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Maruko has been told that she can't have the food she wants, and replies:

> 「いいじゃん別にっ。 いつか食べられる日を夢見るくらい、まる子の **勝手** でしょ。」  
>  ????. To the extent of dreaming of a day, some day, when I can eat (it),
> Maruko's ??? is.

I can't find a dictionary definition for 勝手 that makes sense here. The best
fit seems to be "circumstances" i.e.

"My (Maruko's) circumstances are such that I dream of a day when I can eat
it.",

If my translation is correct then it sounds very dramatic/formal in English.
What nuance is this sentence structure adding over the more simple:

> いつか食べられる日を夢見る

I'd also be grateful if you could tell me what いいじゃん別に means.
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Understanding 勝手
I would translate “いいじゃん別に。いつか食べられる日を夢見るくらい、まる子の勝手でしょ” to “It’s none of your
business. Leave it to me (Maruko) how I dream of the day's coming when I can
eat it to the full.”

勝手 means freedom of doing something. Here it means “It’s all up to me." We
often tell an uncontrollable person “勝手にしろ – Do whatever you want! I don’t
care a bit.”
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[This dictionary
entry](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/42832/meaning/m0u/%E5%8B%9D%E6%89%8B/)
fits perfectly:

> ［名・形動］
>
> １
> 他人のことはかまわないで、自分だけに都合がよいように振る舞うこと。また、そのさま。「そんな―は許さない」「―なことを言うな」「―に使っては困る」「―にしろ」

Essentially, doing whatever one wants; not caring about what other people
think.

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Here's my take on the translation:

> いいじゃん別にっ。 いつか食べられる日を夢見るくらい、まる子の勝手でしょ。
>
> What do you care? I can dream about eating it however much I want.

Although, my phrasing, especially "what do you care", can sound a bit
confrontational. You might want to phrase it more like: "what's the big deal"
or "it's fine though, isn't it?" Similarly, adding "can't I?" to the end of
the second sentence might make it less definitive and softer.
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