duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
reading of a kanji by meaning
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
discussion; argument; debate
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
double meaning; two meanings; amphibolous
public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual
transferred meaning; figurative meaning
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
great cause; moral law; justice
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
selfless (pious, righteous) man
heroism; loyalty and courage
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
morality; moral principles
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
true meaning; underlying principle
charity school; charitable school
meaningless; insignificance
humanism; humanitarianism
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
morals; morality; sincerity
fidelity to one's principles
noble undertaking; heroic deed
secondary meaning; of secondary import
meaning of a word; meaning of the kanji (that make up a word)
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
synonymy; similar meaning
righteous army (esp. in Korea); member of a righteous army; irregular militia
denominational doctrine; doctrine of a sect
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
ultimate truth; original meaning (of a word)
different meaning; different opinion
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
false membrane; pseudomembrane
non-biological parents (step-parents, parents-in-law, etc.)
true meaning; true significance
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
abstruseness; abstruse word
spouse's parents' home; in-law's home
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
faithlessness; insincerity
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
kanji reading and meaning
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
reading and meaning of a kanji
Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)
legalism; constitutionality
interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
Sutra of Immeasurable Meanings
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy
Shionogi (pharmaceutical company)