Meanings

courtier

vassalage

status of a subject

vassalage

serving as a retainer

(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state

loyalty to one's master

Minister of the Navy

vassal

Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

Minister of Justice

traitor

old or key retainer

loyal retainer

favorite retainer

former prime minister

Army Minister

Minister of the Environment

civil official (esp. dealing with literary matters)

rebels against one's lord and one's parents