釈 - explanation

notes; comment; remark; annotation

explanation; vindication

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation

release; liberation; acquittal

bail; releasing on bail

Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; lecturing to the Buddha

authoritative interpretation (of a law); binding interpretation

elucidation of a difficult passage

stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money

legal interpretation; statutory interpretation