ichiban – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: King & Prince
• Album: Made in

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

No.1　1番

Number One, the first

ただやる　一心不乱

Just doing it with all my heart and soul

気がつきゃトップ独走　ウイニングラン

Before I knew it, I was leading the race, a victory lap

まさかのまさかから一気にリアル

Suddenly, unexpectedly, it all turned real

溢れ出すパワーが日に日に増す

The overflowing power grows stronger every day

No.1　1番

Number One, the first

ただやる　一心不乱

Just doing it with all my heart and soul

すぐに興奮のるつぼ　Here we are

I'm quickly in the heat of excitement—here we are

まさかのまさかから一気にリアル

Suddenly, unexpectedly, it all turned real

さぁ行こうか　時はついに満ちた

Now, shall we go? The time has finally come

時代のニーズとか

The needs of the era or

誰かの期待通りとか

Someone's expectations or

実際もういいかな？　一旦放置して

Is it really okay now? Let's pause for a moment

信じた通りのやり方で　感じ方で

Trusting my way and feelings—by the methods I believe in

抜け出せる混乱のがんじがらめ

Breaking free from the tangled chaos

まだ解決法のない絶望からも引っ張り上げる

Pulling myself out of despair with no clear solution

このダイレクション

This direction

かざせ　かざせ　その手かざせ

Raise it, raise it, your hand, raise it

矢印　俺に向けて

Pointing arrows at me

離れ離れ無し　全員連れてく

No more drifting apart, I'll take everyone along

風掴み　常に上へ

Grasping the wind, always aiming higher

遮るものはない

Nothing can block us

これはきっとまだ物語の序章

This is surely just the beginning of our story

予想や想像通りのストーリー

A story that unfolds as expected, as imagined

Sorry　強引にぶっち切るのみ

Sorry, I just power through forcefully

No.1　1番

Number One, the first

ただやる　一心不乱

Just doing it with all my heart and soul

気がつきゃトップ独走　ウイニングラン

Before I knew it, I was leading the race, a victory lap

まさかのまさかから一気にリアル

Suddenly, unexpectedly, it all turned real

溢れ出すパワーが日に日に増す

The overflowing power grows stronger every day

No.1　1番

Number One, the first

ただやる　一心不乱

Just doing it with all my heart and soul

すぐに興奮のるつぼ　Here we are

I'm quickly in the heat of excitement—here we are

まさかのまさかから一気にリアル

Suddenly, unexpectedly, it all turned real

さぁ行こうか　時はついに満ちた

Now, shall we go? The time has finally come

No.1

Number One

1番

First place

まだまだ

There's still more

君に響かす

I want to resonate with you

楽勝　言わないよ流石に

Not easy, I won't say it's easy, of course

進み続けるのが大事　ひたすらに

Continuing to move forward is what matters—relentlessly

口だけじゃなく行動で導き出す　行き先

Leading not just with words but with actions—finding the destination

俺らが道切り拓く

We pave the way

かざせ　かざせ　その手かざせ

Raise it, raise it, your hand, raise it

離れ離れ無し　全員連れてく

No more drifting apart, I'll take everyone along

夢見るのなら　君の行く場所は

If you're dreaming, where will you go?

他じゃないよ　ここ

It's not somewhere else, it's here

予想や想像通りのストーリー

A story that unfolds as expected, as imagined

Sorry　強引にぶっち切るのみ

Sorry, I just power through forcefully

No.1　1番

Number One, the first

ただやる　一心不乱

Just doing it with all my heart and soul

気がつきゃトップ独走　ウイニングラン

Before I knew it, I was leading the race, a victory lap

まさかのまさかから一気にリアル

Suddenly, unexpectedly, it all turned real

溢れ出すパワーが日に日に増す

The overflowing power grows stronger every day

No.1　1番

Number One, the first

ただやる　一心不乱

Just doing it with all my heart and soul

すぐに興奮のるつぼ　Here we are

I'm quickly in the heat of excitement—here we are

まさかのまさかから一気にリアル

Suddenly, unexpectedly, it all turned real

さぁ行こうか　時はついに満ちた

Now, shall we go? The time has finally come

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
一心不乱 /いっしんふらん/ B2	adjective - single-minded and undistracted
トップ /とっぷ/ A2	noun - top, highest position
リアル /りある/ B1	adjective - real, genuine
パワー /ぱわー/ A2	noun - power, strength
興奮 /こうふん/ B1	noun - excitement, enthusiasm
時代 /じだい/ A2	noun - era, age
期待 /きたい/ B1	noun - expectation, anticipation
解決法 /かいけつほう/ B2	noun - solution method
絶望 /ぜつぼう/ B2	noun - despair, hopelessness
物語 /ものがたり/ B1	noun - story, tale
夢 /ゆめ/ A1	noun - dream
行動 /こうどう/ B1	noun - action, behavior
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road, way

Key Grammar Structures

• 気がつきゃトップ独走

  ➔ Contraction of '気がつけば', meaning 'if you realize' or 'before you notice'

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• ただやる　一心不乱

  ➔ 'ただやる' uses the particle 'ただ' meaning 'just' or 'simply' and the verb 'やる' meaning 'to do'

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• 気がつきゃトップ独走

  ➔ This phrase uses casual contraction of '気がつけば' (if you realize) and '独走' meaning 'running alone' or 'leading alone'

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• まさかのまさかから一気にリアル

  ➔ 'まさかのまさかから' expresses 'unexpectedly from an unexpected turn of events' using 'まさか' (unbelievable, impossible)

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• 抜け出せる混乱のがんじがらめ

  ➔ '抜け出せる' is potential form of '抜け出す' meaning 'can escape', and 'がんじがらめ' means 'bound tightly, tied up'

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• 信じた通りのやり方で

  ➔ '信じた通りの' is a phrase meaning 'as believed' or 'according to' with the noun 'やり方' (way/method)

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• まだ解決法のない絶望

  ➔ 'のない' is a phrase meaning 'without' or 'lacking', indicating the absence of '解決法' (solution)

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