Reconciliation - Wakai

Japanese: 和解 - わかい

[1] 〘 noun 〙① To make amends by ceasing a dispute. To make peace. To make peace. Also, to mediate. ※Shiji Sho (1477) 6: “Though the words were suspicious, the matter was resolved, and the two parties were reconciled.” 〔Shiji - Han Wang Xin Biography〕② To have a peaceful heart. To be at peace with one another. ※Kabuki - Naritasan Bunshin Fudo (1703) 3: “The queen, Xunda-nyo, came to the cave and deceived the immortal with her powerful powers, and they immediately reconciled .” 〔Xunzi - Wang System〕③ A contract in which the parties in a civil dispute make concessions to each other and end the dispute. In addition to settlement contracts under the civil code, there are also summary settlements made by the parties in a summary court before filing a lawsuit, and judicial settlements made by a judge during the pendency of a lawsuit. [Futsuwa Horitsu Jiji (1886)] ④ In Christianity, something given to humans as a blessing from God. It is said to have been achieved by the atonement of Jesus Christ's death on the cross. ⑤ ⇒ wage (reconciliation) [2] Novel. Written by Shiga Naoya. Published in 1917 ( Taisho 6 ). It depicts the inner workings of the protagonist Junkichi as his long-standing feud with his father gradually thaws. It is a personal novel that depicts the anguish and frustration entangled in the conflict between love and hatred between family members.

Wa-ge [reconciliation]

〘noun〙① To interpret another country's language in Japanese. Also, to explain difficult sentences or characters in an easy-to-understand way. Also, that interpretation. ※Preface to the Tsuzoku Sui Bodai Zenden (1759): "Now we will simply reconcile them , without using any further grammar." ② To make amends. Young. [Shinsen Jikai (1872)]

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 争いをやめて仲直りすること。和睦。わげ。また、仲裁すること。※史記抄（1477）六「言は雖有疑心然れども事已、和解しつるうへはと云義なり」〔史記‐韓王信伝〕② 心がなごやかになること。なごやかに打ちとけること。※歌舞伎・成田山分身不動（1703）三「旋陀女といふ后、彼の岩屋へ来り、色をもって誑かし、かの通力自在の仙人忽ち和解(わかい)す」〔荀子‐王制〕③ 民事上の紛争について、当事者が、互いに譲歩して争いをやめる契約。民法上の和解契約のほか、訴えを起こす前に当事者が簡易裁判所に出頭してする即決和解、訴訟の係属中に裁判官の仲裁によってする裁判上の和解などがある。〔仏和法律字彙（1886）〕④ キリスト教で、神の恩恵として、人間に与えられるもの。イエス‐キリストの十字架の死による贖罪によって成就されるとしている。⑤ ⇒わげ（和解）[2] 小説。志賀直哉作。大正六年（一九一七）発表。長年にわたる父との確執が次第に氷解していくまでの主人公順吉の心の動きを描く。骨肉の愛情と憎悪の相剋にからむ苦悩と焦燥を描いた私小説。