคๅใญ1ๅ็ฎใฎ้ป่ฉฑใฎๆใฏใๆฌๅฝใซใใฃใกใฎๆฐๆใกใ็่งฃใงใใฆใชใใฃใใใใไบใใกใใฃใจไฝ่จใฃใฆใใๅใใใชใใฃใฆใใๆใใ ใฃใใใ ใใฉใใใฎ2ๅ็ฎใฎ้ป่ฉฑใงใใใงๅใใฆๆฐใฅใใใใ ใใญใใ ใใใใฎๆฐๆฅ้็งใไธไบบใงๅๆใซใใใใ่ใใใใใฆใใใใฉใไปไปใๅใ็ถใใ้ธๆ่ขใใชใใ็งใ่ฉฑใใฆ็ธๆใฎ่ใใๅคใใใใจใใงใใชใใฃใใใๅฝผใๅฝผใชใใซ่ชๅใฎๆชๆฅใจใใใกใใใจ่ใใไธใงใไปใฏๅฅใใใใฃใฆใใๆฑบๆญใใใฆใใใใ ใใใใๆฌๅฝใซใใใฃใฆใฉใใใใใใชใใใ ใฃใฆใใใใใใ็ต่ซใ ใใชใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใใงใใๆๅพใฏๆฌๅฝใซ็ฌใใชใใ่ฉฑใใฆใใใคใใคใใฆ้ป่ฉฑใๅใฃใใฃใฆใใๆใใใงใใใใใใใฏ่ชๅใจใฎๆฆใใ
I told him, โIf we end things like this I really wonโt be able to move on, so please listen.โ I put it in a way he simply couldnโt refuse, so he agreed to call.On that call I poured everything outโฏโโฏeverything Iโd been thinking, my honest feelings for him, how I still didnโt want to give up. I spoke with real passion. But his answer didnโt change; breaking up was the only option. It wasnโt about me anymoreโฏโโฏromance simply wasnโt on his list right now.During our first call I hadnโt truly grasped his feelings and we were talking past each other, but in this second call I finally understood: continuing the relationship just isnโt on the table. I couldnโt change his mind, and he had already thought through his own future and decided we should part. There was nothing more to be done.In the end we actually laughed, said โbyeโbye,โ and hung up. From that moment on, it became a battle with myself.
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ใใฎใพใพ็ตใใฃใใใใธใง็งใๅใๅใใชใใใ่ฉฑใ่ใใฆใปใใใฟใใใช
I told him, โIf we end things like this I honestly wonโt be able to move forward, so please hear me out.โ
ใใฎไบบใใใ็ตถๅฏพใซๆญใใชใ่จใๆนใใใใฎ
I put it in a way he absolutely couldnโt refuse.
ใง้ป่ฉฑใใฆใใใใใจใซใชใฃใใใ
So he agreed to call me.
ใใใใฃใ่จใฃใใใจ็งใๆใฃใฆใใใจใๆฌๅฝใซๅ จ้จไผใใฆ
I laid out everything Iโd just said and everything Iโd been thinking.
ใใใญใใกใใใกใ็ฑๅผใใฆ
I went on a passionate rant.
็งใฎใใฎไบบใซๅฏพใใๆฐๆใกใ่จใฃใใ
I even confessed my feelings for him.
็งใฏใพใ ่ซฆใใใใชใ
I said I still didnโt want to give up.
ๅฅใใใใชใใฃใฆ่จใฃใใใ ใใฉ
I told him I didnโt want to break up,
ใใฃใกใฎๅ็ญใฏใใๅคใใใ
but his response never changed:
ๅฅใใไธๆใ ใฃใใ
breaking up was his only answer.
ใชใใใใไปใใใชใ
He said, โItโs just not the time.โ
ใใ็งใใฉใใจใใใใใใฎใใใชใใฆ
It wasnโt about me anymore.
ใใใใฃใกใฎ้ธๆ่ขใซใฏ
In his list of options,
ไปๆๆใใใใฃใฆใใใฎใใใใชใใฃใใใ ใใญ
โbeing in a relationship right nowโ simply didnโt exist.
ๅคๅใญ1ๅ็ฎใฎ้ป่ฉฑใฎๆใฏ
During the first call,
ๆฌๅฝใซใใฃใกใฎๆฐๆใกใ็่งฃใงใใฆใชใใฃใใ
I honestly hadnโt grasped how he felt,
ใไบใใกใใฃใจไฝ่จใฃใฆใใๅใใใชใใฃใฆใใๆใใ ใฃใใใ ใใฉ
and we were kind of talking past each other.
ใใฎ2ๅ็ฎใฎ้ป่ฉฑใงใใใงๅใใฆๆฐใฅใใใใ ใใญ
It was in that second call that I finally realized.
ใ ใใใใฎๆฐๆฅ้็งใไธไบบใงๅๆใซใใใใ่ใใใใใฆใใใใฉ
So for those few days Iโd been overโthinking alone,
ไปไปใๅใ็ถใใ้ธๆ่ขใใชใ
but there was no option to keep dating.
็งใ่ฉฑใใฆ็ธๆใฎ่ใใๅคใใใใจใใงใใชใใฃใใ
Nothing I said could change his mind.
ๅฝผใๅฝผใชใใซ่ชๅใฎๆชๆฅใจใใใกใใใจ่ใใไธใง
Heโd thought about his own future in his own way,
ไปใฏๅฅใใใใฃใฆใใๆฑบๆญใใใฆใใใใ ใ
and decided that breaking up now was best.
ใใๆฌๅฝใซใใใฃใฆใฉใใใใใใชใใใ ใฃใฆ
I realized there was truly nothing I could do.
ใใใใใ็ต่ซใ ใใชใฃใฆๆใฃใฆ
I accepted, โThis is the conclusion.โ
ใงใใๆๅพใฏๆฌๅฝใซ็ฌใใชใใ่ฉฑใใฆ
We actually ended up laughing as we talked at the end,
ใใคใใคใใฆ้ป่ฉฑใๅใฃใใฃใฆใใๆใ
said โbyeโbye,โ and hung up.
ใงใใใใใใใฏ่ชๅใจใฎๆฆใ
From then on, itโs been a battle with myself.
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ใใฎใพใพ็ตใใฃใใใใธใง็งใๅใๅใใชใใใ่ฉฑใ่ใใฆใปใใใฟใใใชใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใฎใพใพใใใฃใใใพใใงใใใใใพใใใใใชใใใใฏใชใใใใใฆใปใใใฟใใใชใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Kono mama owattara maji de watashi ga mae o mukenai kara hanashi o kiite hoshii mitaina,)
ใใฎไบบใใใ็ตถๅฏพใซๆญใใชใ่จใๆนใใใใฎใง้ป่ฉฑใใฆใใใใใจใซใชใฃใใใใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใฎใฒใจใใใใใฃใใใซใใจใใใชใใใใใใใใใฎใงใงใใใใฆใใใใใจใซใชใฃใใใใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Sono hito ga mou zettai ni kotowarenai iikata o shita node denwa shite kureru koto ni natta kara,)
ใใใใฃใ่จใฃใใใจ็งใๆใฃใฆใใใจใๆฌๅฝใซๅ จ้จไผใใฆใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใใใฃใใใฃใใใจใใใใใใใฃใฆใใใจใใปใใจใใซใใใถใคใใใฆใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Mou sakki itta koto watashi ga omotteta koto o hontou ni zenbu tsutaete,)
ใใใญใใกใใใกใ็ฑๅผใใฆใ็งใฎใใฎไบบใซๅฏพใใๆฐๆใกใ่จใฃใใใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใใญใใกใใใกใใญใคในใใใฆใใใใใฎใใฎใฒใจใซใใใใใใใกใใใฃใใใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Mou ne mechakucha netsuben shite, watashi no sono hito ni taisuru kimochi mo itta shi,)
็งใฏใพใ ่ซฆใใใใชใใฃใฆ่จใฃใใใ ใใฉใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใใใฏใพใ ใใใใใใใชใใฃใฆใใฃใใใ ใใฉใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Watashi wa mada akirame takunai tte ittan da kedo,)
ใใฃใกใฎๅ็ญใฏใใๅคใใใใๅฅใใไธๆใ ใฃใใใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใฃใกใฎใใใจใใฏใใใใใใใใใใใใใฃใใใ ใฃใใใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Acchi no kaitou wa mou kawarazu, wakareru ittaku datta shi,)
ใชใใใใไปใใใชใใใใ็งใใฉใใจใใใใใใฎใใใชใใฆใ
[kana]:
๏ผใชใใใใใใพใใใชใใใใใใใใใฉใใจใใใใใใฎใใใชใใฆใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Nanka mou ima ja nai, mou watashi ga dou toka sou iu no ja nakute,)
ใใใใฃใกใฎ้ธๆ่ขใซใฏไปๆๆใใใใฃใฆใใใฎใใใใชใใฃใใใ ใใญใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใใใฃใกใฎใใใใใใซใฏใใพใใใใใใใใฃใฆใใใฎใใใใชใใฃใใใ ใใญใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Mou acchi no sentakushi ni wa ima renai o suru tte iu no ga mou nakatta nda yo ne.)
ๅคๅใญ1ๅ็ฎใฎ้ป่ฉฑใฎๆใฏใๆฌๅฝใซใใฃใกใฎๆฐๆใกใ็่งฃใงใใฆใชใใฃใใใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใถใใญใใฃใใใใฎใงใใใฎใจใใฏใใปใใจใใซใใฃใกใฎใใใกใใใใใงใใฆใชใใฃใใใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Tabun ne ikkai me no denwa no toki wa, hontou ni acchi no kimochi mo rikai dekitenakatta shi,)
ใไบใใกใใฃใจไฝ่จใฃใฆใใๅใใใชใใฃใฆใใๆใใ ใฃใใใ ใใฉใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใใใใกใใฃใจใชใซใใฃใฆใใใใใใชใใฃใฆใใใใใใ ใฃใใใ ใใฉใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Otagai chotto nani itteru ka wakannai tte iu kanji dattan da kedo,)
ใใฎ2ๅ็ฎใฎ้ป่ฉฑใงใใใงๅใใฆๆฐใฅใใใใ ใใญใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใฎใซใใใใฎใงใใใงใใใงใฏใใใฆใใฅใใใใ ใใญใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Sono nikai me no denwa de soko de hajimete kizuita nda yo ne.)
ใ ใใใใฎๆฐๆฅ้็งใไธไบบใงๅๆใซใใใใ่ใใใใใฆใใใใฉใ
[kana]:
๏ผใ ใใใใฎใใใใคใใใใใใใฒใจใใงใใฃใฆใซใใใใใใใใใใใใฆใใใใฉใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Dakara sono suujitsukan watashi ga hitori de katte ni iroiro kangaetari shite kita kedo,)
ไปไปใๅใ็ถใใ้ธๆ่ขใใชใใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใพใคใใใใคใฅใใใใใใใใใชใใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Ima tsukiai tsuzukeru sentakushi ga nai.)
็งใ่ฉฑใใฆ็ธๆใฎ่ใใๅคใใใใจใใงใใชใใฃใใใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใใใใฏใชใใฆใใใฆใฎใใใใใใใใใใจใใงใใชใใฃใใใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Watashi ga hanashite aite no kangae o kaeru koto mo dekinakatta shi,)
ๅฝผใๅฝผใชใใซ่ชๅใฎๆชๆฅใจใใใกใใใจ่ใใไธใงใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใใใใใชใใซใใถใใฎใฟใใใจใใใกใใใจใใใใใใใใงใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Kare mo kare nari ni jibun no mirai toka o chanto kangaeta ue de,)
ไปใฏๅฅใใใใฃใฆใใๆฑบๆญใใใฆใใใใ ใใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใพใฏใใใใใใฃใฆใใใใคใ ใใใใฆใใใใ ใใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Ima wa wakareyou tte iu ketsudan o shiteta wake da shi,)
ใใๆฌๅฝใซใใใฃใฆใฉใใใใใใชใใใ ใฃใฆใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใใปใใจใใซใใใฃใฆใฉใใใใใใชใใใ ใฃใฆใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Mou hontou ni kore tte doushiyou mo nain da tte,)
ใใใใใ็ต่ซใ ใใชใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใ
[kana]:
๏ผใใใใใใใคใใใ ใใชใฃใฆใใใฃใฆใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Mou kore ga ketsuron da yo na tte omotte,)
ใงใใๆๅพใฏๆฌๅฝใซ็ฌใใชใใ่ฉฑใใฆใ
[kana]:
๏ผใงใใใใใใฏใปใใจใใซใใใใชใใใฏใชใใฆใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Demo saigo wa hontou ni warai nagara hanashite,)
ใใคใใคใใฆ้ป่ฉฑใๅใฃใใฃใฆใใๆใใ
[kana]:
๏ผใฐใใฐใใใฆใงใใใใใฃใใฃใฆใใใใใใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Bai bai shite denwa o kitta tte iu kanji.)
ใงใใใใใใใฏ่ชๅใจใฎๆฆใใ
[kana]:
๏ผใงใใใใใใใฏใใถใใจใฎใใใใใ๏ผ
[romaji]:
(Demo soko kara wa jibun to no tatakai.)
๐ป Daily vocabulary boost: (words and phrases)
owattara
if / when it ends
Usage:
Conditional form of ็ตใใ; used to describe what will happen once something is finished.
Example:
ใใฎใใญใธใงใฏใใ็ตใใฃใใใไผๆใๅใใคใใใ ใ
Synonyms:
maji de
seriously / really
Usage:
Common casual intensifier that stresses truth or degree, often in friendly conversation.
Example:
ใใธใง้ฉใใใ๏ผ
Synonyms:
mae wo mukenai
canโt move forward
Usage:
Expresses being unable to look ahead or recover due to emotional pain or setbacks.
Example:
ๅคฑๆใฐใใใงๅใๅใใชใใ
Synonyms:
zettai ni
absolutely / definitely
Usage:
Adds strong certainty or determination to a statement.
Example:
็ตถๅฏพใซ็ดๆใๅฎใใใ
Synonyms:
akirametakunai
donโt want to give up
Usage:
Negative form of ่ซฆใใ; conveys unwillingness to abandon a hope or goal.
Example:
็งใฏใพใ ่ซฆใใใใชใใ
Synonyms:
ittaku
only choice
Usage:
Highlights that only one option exists, often with a sense of resignation.
Example:
ไปใฏใใใใใชใใไธๆใ ใ
Synonyms:
kidzuita
realised / noticed
Usage:
Past form of ๆฐใฅใ; indicates suddenly becoming aware of something.
Example:
ใใฎๆใๅฝผใฎๆฐๆใกใซๆฐใฅใใใ
Synonyms:
katte ni
on oneโs own / without permission
Usage:
Describes acting independently without othersโ consent, often implying selfishness.
Example:
ๅฝผใฏๅๆใซๆฑบใใใใ ใ
Synonyms:
dล shiyล mo nai
nothing can be done
Usage:
Used when a situation is hopeless or beyond anyoneโs control.
Example:
ใใฎ็ถๆณใฏใฉใใใใใใชใใ
Synonyms:
warainagara
while laughing
Usage:
Combines ็ฌใ with ใชใใ to express performing another action while laughing or smiling.
Example:
ๅฝผใฏ็ฌใใชใใใใฎ่ฉฑใใใใ
Synonyms:
