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1. juku, n. View full entry 1931
...(in Japan) an educational system based on a European and U.S. model of progressive education, which works within the framework of private schools and provides a variety of practical and vocational skills...
2. Khoja, n. View full entry 1625
...A professor or teacher in a Muslim school or college; a schoolmaster; a scribe, clerk....
3. ronin, n. View full entry 1858
...In feudal Japan: a samurai without a lord or master, esp. one who lives as a mercenary warrior; a wandering samurai, an outlaw....
4. sensei, n. View full entry 1884
...In Japan: a teacher or instructor; a professor; a respectful title, occasionally with ironic connotations, for one skilled in an art. Also transf....
5. softa, n. View full entry 1613
...In Turkey, a Muslim theological student; also generally, a pupil engaged in professional studies at a secondary school....
6. terakoya, n. View full entry 1909
...In the Japanese feudal period, a private elementary school of a kind established orig. in the Buddhist temples....
