目もく録ろく

noun

catalog; inventory; list

General term for a systematic list of items, goods, or data. Used in business, libraries, and everyday contexts.

• 新しん商しょう品ひんの目もく録ろくが届とどいた。

  A catalog of new products arrived.

• 蔵ぞう書しょ目もく録ろくを作さく成せいする。

  I compile a catalog of the library's holdings.

noun

list of betrothal gifts; gift register

Traditional list of engagement presents exchanged between families. Still used in formal wedding contexts.

• 結ゆい納のう品ひんの目もく録ろくを用よう意いする。

  Prepare a list of betrothal gifts.

noun

table of contents; contents

Used for the contents page of a book or document. 目次 (もくじ) is more common in modern Japanese, but 目録 appears in formal or traditional publications.

• 巻かん頭とうに目もく録ろくを付つける。

  Attach a table of contents at the beginning of the volume.

noun

certificate of initiation; master's document

Historical document given by a master to a disciple upon completing training in traditional arts, martial arts, or crafts. Rare in modern usage outside traditional schools.

• 師し匠しょうから目もく録ろくを授さずかる。

  Receive a certificate of initiation from the master.