残念【ざんねん】
regrettable, unfortunate, disappointing, vexing
記念【きねん】
commemoration, celebration, remembrance, memory, honoring the memory of, memento, souvenir, keepsake
理念【りねん】
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights), foundational principle, idea, conception (e.g. of the university), doctrine, ideology
念頭【ねんとう】
(on one's) mind, heed
断念【だんねん】
abandoning (hope, plans), giving up
念願【ねんがん】
one's heart's desire, one's dearest wish
正念場【しょうねんば】
critical moment, do-or-die situation, critical juncture
執念【しゅうねん】
tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability
疑念【ぎねん】
doubt, suspicion, misgivings, scruples
天然記念物【てんねんきねんぶつ】
natural monument, protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
丹念【たんねん】
painstaking, careful, meticulous, scrupulous, detailed, elaborate
記念碑【きねんひ】
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone), stone monument (bearing an inscription)
無念【むねん】
regret, chagrin, mortification, freedom from obstructive thoughts
通念【つうねん】
common idea, common wisdom, generally accepted idea
祈念【きねん】
prayer
入念【にゅうねん】
careful, elaborate, scrupulous
念書【ねんしょ】
written pledge, signed note of assurance, memorandum, legal instrument
余念【よねん】
another idea
情念【じょうねん】
sentiments, passions
念仏【ねんぶつ】
nembutsu, nianfo, the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha, visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
