credit (for serving the country or lord) / order of merit

いちしろ: A family name, Ichishiro. / いちだい: A male given name, Ichidai. / いちよ: A female given name, Ichiyo. / かずしろ: A family name, Kazushiro. / かずよ: A female given name, Kazuyo.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

repudiate

to teach; teachings, doctrine

instruction / teachings

If one learns without thinking, one will be lost in his learning. That is, if one does not think about what one learns, he will not arrive at the truth of it.