Dragon ball gt japanese opening
 

Hi all!
I can't figure out what "dan dan" means in the japanese opening of dragon ball gt by Field of View. it's written in katakana so it should be a foreign word, but of what language?

Also this phrase: "kimi to deatta toki" what does toki stands for? Why is it written in hiragana and not whit kanji? And if the translation was "when i met you", shouldn't it be "kimi ni deatta toki"?

Dandan = gradually, increasingly. Who said katakana was used only to write foreign words with? I know you'd say "my textbook", but that is wrong. Besides, you are talking about song lyrics, which is in the same category as poetry. In creative writing, there exist almost no rules. This is not a newspaper article.

The 'toki' in 'kimi to deatta toki' means 'the time' or 'when'. Why in hiragana? For the same reason as above! The lyricist has that freedom in Japanese. And it's correct to use either 'to' or 'ni' in that phrase.

These questions show that you have been doing some serious Japanese studies, which is to be commended. Please remember, however, that language is a living thing and it loves all kinds of deviations from the normal.

how do I use toki to say when? eg how do i translate: "When you come to me"?

When you come to me:

Boku no hou ni kuru toki.

ok. thanks

just another thing. Can I simply say: "boku ni kuru toki"?

NO
toki not use for a question (?) in otherway it mean when, but u should use as
while 、whenever

like this
Ex:
I could not do anything whenever thinking about you.

kimi wo omou toki, nandemo dekimasen 　＝ きみ（君）を思う時何でも出来ません.

hope this help
woflman

but "boku ni kuru" it's not a question

so it's ok. because u r newbie in nihongo, if not u should use MMM's recommend sentence
N u should not add (?) mark at the end of sentence :D
it's make confuse meaning

Ok, thanks very much woflman! :)
You said that i cannot use toki in questions, so this phrase is it right?
"(watashi wa) itsu boku no hou ni kuruka" ==> "When i come to you?"

this sentence is not really a question right? this sentence is use when u want to display(anyway like that) ur feeling right?

So "itsu" not use for feeling or mind, it's use for physical question only
as this : - By japanese, they not use S and V clearly- and they not use "come- kimasu (kuru) " in the question ask to other people who far from them.- japanese use "going - ikimasu" instead of .

so i think u should refer below situations
+) "toki" use as logical question not clearly if u want to ask for onethings only for mind .
(anata) kimi no hou ni iku toki = when I come to you (continue .... not really a question)

+) itsu uses as physical question as :
itsu watashi(boku) no ie ni ikimasu ka? = when will you come to my house?

Note : watashi = boku = I
anata = kimi (use for girl only -not for a man or other)= you

@lacagalbu:
Sorry , I'm learning English now (also, japanese too) . Therefore ,I'm not sure that u could understand all what i said. Might be it's not clearly and easy to understand. But I'm glad to help u in nihongo (japansese) not english :D. :p :p

Don't worry, you're english is understandable :)
However I don't understand what u mean by "people who far from them", u mean that ikimasu is more formal than kimasu?

Ah, "when i come to you?" it's a "physical" question (it should be "when do I come to you?") but, no matter, I think i've understood that