it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
considerably; fairly; quite
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to make one's own; to take possession of
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement