士

Historical term

high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)

Historical term

Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official

Historical term

judge (of ancient China)

Historical term

judge (leader of ancient Israel)

Historical term

samurai acting as an attendant; retainer

Historical term

thane (in medieval Europe); thegn

Historical term

female narrator in a silent movie theatre

Historical term

Knights Templar

Historical term

hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society

Historical term

discontented former samurai (early Meiji period)

Historical term

rebellions by former samurai (Meiji period)

Dated term

(male) nurse

Obsolete term; Military

recruit (former rank in the JSDF)

Rare term

great man; hero; outstanding person; distinguished person

Rare term

bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)

Rare term

samurai words and phrases

Obsolete term

tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan

foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot

徒／徒歩／歩／歩行 only; Archaic

going on foot; walking

Common noun; Buddhism

male lay devotee

Suffix; Title affixed to man's posthumous Buddhist name

believer

しんし only; Archaic; Common noun

believer

chef (Western cuisine)

Archaic

cook or waiter on a ship

elegant and refined man

wanderer; drifter

Fuji School (archaic name for the Nichiren Shoshu branch of Buddhism)

distinguished scholar; holder of a higher doctorate

female court physician (Heian era)

Historical term

(ritsuryō system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.