it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
stairs; stairway; staircase
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
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
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
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
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
because of; owing to; due to
ten; 10; ten years of age
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
living; lifestyle; living room
practice; practising; experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
one's later years; final years (in life)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)