Complex sentence: Outside the traditional samurai-lord relationship were "ronin", or masterless samuraisamury were generally afforded very low levels of respect, had no income, and often became gamblers, bandits, or other similar occupations.
Split into simpler sentences: Outside the traditional samurai-lord relationship were "ronin", or masterless samurai. These samurai were generally afforded very low levels of respect, had no income, and often became gamblers, bandits, or other similar occupations.