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N1 Noun, No-adjective

義理(ぎり)duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation, in-law, relation by marriage

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation

    2. No-adjective

      2.

      in-law, relation by marriage

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    義理 【ぎり】

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      (つま)両親(りょうしん)は、(ぼく)にとって義理(ぎり)両親(りょうしん)だ。

      My wife's parents are my in-laws. {duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation, in-law, relation by marriage}

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      後輩(こうはい)先輩(せんぱい)(たい)して義理(ぎり)(わきま)えるべきです。

      Juniors should understand their sense of duty towards their seniors. {duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation, in-law, relation by marriage}

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      警察(けいさつ)仕事(しごと)義理(ぎり)(はず)れた行為(こうい)をする(ひと)逮捕(たいほ)する(こと)だ。

      The duty of the police is to arrest those who engage in actions that deviate from decency. {duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation, in-law, relation by marriage}

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      (ひと)(ごと):「義理(ぎり)(とお)していたら、逮捕(たいほ)なんかされなかったものを…!」

      Monologue: "If I had followed my duty, I wouldn't have been arrested...!" {duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation, in-law, relation by marriage}

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      義理(ぎり)参加(さんか)する会社(かいしゃ)()(かい)はつまらなくて、(はや)(かえ)りたい気持(きも)ちで一杯(いっぱい)だ。

      I'm filled with a desire to go home early because the company drinking party I'm attending out of a sense of duty is boring. {duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation, in-law, relation by marriage}

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