samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
order of chivalry; chivalric order
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
soldier; combatant; warrior
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
professional shogi player; professional go player
brave warrior; hero; brave man
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
feudal retainer or warrior
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
family or person with samurai ancestors
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
professional woman go player
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
a person of high morals; a Taoist
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
parliamentarian; member of a congress
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
man of letters; literary man
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
military cadet; officer cadet
officers and soldiers; soldiers
Knights Templar; Knights Templars
samurai and common people
knight wizard; mage knight
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
suits for gentlemen; menswear
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
Deva king; fierce guardian god (at a temple gate)
judicial scrivener; judicial clerk; person qualified to prepare legal documents, handle real-estate transactions, etc.
first mate; first officer
many samurai; many gentlefolk
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
upright man; patriot; hero
romance (e.g. the Arthurian romances)
administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
master's (academic degree)
raising morale; lifting of morale
Bachelor of Science; BSc; BS
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
distinguished citizen; patriot
band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)
Japan Academy; learned society; academy; institute
certified public accountant
doctoral dissertation; doctoral thesis
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
white knight; knight in shining armor
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
non-commissioned military rank; military academy
registered architect with a first-class license
councillor; councilor; legislator
Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.
clinical psychologist; clinical psychotherapist
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
registered dietitian; nationally certified nutritionist
physiotherapist; physical therapist
male lay devotee; believer; (arch.) believer
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
shyster; pettifogger; unscrupulous lawyer; crooked lawyer
who's who; directory; social register
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
second mate; second officer
country gentleman (esp. one that's slightly unrefined); squire
one's fellow workers; fellow employees
manly spirit; soul of a samurai
gentleman; man of learning and virtue
fencing master of the top rank
city dweller; townspeople
galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals
Attorneys-at-Law Act; Lawyer Act
paramedic; emergency medical technician
mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast
registered architect with a second-class license
third mate; third officer
doctor; PhD; Dr.; expert; learned person
private first class (JGSDF)
patent attorney; patent agent
recruit (former rank in the JSDF)
specialty school graduate
private (JGSDF); private second class
solicitor (legal practitioner)
airman first class (JASDF)
professional occupation; professional practice
baccalaureate; bachelor's degree
judge (of ancient China); judge (leader of ancient Israel)
licensed social worker; certified social worker
Teutonic Knights; Teutonic Order
gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries
airman third class (JASDF)
men and women; the whole town
amateurish and haughty way of doing business; venturing into an unfamiliar line of business (and often failing)
morale being very high; heightened fighting spirit
position at the imperial court in ancient China
Judges (book of the Bible)
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher
demoralization; collapse of morale; one's morale being shaken
(certified) auto mechanic; car mechanic; automotive technician
administrator (of a building); manager
licensed social insurance consultant; labor and social security attorney
Knights Hospitallers; Knights Hospitalers
samurai and commoners; normal people (as opposed to people of a high social standing)
retiarius (type of gladiator); net fighter
female narrator in a silent movie theatre
admission of university graduates to an undergraduate program
devoted scholar; diligent student
certified tax accountant exam (examination); tax accountant exam (examination)
amateurish business methods; bad business sense
bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
a samurai never goes back on his word
expert; skilled hand; master
Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant
Master of Business Administration; MBA
registered architect with a license for wood construction
the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
airman second class (JASDF)
private first class (JGSDF)
position at the imperial court in ancient China; grand secretariat
associate (of arts); associate's degree (in arts)
Bachelor of Commercial Science
Doctor of Commercial Science
flower of chivalry (Bushido)
prosthetist and orthotist
having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense
affection among kindred spirits; bonding; fellow feeling
association of salaried wrestlers
wrestler who keeps going up and down the rankings
maritime judicial scrivener; marine procedure commission agent
wrestler of grand champion quality but without the title
naturopath; natural therapist
(member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers
radio communication operator
wrestler waiting at the ringside
wrestler waiting his turn by the ring
tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan
(professional) interpreter
tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan
reserve officers' cadet school
mould room technician (radiology)
wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens
doctoral degree (e.g. PhD) by thesis only
samurai words and phrases
kimono maker; kimono tailor
doctoral degree (e.g. PhD) after completing a course of study
former public prosecutor who now works as a lawyer; prosecutor-turned-lawyer
chef (Western cuisine); (arch.) cook or waiter on a ship
sorcerer (in ancient China); (hermit) wizard
elegant and refined man; wanderer; drifter