Vocabulary

attendance at a castle

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately

demand note; dunning letter (note)

foot race

to enrich; to make wealthy

transparency; degree of clearness

Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway

scarecrow; bird rattle; clapper

pitchers plate

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

to be caught

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

report card (book)

glowworm

mud wall

to charge; to sentence; to punish

romantic; spicy; coquettish

inside pocket

to gain in skill; to improve; to get better

to drill; to bore; to pierce; to pass through

(a person's) family background; lineage

nurture over nature; how one is brought up matters more than one's origins

to get on well (with someone); to be a good match with one's horse

to be in luck's way; to get lucky

village by the sea

catchphrase; promotional line; slogan

projection; reflection; image; reception (e.g. TV); picture quality

Japanese-German dictionary

to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.)

we; us

to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); to appropriate; to embezzle

to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome

lodging; abode; shelter

he; she; him; her

to be attacked by a disease

to leave the government service

I give up

titubation; shaking; swinging

we; us