lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
the instruction of a teacher
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
sword fight scene choreographer
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
magician; conjurer; illusionist
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
the kindness of a teacher
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
actor who specializes in ruffian roles (specialises)
master; teacher; stable master
strategist; tactician; schemer
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
conjurer; magician; illusionist
swindler; imposter; crook
swindler; imposter; crook
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
fengshui practitioner; fengshui master
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
tailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
prescriptionist; compounder; dispenser
workman; enterpriser; schemer
pyrotechnician; pyrotechnist
acupuncturist and practitioner of moxibustion
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
chaplain (e.g. of a prison)
emperor's teacher; imperial army
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
land swindler; fraudulent land broker
(disreputable) recruiter of day laborers (labourers)
tricky wrestler; shrewd fellow
model; pattern; paragon; leader; teacher
farrier (person who fits foot irons on horses and cows); hoof (care) specialist
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
tattooist; tattoo artist; tattooer
judge (of ancient China); judge (leader of ancient Israel)
engraver; carver; sculptor; tattoo artist; tattooist
rope artist (in sexual bondage)
instruction from a master
underhanded or Machiavelli-like person
relying on someone as one's teacher
teakettle caster; craftsman who makes tea ceremony pots
leatherworker; leathercrafter
ordained minister; regular teacher
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
(acting) romantic lead; philanderer
wood sculptor; woodcarver
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan
pachinko nail adjuster; pachinko parlor employee who adjusts the machines to regulate profit and loss
handicapper (betting); oddsmaker who assigns handicaps to competitors or teams
instructor; guide; specialist in making diagrams, charts, etc.
moxibustion practitioner; moxibutionist
Michinoshi (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)