duty; obligation; responsibility
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
great cause; moral law; justice
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
sense of duty (obligation)
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
possessed of a strong sense of duty
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
individualism; egoism; selfishness
morality; moral principles
one's principles and position
principle of laissez-faire
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
lecture hall; lecture room
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
egoism; egotism; selfishness
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
selfless (pious, righteous) man
heroism; loyalty and courage
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
true meaning; underlying principle
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
humanism; humanitarianism
making obligatory; making compulsory
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
meaningless; insignificance
meritocracy; merit system
democratic nation; democratic country
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
secondary meaning; of secondary import
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
nominal; in name only; titular
fidelity to one's principles
morals; morality; sincerity
meaning of a word; sense of a word
to fail in one's social duties
(the principle of) nonresistance
having a single meaning; allowing only one interpretation; unequivocal; principal; primary; most important
noble undertaking; heroic deed
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
nationalism; extreme patriotism
empiricism; judging things from personal experience
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
fundamental; primary; most important
illuminism; enlightenment
individualist; egoist; selfish person
behaviorism; behaviourism; activism
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
principle of living only for the moment
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
to be faithful; to do one's duty
righteous army (esp. in Korea); member of a righteous army; irregular militia
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate
familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family
ambiguous; polysemous; equivocal; having many meanings
Expressionism; representationalism
double meaning; two meanings; amphibolous
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)
denominational doctrine; doctrine of a sect
aestheticism; estheticism
donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)
honest person; conscientious person
different meaning; different opinion
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
ultimate truth; original meaning (of a word)
exclusivism; exclusionism
parent-in-law; parents-in-law
mammonist; money-worshipper
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
old meaning; old interpretation
intuitionism; intuitionalism
non-biological parents (step-parents, parents-in-law, etc.)
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
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
compulsory military service
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
duty to support (a person)
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); to formally greet; to pay one's respects
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
true meaning; true significance
big family principle; extended family policy
social relationship; friendship
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
the Orient for the Orientals
white supremacy; white supremacism
Monroe Doctrine; Monroeism
communist regime; communist government
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
abstruseness; abstruse word
spouse's parents' home; in-law's home
Machism (philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach)
democratic state; (a) democracy
public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
collectivism (giving priority to a group rather than any individual member)
fair and equitable principle
principle of laissez-faire
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
one-state socialism (Stalinist theory); socialism in one country
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
America First (U.S. policy)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
sectarianism; sectionalism
faithlessness; insincerity
Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901); Boxer Uprising; Yihetuan Movement
alms; donation (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
ambiguity (of a word); polysemy
homonymy; (two words) having the same pronunciation but bearing different meanings
demerit system; points-off system
staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)
nulla poena sine lege; no punishment without law
gradualism; slow-and-steady policy
family-oriented way of life; family-first way of life; cocooning
the principle of honorable death and no surrender
perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)
obligation of restitution
to sacrifice family for a greater cause
politics of the people (democratic theory of Sakuzō Yoshino, 1878-1933)
anticommunism; anti-communism
evangelicalism; evangelism
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
principle (or ideology) of international cooperation
humanity and justice; benevolence and righteousness
abstract expressionism (art movement)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR; Soviet Union
The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)
loyalty, filial piety, humanity, and justice
kanji reading and meaning
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government
transferred meaning; figurative meaning
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
backward-looking philosophy (ideology); conservatism
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); to formally greet; to pay one's respects
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
humanism; humanitarianism
experimentalism (philosophy, esp. Dewey); experientialism
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
regionalism; sectionalism; localism
prosthetist and orthotist
principle of territorial jurisdiction
poetic justice; retributive justice
standardization; standardisation
White Australia Policy (pre-1965 Australian immigration policy)
compulsory school attendance
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
ultraconservative doctrine; ultraconservative policy
implementation-defined behavior
Nazism; national socialism
self interest supremacy doctrine; (irresponsible) capitalism
type of humorous book popular in the Edo period (from the 1750s)
Neue Sachlichkeit (German art movement); New Objectivity
registration of transfer of shares; entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
secrets; mysteries; secret formula; essence; esoterica (of an art, martial arts, etc.)
friendship's responsibilities
undefined behavior; unspecified behavior
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"
sectarianism; sectionalism
separate matter; different meaning; special reason; special circumstances
state capitalism; national capitalism
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
New Democracy (concept devised by Mao Zedong)
reading and meaning of a kanji
slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy
laying low, awaiting one's chance
problem definition; problem description
cost basis; cost principle
principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)
war communism (Russia, 1918-1921); military communism
(principle of) self-sufficiency
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
reading of a kanji by meaning
alms; donation (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
White Australia Policy (pre-1965 Australian immigration policy)
registration of transfer of shares; entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders
(belief in the desirability of) education by rote learning
archaism; pseudoclassicism
principle of being fair and just; fair and unbiased policy (unbiassed)
proletarian internationalism
neocolonialism; neo-colonialism
carbon dioxide reducing obligation
distributive justice; justitia distributiva
autonomous soviet socialist republic; ASSR
soviet socialist republic; SSR
people's socialist republic
(former) Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; Georgian SSR; GSSR
humanity, justice, loyalty, and filial piety
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
strategy of close-quarters fighting
worship or admiration of Western cultures
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
meritocracy; performance-based system; achievement-based system
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
social constructionism; social constructivism
homonym that has a native Japanese reading
Sutra of Immeasurable Meanings
Interface Definition Language
character definition table
Data Definition Language; DDL
user defined; user specific
link process definition; LPD
implicit link (process definition)
attribute definition list
attribute definition list declaration
simple link (process definition)
built-in variable; predefined variable
definitional character entity set
document type definition; DTD
defined assignment statement
domain defined attributes
quasi-synonymy; quasi-synonymity
sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)
sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)
control-oriented education
poor speakers make long speeches; brevity is the soul of wit
methodological individualism
exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text; study of biblical interpretation
market price basis; market price principle
structural constructivism
no-fault liability principle
fault liability principle
bridge (dentistry); bridgework
dental implant; implant denture
sememe; semanteme; irreducible unit of meaning
trial denture; wax denture
mandatory expense; required expenses
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
academic socialism; professorial socialism
kanji composed entirely of duplicate radicals
advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.); consumer activism; consumer advocacy; consumer spending; high levels of consumption
currency principle; currency doctrine
pure vegetarianism; veganism
series of lectures on a topic given by different people
management familism; paternalistic management; family management style organizational philosophy
narrow-sense heritability
policy of alignment with the United Nations; UN-centrism
to interpret (and use) a passage without regard to its context
philanthropinism; educational system established by J. B. Basedow
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
creophagism; creophagy; carnism
anti-communism, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism (policy of the Socialist Masses Party)
banking principle; banking doctrine
Nazism; national socialism
state monopoly capitalism
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy
principle of national self-determination
the morally righteous are blessed with many children
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
deliberative democracy; discursive democracy
climate justice; climate change as an ethical and political issue
inclusionism; inclusivism
exclusionism; exclusivism
cut-tailed bullhead (species of catfish, Pseudobagrus aurantiacus)
Pseudobagrus ichikawai (species of catfish)
deepsea smelt (Glossanodon semifasciatus)