(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
totally (different); completely
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
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; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
per person; per capita; per head
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
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)
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)