oral; verbal; spoken; parol
job; work; duties; trade; skill
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
travelling alone; solitary journey
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
mission; delegation; transmission
unable to resist; unable to suppress
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
per person; per capita; per head
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
in addition; besides this; twice
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
to find out; to discover; to detect
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
moment to quit; way to quit
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)