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The usage of past and present verbs simultaneously
The present tense used can be understood as so-called historical present.
I guess the following interpretation should be reasonable. Suppose the prose is written when the phone rang. All the sentences ...
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how did 二段 verbs shift into 一段?
No.2 from this answer seems the standard one. I'm just copying from there.
(1) け け く くる くれ けよ 「受く」（下二段活用）
(2) け け くる くる くれ けよ （中間の時期）
(3) け け ける ける けれ けよ 「受ける」（下一段活用）
So what you are ...
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Understanding Obfuscated Song Lyrics in 夢うつつ - Dream
To me, it kinda sounds as
ゆらりと 揺らいだところ1 さえ やすらぎに かわる ばしょ
ところ1 could be こころ.
As commented, then follows '恥ずかしい..'.
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What does さわれないというか mean?
This そこ refers to the old anime and its voice actors.
The meaning of this 触る ("touch") is a bit obscure, but judging from the original interview, I think it can be understood along the lines ...
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