義

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

meaning; significance

mother-in-law

foster mother

stepmother

father-in-law

foster father

stepfather

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense

sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife)

older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero

loyalty; devotion

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

just cause; good reason; pretext; justification

duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

same meaning; synonymy

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

older stepbrother

great cause; moral law; justice

creed; doctrine; dogma

name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.)

moral duty

justification; pretext

democracy

Common noun

advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; ideologue

Noun, used as a suffix

-ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system)

Archaic; Common noun

socialist; communist; anarchist

capitalism

immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy

adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry

Archaic

murdering one's teacher or a government official

duty of confidentiality

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

(informal) discussion; talk; conversation; chat

(formal and tedious) talk; lecture; sermon

Dated term; As お〜

admonition; reprimand

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Buddhism

sermon; preaching

Dated term

consultation; conference; discussion