affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
profound; deep; unfathomable
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
(some) more; even more; longer; further
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
in comparison to; rather than
rather; better; instead; if anything
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
indeed; really; truly; very much
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment; jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
forbearance (in the face of difficulty, persecution, etc.); garlic