jpdb beta

small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

1

paintball

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

3

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

who the heck; just who

1

to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

1

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

1

sheet; thin plate

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

2

tradition; convention

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

1

most numerous

1

historical play; period drama

1

something like ...; something called ...

2

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

2

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

period; term; interval

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

2

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

documentary

1

raging storm

1

Monjirou

1

anal fistula

1

taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child

1

lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

1

three; 3

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

1

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

1

lieutenant general; vice-shogun

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

general; shogun

1

heartstrings; koto string

1

religion; cult

6

council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)

5

interrogation; hearing; trial

5

government service; the bureaucracy

4

immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

2

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

5

he; him; boyfriend

6

consensus; collective will; collective opinion

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

main question; real issue at hand

1