jpdb beta

(large) house; residence; mansion

4

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

2

something small; something petty; trifle

2

secrecy; keeping secret

1

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

3

absolute secrecy

3

to make plans

11

another family; another house

1

to compete with; to vie for

1

weak attitude

1

to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself

2

underestimation; undervaluation

2

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

3

cave; cavern; den; grotto

3

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

4

who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one

1

win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing

1

place of work

4

dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief

3

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence

13

unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed

9

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

2

parliamentary official

1

shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)

1

young master; son of a high-ranking person

1

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

1

venison; deer meat

3

subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid

1

place of employment

5

(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects

1

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

2

position; job; employment; opening

1

beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful

5

when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel; (lit.) there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up

1

counter for questions

6

valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

2

depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation

1

head over heels; headlong; head first

1

puzzle

10

one question

2

geometry

2

equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result

2

graduate school

4

successively; one after another

5

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

3

archeologist; archaeologist

1

science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science

6

quiz

2