immediate follower (of the shogun)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
chief vassal; senior statesman
loyal retainer; loyal subject
ruler and ruled; master and servant
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
influential vassal; powerful retainer; powerful courtier
disloyalty; unfaithfulness
rebel; insurrectionist; traitor
slanderous retainer; libelous vassal
civil official (esp. dealing with literary matters)
close adviser; close advisor
townspeople; the common people
favored retainer; favoured retainer