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adverb
exceedingly, very(usually kana)
Other readings:
よくよく《能く能く》
よくよく《善く善く》

expression, noun
1.
good thing, nice thing(usually kana)
2.
good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity(usually kana)(usu. as 〜をいいことに(して))
interjection
3.
interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response(female term, usually kana)
Other readings:
いいこと《好い事》
いいこと《善い事》

noun
doing a good deed each day, doing one good turn a day(yojijukugo)

うしぜんこうまい
ushinihikaretezenkoujimairi
expression, noun
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of somebody else, being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow(idiom )
Other readings:
牛に引かれて善光寺参り【うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり】

noun
reform measures, improvement plan, remedial measures

noun
1.
points of improvement, improved areas
2.
points needing improvement, problem areas

noun
hypocrite, dissembler, wolf in sheep's clothing, fox in a lamb's skin

さいぜん
saizenwotsukusu
expression, Godan-su verb
to do one's best, to do something to the best of one's ability
Other readings:
最善をつくす【さいぜんをつくす】

noun
three wholesome roots (no coveting, no anger, no delusion)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
三善根【さんぜんこん】

noun
1.
the ten good acts(Buddhist term)
See also:十悪
2.
the emperor
See also:十善の君

noun, auxillary suru verb
accumulating good deeds, doing good(しゅぜん is a Buddhist term)
Other readings:
修善【しゅうぜん】

noun
wholesomeness while meditating and in one's daily affairs(Buddhist term)

しょうじんかんきぜん
shoujinkankyoshitefuzenwonasu
expression
an idle brain is the devil's shop(proverb)
Other readings:
小人閑居して不善を為す【しょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなす】

noun
a small kindness, minor good deed

expression
in evil, there is odds, there is more evil than good in this world, one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen(yojijukugo)

noun
intrinsic goodness(しょうぜん is a Buddhist term)
Other readings:
性善【しょうぜん】

noun
belief that human nature is fundamentally good(orig. from Mencius)
See also:性悪説 (antonym)

せきぜんいえならけい
sekizennoienihakanarazuyokeiari
expression
a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity, one's good deeds shall be repaid even to one's descendants(proverb)
Other readings:
積善の家には必ず余慶有り【せきぜんのいえにはかならずよけいあり】

せきぜんいえならおう
sekifuzennoienihakanarazuyoouari
expression
iniquities of fathers are visited upon their sons(proverb)
Other readings:
積不善の家には必ず余殃有り【せきふぜんのいえにはかならずよおうあり】

noun
rights and wrongs, the relative merits (of a case), propriety(yojijukugo)

ぜんあくべつ
zen-akunokubetsu
expression, noun
distinction between right and wrong, distinction between good and bad

expression
Good and evil are but two faces of the same coin(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)

noun
center for collecting charitable contributions (money, goods, and-or services) and distributing them to people in need(yojijukugo)

noun
goodwill guide, volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists(yojijukugo)

noun
good cause (that will bring a good reward), good deed(Buddhist term)
See also:悪因 (antonym)

noun
good action lead to good rewards, one good turn deserves another(yojijukugo)

noun, auxillary suru verb
successful vaccination, positive reaction

noun
good management, good manager(abbreviation)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
giving careful thought to the future, finishing up carefully

noun
remedial measure, preventive measure, the best way to cope with (meet) the situation(yojijukugo)

noun
remedial measure, preventive measure, the best way to cope with (meet) the situation(yojijukugo)

noun
remedial measure, preventive measure, the best way to cope with (meet) the situation(yojijukugo)

interjection
1.
well done!, bravo!
noun
2.
zenzai, red bean soup made with azuki beans(usually kana, food term)

noun
beautiful calligraphy, calligrapher, good book

noun
virtue, moral sense, conscience

noun
1.
good God, good deities
See also:正法
2.
true teachings of Buddha(Buddhist term)

noun
Sugata (the well-gone; epithet of Buddha)

noun, auxillary suru verb
putting up a good fight against some odds(yojijukugo)

noun
HDL cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, good cholesterol

noun
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
See also:悪知識
Other readings:
善知識【ぜんぢしき】
善智識【ぜんちしき】
善智識【ぜんぢしき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
proper guidance

noun
path of virtue, righteousness

noun
pious men and women, religious people, the faithful(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)

noun
pious woman, female believer(Buddhist term)
See also:善女

expression
move with haste (when you have no doubts)(proverb)

na-adjective, noun
the good and the beautiful

noun, auxillary suru verb
good use

noun
good-neighbor diplomacy, a good-neighbor policy(yojijukugo)
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