limit price (e.g. on a stock transaction); price limit
kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times; the seven common disguises of ninja
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
constable; method of catching criminals
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
government housing for officials
Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora)
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
to arrest; to capture; to seize
the other day; some time ago; recently
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
wooden fence; board fence
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
member of shogun's council of elders
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period