Keeping on with our "try everything" marathon--here are Part 1 and Part 2--let's learn the lyrics that follow:

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何度でも
なんど　でも
As many times (as it takes)
Literally: 'how many times + even'

ダメだとしても
だめ　だ　としても
Even if it doesn't go well
Literally: 'Not good/failure + だ + even if'

向かっていけばいいよ
むかって　いけば　いい　よ
You should just go for it.
Literally: 'face (it and) + go (forward) + should + good + よ'.

This one you already know, but it makes for a good practice to read the whole sentence put together:

あきらめないでいこう　どんなことがあったとしても
あきらめないで　いこう　どんな　こと　が　あった　としても
Let's not give up and go (move forward) No matter what
Literally: 'Not give up + let's go + what(ever) + things + が + are (happen) + even if / assuming'

何度でも
なんど　でも
As many times (as it takes)
Literally: 'how many times + even'

そう何度だって
そう　なんど　だって
Yes! As many times (as it takes)
Literally: 'Indeed + how many times + even'

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Note: This is more of a fixed expression than a sentence that makes sense. It can be used with quantifiers other than 'times':

何年でも
なんねん　でも
(No matter) how many years
Literally: 'How many years + even'

何回でも
なんかい　でも
(No matter) how many times
Literally: 'How many times + even'

何歳でも
なんさい　でも
(No matter) how old
Literally: 'How much age + even '

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向かっていけばいいよ
むかって　いけば　いい　よ
You should just face it and move on forward.
Literally: 'Face (it) + if go + good + よ'

Now this いけば looks a little fishy. I mean, why use the the conditional form of 行く/いく/to go when formulating advice?. Now, normally you would see it used like this:

行けば分かる
いけば　わかる
You'll understand if you go. // You'll know (what I mean) once you get there.
Literally: 'If go + understand'

Now let's take a better look at how this form is used in the song:

いけばいいよ
いけば　いい　よ
You should go
Literally: 'If go + good + よ'

So you 'should go' because 'something good would happen if you go'. Good that we managed to squeeze some sense out of it.

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オオオオー やるのよ
おおおおおー　やる　の　よ
Oh oh oh oh oh ooh (you) do it
Literally: '(many oh's) + do + の + よ'

Now you could easily compare the phrase 'やるのよ' to ... yes, I think you know where this is going:

Keep in mind, though, again, that using の in a statement (not a question) like this is feminine language.

A male speaker might say やるんだ instead.

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オオオオオー 何度も
おおおおおー　なんど　も
Oh oh oh oh oh ooh, over and over
Literally: '(many oh's) + how many times + も'

オオオオオー やるのよ
おおおおおー　やる　の　よ
Oh oh oh oh oh ooh (you) do it
Literally: '(many oh's) + do + の + よ'

ねえ、平気よ
ねえ、へいき　よ
It's alright
Literally: 'hey, + alright + よ'

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Note: よ has a very strong note of familiarity and it's very informal. So you could hear a mom saying:

いいよ
いい　よ
All right / OK / (you have permission to do X)
Literally: 'Good + よ'

Or someone scolding their dog:

ダメよ！
だめ　よ！
No! (you shouldn't, you're not allowed to X)
Literally: 'Not good + よ'

In male speech, a だ will usually come between a noun or na-adjective and the sentence-ending よ.

So two of those sentences above might change to:

平気だよ
へいき　だ　よ
It's alright
Literally: 'alright + だよ'

ダメだよ！
だめ　だよ！
No! (you shouldn't, you're not allowed to X)
Literally: 'Not good + だよ'

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うまくいくわ
うまく　いく　わ
It'll go well
Literally: 'well + go + わ'

Note: 'わ' is also very informal. Also, generally speaking, sentence-ending わ is feminine language. You may sometimes hear men use it, but if you're a guy, doing that correctly requires extremely high-level Japanese skills.

がんばりすぎないでね
がんばり　すぎないで　ね
Don't try too hard
Literally: 'Do one's best + not too much + ね'

I just realized there is a combo-word hidden here: ～過ぎる/すぎる/too much

You can use it with many other verbs:

食べすぎる
たべすぎる
to eat too much
Literally: 'eat + too much'

飲みすぎる
のみすぎる
to drink too much (usually about alcohol)
Literally: 'drink + too much'

言いすぎる
いいすぎる
to say too much
Literally: 'say + too much'

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少しずつ進めばいい
すこしずつ　すすめば　いい
You should make progress little by little.
Literally:'little by little + if go forward + good'

Note: Here we find again the conditional form used in the context of advice:

進めばいい
すすめば　いい
You should move forward.
Literally: 'if move forward + good ' / 'it will be good if you move forward'

できることをやるだけ
できる　こと　を　やる　だけ
Just do what you can
Literally: 'can do + things + を + do + just'

Note: As you probably already know, ’やる’ is the more informal and more decisive (and arrrr, manly!) form of する/to do.

Well, let's wrap thing up around here, we'll continue in our next lesson, where we'll skip some of the repeating lyrics and go straight for the juicy part. See you next time!

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This lesson was written by Adriana, a guest contributor.