| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n disciple of Basho | 蕉門 |
| gen. | n disciple of Confucius | 孔門 |
| gen. | n disciples of one's disciples | 孫弟子 |
| gen. | n vs yoji generation-to-generation instruction from master to disciple | 師資相承 |
| gen. | last disciple | 末弟 news2 nf40 |
| gen. | n leading disciple | 高足 |
| gen. | n leading disciple | 高弟 |
| gen. | n military disciple | 軍律 |
| gen. | n new disciple | 新弟子 |
| gen. | n new disciple | 弟弟子 |
| gen. | n new disciple | 弟々子 |
| gen. | n seven orders of Buddhist disciples | 七衆 (monks, nuns, probationary nuns, male novices, female novices, male lay devotees, female lay devotees) |
| gen. | exp n ten disciples of Confucius | 孔門の十哲 |
| gen. | n ten great disciples | 十哲 (e.g. of Basho, Confucius, etc.) |
| rel., budd. | n the ten great disciples | 十大弟子 (of Buddha) |
| gen. | n the one's top disciple | 一番弟子 |
| rel., budd. | transmission of the dharma from master to disciple | 衣鉢 (in Zen) |
| gen. | n Zen disciples | 江湖 |