regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
unfortunately; regrettably
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
general idea; concept; notion
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
belief; faith; conviction
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
deep-seated grudge; hatred
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
forgetting; lapse of memory
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
anniversary; commemoration
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
thought; idea; conception
telekinesis; psychokinesis
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
wicked thought; wicked mind
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
Arima Kinen (Arima Commemorative; major 2500m race for 3yo thoroughbred horses)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
obsession; compulsive idea
taking a commemorative photo
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
spirit photography; psychic photography; thoughtography
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
anniversary of the establishment (of)
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
sense of morality; moral sense
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
deep regret; great disappointment
basic principle; fundamental principle
idea commonly accepted by society; socially accepted idea
right mindfulness; true faith (in rebirth in the promised land)
free from worldly or worthless thoughts
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
conceptualization; conceptualisation
Shintō Munen-ryū (school of swordsmanship founded by Fukui Hyōemon Kahei in the 18th century)
setting one's mind at ease; not feeling that one need be concerned (about something); feeling free to disregard (something)
rosary; string of prayer beads
evil thought; malicious motive; spite
worry; care; consideration
continually thinking about something
intently praying to Buddha (esp. Amitabha)
Nenbutsu sect (of Buddhism)
thinking about something else
taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
anniversary of the founding of the school
suicidal ideation; suicidal thoughts
abstract concept; abstraction; abstract idea
basic concept; fundamental concept
anniversary of the end of a war (esp. the end of WWII, August 15)
conceptual diagram; schematic drawing; concept map
being reborn in the Pure Land through the invocation of the nembutsu
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
being deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha
moral sense; wife of a monk
management philosophy; management principles; managerial creed
ideation; process of forming and relating ideas; to ideate
to occur to one; to cross one's mind
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
corporate vision; corporate philosophy; philosophy of business; corporate ethos; corporate mission
the exact opposite concept (idea); the antithesis
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
memorial lecture; commemorative speech
high level concept; superordinate concept; broader term
Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home
monument; memorial statue
care; scrupulousness; conscientiousness
association (e.g. of two concepts)
demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)
National Foundation Day (national holiday; February 11)
holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death
commemorative stamp; cachet
innate idea; innate ideas
giving up; abandoning (hope, plans)
clearing one's heart of doubts; reassuring oneself
loudly reciting Amithaba's name
recitation of Amida Buddha's name on a specified day and time period (practice of Pure Land Buddhists)
fixed idea; idée fixe; obsession; fixation
attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
the grief or feelings of the Emperor
collection of essays contributed in celebration of something; festschrift
self-concept; self-perspective; self-image
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed
male homosexual relations; homosexual male partner
worldliness; worldly ambition; unholy desires
American Independence day; Fourth of July
anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake
chanting an invocation (to Amida Buddha); reciting a prayer
(a) thought one will never forget; something one will always remember
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
satipatthana; mindfulness
careful and thorough person; older male in an homosexual relationship
assistant in a competition (e.g. cockfight, archery, poetry contest); older male in an homosexual relationship
commemorative publication
day of national humiliation (used in China for certain anniversaries of incidents where Japan humiliated China)
contemplating Buddha while chanting his name
realism (as opposed to nominalism)
contemplation on concrete, tangible things
commemorative publication
secret Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism (practised in Kyushu in the Edo period)
specific concept; species
women will have their wills
faith will move mountains
where there is a will, there is a way
being free from all distracting thoughts; keeping one's mind clear of all worldly thoughts; being free from all ideas and thoughts
unexpected; regrettable; easy; without regrets
25th of the month; 25 days
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (formal WHO declaration); PHEIC
Liberation Day (in Korea, Italy, etc.)
Commemorative Association for the Japan World Exposition
innate idea; innate ideas
ideal concurrence (single act constituting multiple separate offenses); notional concurrence
post-coordinated indexing
the orientation of time and place; awareness of the existing situation
historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
least concern (IUCN Red List category)
variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2); VOC
the very final proof (printing)
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)
Ota Memorial Museum of Art
Hirafuku Memorial Art Museum
Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art
acquired idea (as opposed to innate); acquired ideas
five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead
Seikan Tunnel Memorial Hall Line
contemplation (on Amida Buddha, the Pure Land, etc.)
inflation fear; inflation worries
Least Concern (conservation status); LC
commemorative coin; memorial coin
half-lined cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus semilineatus)
affection; strong feeling of love
silent rumination; quiet thought