義ぎ理り立だて

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

doing one's duty out of a sense of obligation

Refers to acting from a sense of duty or moral obligation, especially in social relationships, rather than from personal desire. Often implies a burden or formality.

• 義ぎ理り立だてで出しゅっ席せきしたが、あまり楽たのしめなかった。

  I attended out of a sense of obligation, but I didn't enjoy it much.

• 彼かれは義ぎ理り立だてして、嫌いやな仕し事ごとを引ひき受うけた。

  He took on the unpleasant task out of a sense of duty.