士

Common noun

man (esp. one who is well-respected)

Common noun

samurai

Noun, used as a suffix

person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

Historical term

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai

Colloquial

person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

Military

officer

military academy

family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors

Historical term

shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai

chivalry; samurai code

Military

leading private (JSDF)

status of samurai

officers and soldiers; soldiers

military cadet; officer cadet

Stockholm (Sweden)

raising morale; lifting of morale

samurai and common people

samurai

person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing

manly spirit; soul of a samurai

gentleman; man of learning and virtue

professional occupation; professional practice

From the business practices of ex-samurai in the Meiji period

amateurish and haughty way of doing business

men and women; the whole town

morale being very high; heightened fighting spirit

Judges (book of the Bible)

samurai and commoners

normal people (as opposed to people of a high social standing)

demoralization; collapse of morale; one's morale being shaken