信しん用よう借がり

noun

debt of honor; debt of honour

A debt that is not legally enforceable but is considered binding by social or moral obligation; often used in contexts of personal trust or reputation.

• 彼かれは信しん用よう借がりを返かえすために、必ひっ死しで働はたらいた。

  He worked desperately to repay his debt of honor.

• 信しん用よう借がりは法ほう的てきな借しゃっ金きんではないが、道どう義ぎ的てきに返かえさなければならない。

  A debt of honor is not a legal debt, but it must be repaid out of moral duty.