it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
royal capital; imperial capital
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
shell (e.g. electron shell)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
feng (male Chinese firebird)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
sovereign; emperor; monarch
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday