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屁理屈

へりくつ
sophism; quibble; hair-splitting; argument for argument's sake; cavil; frivolous objections
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歴史地理

れきしちり
historical geography
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義理の兄

ぎりのあに
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
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きめ細か

木目細か、肌理細か
きめこまか、きめごまか
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
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義理一遍

ぎりいっぺん
perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)
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義理合い

ぎりあい
social relationship; friendship
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義理人情

ぎりにんじょう
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
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義理立て

ぎりだて
doing one's duty
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窮理

究理
きゅうり
study of natural laws; branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
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お節料理

御節料理、おせち料理
おせちりょうり
food served during the New Year's Holidays