[Japanese] ==In behavior== Giri may be seen in many different aspects of modern Japanese behavior: Some social historians believe the pervasiveness of this concept in Japanese culture is a reflection of the static feudal order that defined Japanese society for centuries. `Giri books`, or village registers that included all the unpaid obliga...
(from the article `Japan`) ...(domestic dramas focusing on urban society), both for jruri. He also wrote more than 30 kabuki plays. The chief theme running through Chikamatsu`s ...
Aikido term: Cutting
A term implying a debt of gratitude, obligation, or a sense of honor; duty.