YOU SAID:
Why would you do such a thing? It was a perfectly good lantern!
INTO JAPANESE
なぜそんなことをするのですか？完璧なランタンでした！
BACK INTO ENGLISH
why would you do that? It was the perfect lantern!
INTO JAPANESE
どうしてそうするか？最高のランタンでした！
BACK INTO ENGLISH
why would you do that? It was the best lantern!
INTO JAPANESE
どうしてそうするか？最高の提灯でした！
BACK INTO ENGLISH
why would you do that? It was the best lantern!
That didn't even make that much sense in English.
