| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 好意 | こうい | goodwill |
| 悪意 | あくい | malice |
| 同意 | どうい | agreement |
| 意味 | いみ | (a) meaning, a sense |
| 意図 | いと | an intent, an intention, a purpose, an aim |
| 意地をは | いじをはる | to be stubborn, to not give in |
| 意外 | いがい | unexpected, surprising |
| 意思 | いし | intention, purpose |
| 意志 | いし | will, volition |
| 意地悪 | いじわる | malicious, ill-tempered, unkind |
| 敬意 | けいい | respect, honour |
| 注意 | ちゅうい | caution, being careful, attention (heed) |
| 用意 | ようい | preparation |
| 意義 | いぎ | meaning, significance |
| 意見 | いけん | opinion, view |
| 意識 | いしき | consciousness, senses |
| 創意 | そうい | original idea, originality |
| 勅意 | ちょくい | meaning or gist of a decree |
| 合意 | ごうい | agreement, consent, mutual understanding |
| 問題意識 | もんだいいしき | awareness of the issues |
| 弔意 | ちょうい | condolence, sympathy, mourning |
| 形意拳 | けいいけん | shape-of-the-mind fist, Hsing I Chuan |
| 得意 | とくい | triumph, prosperity; pride; one's forte |
| 意に叶う | いにかなう | to satisfy (one), to meet (one's) desire |
| 意匠 | いしょう | design |
| 意向 | いこう | intention, idea, inclination |
| 意味合い | いみあい | implication, nuance |
| 意図的 | いとてき | intentional, on purpose |
| 意思表示 | いしひょうじ | declaration of intention |
| 意欲 | いよく | will, desire, ambition |
| 意気軒昂 | いきけんこう | in high spirits, elated |
| 意気軒高 | いきけんこう | in high spirits, elated |
| 意気込み | いきごみ | ardor, enthusiasm |
| 意気阻喪 | いきそそう | depressed in spirits, rejection, disheartened, lacking nerve |
| 意趣 | いしゅ | grudge, malice, spite |
| 意馬心猿 | いばしんえん | (being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions |
| 懇意 | こんい | kindness, intimacy, friendship |
| 故意 | こい | intention; mens rea (guilty mind) |
| 敵意 | てきい | hostility, animosity |
| 決意 | けつい | decision, determination |
| 熱意 | ねつい | zeal, enthusiasm |
| 用意周到 | よういしゅうとう | very careful, thoroughly prepared |
| 真意 | しんい | real intention, true motive, true meaning |
| 翻意 | ほんい | change one's mind |
| 誠心誠意 | せいしんせいい | in all sincerity, with one's whole heart, whole-hearted devotion |
| 誠意 | せいい | sincerity, good faith |
| 謝意 | しゃい | gratitude, thanks |
| 賀意 | がい | congratulatory feeling |
| 賛意 | さんい | approval, assent |
| 趣意書 | しゅいしょ | prospectus |
| 辞意 | じい | intention to resign |
| 鋭意 | えいい | eagerly, earnestly, diligently |
| 随意 | ずいい | voluntary, optional |