ronin

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As mentioned above Jubei Ninpucho is our main character, he is a Ninja for hire, or more accurately, he is a ronin for hire; a ronin is a samurai without a master or clan.

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  1. A Japanese samurai, or two-sworded military retainer, who for any cause had renounced his clan, or who for some offense against his superior had been dismissed from service, and dispossessed of his estate, revenue, or pay; a masterless man; an outcast; an outlaw.

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  • Two Japanese ronin, sans swords but otherwise attired in handsome fourteenth-century armor, were playing goban with a decamole board. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
  • One of the ronin, heels drumming the shoulders of his mount, rushed into the free-for-all and hauled back on his reins. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
  • Jin is a vagrant ronin - mysterious, traditional, well-mannered and very strong as well. —  Mania News Feed
  • "Usagi Yojimbo" finishes up its own take on zombies, and Sakai's long-eared ronin warrior is as charming as ever. —  Comic Book Resources
  • The plot of Ninja Scroll is extremely hard to follow; sufficed to say that given the setting there are plenty of Ninja, Samurai, ronin, demons and sword play to go around. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
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  1. Japanese, from rō (= Chinese lang), wave, + nin (= Chinese jin), man; literally ‘wave-man.’
 

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