respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
dignity; majesty; sanctity
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
value; preciousness; nobility
Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
statue of a noble character; your picture
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
high and low; aristocrat and plebeian
(spirit of) independence and self-respect
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
elder brother; elderly person
central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu)
honorary title; title of honour; title of honor
Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta
your (his, her) health; image (e.g. of Buddha)
Bhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha
someone's father; one's companion
putting the officials and bureaucrats above the people; treating the governors as more important than the governed; statism
direct ancestors; ascendant
Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants
Usnisavijaya; Victorious Goddess of the Chignon
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas
various buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities, etc.
Butchōson (type of Buddha representing omniscience in Mikkyō Buddhism); Butchō
reverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate
Kuninotokotachi no Mikoto (eternal god of the land)
one's superiors; one's seniors
arrogant and presumptuous; haughty arrogance; intolerable insolence
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
Moon God; Tsukuyomi no Mikoto; brother of Amaterasu
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from India)
speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener; language conveying that the speaker is of greater social status than the listener
head and shoulders (chartist pattern)
respecting the intentions or wishes of someone
putting one's own beliefs on a pedestal; being narrow-minded