it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be needed; to be wanted
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stairs; stairway; staircase
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
endurance; perseverance; patience
reading partway; leaving half-read
maintenance; preservation; improvement
of course; certainly; naturally
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
rather; better; instead; if anything
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
that's the way it is; such is life
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
considerably; greatly; a lot
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept