厚意

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 厚意 is read as こうい and is a formal noun for warm kindness or goodwill shown out of consideration for another person.
• Basic usage: Use 厚意に支えられる for support received and 厚意に甘える for accepting and relying on a kind offer.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Goodwill and concrete help
  • Support that enables an event to finish and an offer to provide guidance are both manifestations of 厚意.
• Meaning of 甘える here
  • In 厚意に甘える, the speaker accepts the kindness gratefully; the phrase does not necessarily mean exploiting it.