it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
(find) common (meeting) ground
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
store interior; inside of a shop
neighbourhood; neighborhood
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
third day of the month; three days
fourth day of the month; four days
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
how can (one) do something
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
verbal message; word (from someone)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)