Ninjō
... Broadly speaking, ninjo is said to be the human feeling that inescapably springs up in conflict with social obligation ... As ninjo is a culture-specific term, the validity and/or importance of this concept is subject to a wide range of viewpoints, inextricably tied into one's perspective on nihonjinron as a whole ... The classic example of ninjo is that of a samurai who falls in love with an unacceptable partner (perhaps somebody of low social class or somebody of an ...