nobility; courtiers; aristocrats
Archaic term for nobles or courtiers, especially in historical contexts such as the Heian period. Not used in modern everyday language.
Archaic polite term for a man, used in historical settings. In modern Japanese, 方 (かた) or 男性 (だんせい) are used instead.
In old tales, the nobility appear in splendid attire.
Who might that gentleman be?
young lords; young samurai; young people
Compound of 殿 (との, 'lord') and 原 (ばら, pluralizing suffix for people). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it was used in classical Japanese to refer to nobles or gentlemen.