mercy, magnanimity, lenience

(なさけ) Mercy (like, I could punish you but I won’t because your father was a good man).
 
(たいかん) Sympathy (the good kind, not the patronizing kind), or concern
 
(どうじょう) Pity (the bad, patronizing kind) as in, ‘I don’t want your fucking  同情! ’   $$$