[One Liter of Tears] Only Human by K

This was one of the first J-Dramas without Arashi members that I watched and it was A D O O Z Y. I wept so much, y'all. Though tbh we all did, probably. OLT was... it was a lot, was it not? And now Erika Sawajiri's no longer blacklisted from the entertainment industry! What a time!

Kanji Romaji English

哀しみの向こう岸に　微笑みがあるというよ

哀しみの向こう岸に　微笑みがあるというよ
たどり着くその先には　何が僕らを待ってる?

逃げるためじゃなく　夢追うために
旅に出たはずさ　遠い夏のあの日

明日さえ見えたなら　ため息もないけど
流れに逆らう舟のように
今は　前へ　進め

苦しみの尽きた場所に　幸せが待つというよ
僕はまだ探している　季節はずれの向日葵

こぶし握りしめ　朝日を待てば
赤い爪あとに　涙　キラリ　落ちる

孤独にも慣れたなら　月明かり頼りに
羽根なき翼で飛び立とう
もっと　前へ　進め

雨雲が切れたなら　濡れた道　かがやく
闇だけが教えてくれる
強い　強い　光

強く　前へ　進め

Kanashimi no mukoukishi ni　Hohoemi ga aru to iu yo

Kanashimi no mukoukishi ni　Hohoemi ga aru to iu yo
Tadoritsuku sono saki ni wa　Nani ga bokura wo matteru?

Nigeru tame janaku　Yume ou tame ni
Tabi ni deta hazusa　Tooi natsu no ano hi

Ashita sae mieta nara　Tameiki mo nai kedo
Nagareni serau fune no you ni
Ima wa　Mae e　Susume

Kanashimi no sakita basho ni　Shiawase ga matsu to iu yo
Boku wa mada sagashiteiru　Kistesyhazure no himawari

Kobushi nigirishime　Asahi wo mateba
Akai tsune ato ni　Namida　Kirari　Ochiru

Kodoku ni mo nareta nara　Tsukiakari tayori ni
Hanenaki tsubasa tobitatou
Motto　Mae e　Susume

Amegumo ga kiretanara　Nureta machi　Kagayaku
Yami dake ga oshietekureru
Tsuyoi　Tsuyoi　Hikari

Tsuyoku　Mae e　Susume

It's been said that on the shore across from sorrow　There are smiles

It's been said that on the shore across from sorrow　There are smiles
Now that we're here after struggling　What are we waiting for?　

Not for the sake of escaping　But for the sake of following our dreams
We should have gone on that journey　That faraway summer day

If I could just catch a glimpse of the future　I wouldn't be distraught, but
Like a ship sailing against the current,
At this moment,　I'll keep on going forward

It's been said that when suffering runs out　Happiness awaits
I'm still searching for　The sunflower that blooms out of season

If I wait for the sunrise with my fist clenched so tight
With my nails dyed red　My sparkling tears fall

If I get used to loneliness　I depend on the moonlight
So I can fly a wingless flight
And go further forward

If the rainclouds part,　The damp streets start to sparkle
Only darkness can teach us the value of
Strong　Strong　Light
I'll push on forward

NOTES:
1. I translated "Tameiki mo nai kedo" as "I wouldn't be distraught," because "Even without a sigh" sounded too weird and disjointed. I tried searching if tameiki always has that kind of connotation and didn't find many good sources, so that's just based on my understanding!
2. The "nails dyed red" part implies that it's dyed with blood from clenching your fist so tightly. It's not like red-painted nails. I tried to capture the nuance but it might not have come across :-?
3. "Tsuyoi" means strong, "tsuyoku" is the adverb form, as in, "strongly," but "We'll go forward strongly" is stilted, so I used push instead.