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a warrior class in medieval and pre-modern Japan; samurai

one who serves nearby:

  1. a servant
  2. a retainer

a servant

a retainer

Short for 侍所 (samurai-dokoro): the Board of Retainers in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods.

an above-average person

one who serves nearby:

  1. a servant
  2. a retainer
  3. a warrior; particularly, a samurai

a servant

a retainer

a warrior; particularly, a samurai

Synonym of 下侍 (shimosaburai, office attendants to the emperor gathered in, on the south side of the 清涼殿 (Seiryōden, Emperor's dwelling))

Short for 侍所 (saburai-dokoro): a samurai guardhouse in the Heian period

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